European Union - Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (Key Action 1)

What Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility gives you

You get a monthly grant plus a travel allowance to spend part of your degree abroad. You can study at a partner university or do a traineeship in a company, research institute or lab. The monthly amount depends on which region you travel to or from. The travel allowance depends on the distance. If you have fewer opportunities, for example a disability or financial need, you get an extra top-up. This strand of Erasmus+ links universities inside the EU with universities in "partner countries" outside the programme, so you can go from an EU country to a partner country or the other way round. While abroad you pay no tuition, enrolment or exam fees. Your home university must fully recognise the period you complete, and free online language support is available.

Who can apply

• Level of study: All study stages: short cycle, bachelor, master and doctorate.
• Field of study: All subjects.
• Where you study: You are enrolled at a university that takes part in Erasmus+, either inside the EU or in a partner country outside it.
• Nationality: Any nationality can take part, except that Russia and Belarus are excluded from the programme.
• Type of stay: You go abroad for a study period at a partner university, a traineeship, or a combination of both.

How to apply

You do not apply to the EU directly. You apply through your own university's international office, which runs its own selection round for the Erasmus+ places it holds. Ask there about the timing and the documents you need.

How realistic are your chances?

Places depend on the exchange agreements your own university holds with partner-country universities. How many spots exist and how contested they are varies a lot from one institution to another. If your university runs such an agreement in your field and you meet its selection criteria, your prospects are solid. Apply early in the round and check which partner countries your university actually has agreements with.