Scholarship and funding
The Erasmus+ scholarship usually consists of two parts:
- tuition free exchange place at the partner university and
- depending on the availability of funds, a monthly Part scholarship for the mobility abroad.
Funding rates in the academic year 2025/26 (Project 2025)
| Target country | Funding rate (day/month) |
|---|---|
| Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden | 20 / 600 EUR |
| Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Cyprus | 18 / 540 EUR |
| Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary | 18 / 540 EUR |
The scholarship is paid in two installments, each after submission of the required documents:
- 70% before the start of the mobility (in the week after 15.07. or 15.12.)
- 30% after the end of the mobility.
The scholarship will be paid for a maximum of 110 days per semester in the 2025 project. If your stay at the host university lasts longer, the additional days cannot be subsidized. If you spend less than 110 days at your host university, we will adjust the scholarship amount after the end of the semester
From the academic year 2025/26 (Project 2025), all students selected for an Erasmus scholarship will receive a grant to cover travel costs depending on the distance to the host university.
| Simple distance according to distance calculator* | Amount (unit costs) per participant (= round trip) | Green Travel** | Travel days with Green Travel*** |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 - 499 km | 211 EUR | 285 EUR | 0 |
| 500 - 1.999 km | 309 EUR | 417 EUR | 1 |
| 2,000 - 2,999 km | 395 EUR | 535 EUR | 2 |
| 3,000 - 3,999 km | 580 EUR | 785 EUR | 3 |
| 4,000 - 7,999 km | 1,188 EUR | 1,188 EUR | 3 |
| 8,000 km and more | 1,735 EUR | 1,735 EUR | 3 |
* Distance is calculated using the Distance Calculator
** "Green Travel" travel allowance for travel to and from the destination by sustainable means of transport (bus, train, carpool, bicycle) plus additional travel days
*** With green travel, you receive daily rates in addition to the travel allowance depending on the distance to the destination. The number of days applies per route.
What does green travel mean?
Participants who use low-emission means of transport such as train, bus, bicycle or carpooling for the majority of the journey to/from the host institution (more than 50% of the journey) can apply for up to 6 additional travel days, each amounting to one daily rate (€18/€20).
Note: If your trip (whether "green" or not) requires more travel days than those listed above for your distance category, you can contact us. We will be happy to review your individual case and let you know whether additional travel days can be approved. The maximum number for non-green travel is 2 days and for green travel 6 days.
Exceptional costs for expensive travel
If the travel allowance according to the distance category does not cover at least 70% of the real travel costs, participants can be reimbursed 80% of the real costs of their trip.
The application must be justified by the applicant and approved by the national agency.
Participants with fewer opportunities can apply for a monthly grant of €250 in addition to the regular Erasmus grant under certain conditions. This is intended to provide special support to students for whom a stay abroad may be more challenging.
Participants with fewer opportunities include:
1. Students with a disability
2. Students with additional needs due to a chronic illness
3. Students with a child
4. First-time academics (students from a non-academic family)
Further information can be found here.
Selected students will receive detailed information by e-mail in good time.
The Erasmus mobility grant can be combined with BAföG abroad. For more detailed information, please contact the relevant BAföG office.
The special funding for participants with fewer opportunities in the case of disability, chronic illness and students with children is not offset against the BAföG abroad. For first-time graduates and employed students, however, it is taken into account (see BMBF decree on the Federal Training Assistance Act and the Erasmus Social Top Ups).