ERASMUS+ en Grand Est (France Travail Grand Est)

What you get

You do a paid work placement in a company somewhere in Europe, and France Travail Grand Est organises the practical side for you. It finds your host company and your accommodation (a single room in a shared flat, student residence or host family), pays your return travel, and covers liability and repatriation insurance for the whole stay. You also get access to an online language platform throughout the placement and a personal contact if problems come up. The placement lasts 3 or 6 months, or 5 weeks in the version for people aged 50 and over. During the stay you keep the France Travail benefit you already receive (ARE or ASP). If you get no benefit, or get RSA or ASS, you receive a flat training allowance (RFFT) instead. You pay only your day-to-day living costs on the spot, such as food, phone and local transport, plus any accommodation deposit. At the end you receive a Europass Mobility, an official European document that describes your placement and that you can show to future employers. The programme is co-funded by the European Commission and France Travail Grand Est.

Who can apply

• Job-seeker status: You are registered as a job-seeker with France Travail.
• Where you live: You live in the Grand Est region of France.
• Nationality: You are from the European Economic Area, or you have the right to work in France when you apply and for the whole placement.
• Age: No age limit for the main 3 or 6 month placement. The 5-week version is only for people aged 50 or over who are struggling to find work.
• Field: Any job and any sector is fine, as long as the placement fits your career goal.
• Background match: You have work experience or a qualification linked to the placement you want.
• Language: You speak English or German at a level that suits the placement. Some placements also run in Spanish, Italian or Portuguese.
• Goal: You have a clear career plan and want to return straight to work in France afterwards.

Priority goes to people who face particular barriers to employment, those with fewer qualifications, and people who have never done an international placement before.

How to apply

First talk to your France Travail adviser, who checks that your project makes sense. Then email your application file to the programme address on the official page. Selection has two steps: first a sort based on your file, then an online group information session followed by an online interview. Departures are planned up to the first quarter of 2027.

How realistic are your chances?

The target group is narrow: you must be a registered job-seeker living in Grand Est, which keeps the applicant pool small. The programme actively favours people with fewer qualifications and no past placement abroad, so a well-matched candidate who shows real commitment and a clear career goal has good prospects. Apply early, as places fill and departures run only until early 2027.