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Österreichischer Austauschdienst, Nationalagentur Lebenslanges Lernen - COMENIUS Assistantship
Österreichischer Austauschdienst, Nationalagentur Lebenslanges Lernen 1.430 €
Quick facts
Institution
Österreichischer Austauschdienst, Nationalagentur Lebenslanges Lernen
Program
COMENIUS Assistantship
Amount
1.430 €
Eligible countries
European Union
About this scholarship
What You Get
The COMENIUS Assistantship provided a monthly grant of up to €1,430 for a placement lasting 3 to 10 months at a school or kindergarten in another European country. The grant was designed to cover your main living costs — accommodation, food, and local travel. You also received funding for a single return journey to your host country.
What You Did
As a COMENIUS Assistant, you worked 12–16 hours per week supporting lessons at your host school or kindergarten. Your tasks could include:
- Assisting teachers in the classroom
- Supporting children with special educational needs
- Sharing information about your home country and culture
- Helping to build connections between the host school and schools in other countries
The experience helped you improve your foreign language skills, develop your teaching practice, and learn how education systems work in other European countries.
Who Could Apply
- Stage of study: You had completed at least four semesters of a teacher-training programme — OR you held a completed teacher-training or early-years education qualification but had not yet started working in a school or kindergarten.
- Previous funding: You had never received a grant under a COMENIUS Assistantship (neither under the Lifelong Learning Programme nor under the earlier SOKRATES programme).
- Nationality: Open to applicants of all nationalities.
- University: No restriction on which institution you attended.
Application
Applications were submitted to the Nationalagentur Lebenslanges Lernen (part of OeAD-GmbH), Ebendorferstraße 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria. The application deadline was 1 March.
Important Note
The COMENIUS Assistantship ran as part of the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme from 2007 to 2013. From 2014 onwards it was absorbed into the successor programme Erasmus+, and no longer exists as a standalone programme. If you are looking for a similar opportunity today, check the Erasmus+ school education strand via oead.at.