Erasmus Traineeship
Students can receive a grant for participating in a traineeship or other study related activities in Europe as long as it is within their study area.
One grant for several study activities
You can use the Erasmus traineeship grant for several study related activities at a company, organization or university in Europe. For example, the grant can finance data collection for an independent project. An independent project can be a Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis, a degree project or a doctoral thesis. Other student activities that could be financed with the grant are volunteer work, summer jobs or practical placements (VFU in Swedish). The key point is that your institution has approved the activity as relevant to your studies.
Current grant levels
Group 1, programme countries with higher living costs: 660 €/month. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg and Norway.
Group 2, programme countries with lower living costs: 550 €/month. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey.
Additional top-up grants
Inclusion support for Erasmus+ students with a disability
Top-up for inclusion
Students with permanent or long-term disabilities, including disabilities caused by physical or mental illness, are entitled to a special inclusion supplement of EUR 250 per month. To obtain this top-up you need to indicate it in the application form for your Erasmus Traineeship and you will need to provide a certificate issued by a coordinator for pedagogical support at the university or by a licensed doctor (such certificate is considered sensitive information and will be handled accordingly). You can find more specific details about this in the application form.
Combination of top-up for inclusion and support for actual costs
In addition to the top-up you can apply for inclusion support for actual costs. This support can be used if you have extra costs that exceed the total granted top-up sum (see above). The request for inclusion support for actual costs must be justified by the applicant and approved by the Swedish Council of Higher Education (UHR).
Do not hesitate to contact the Erasmus Team at erasmus@uu.se with any question or doubt you may have about this additional support.
Inclusion support for Erasmus+ students with children
Top-up for inclusion
If you have children, regardless if they will accompany you during your Erasmus Traineeship or not, you can receive a top-up grant of EUR 250 per month (regardless of number of children). State this directly in your application form for your Erasmus Traineeship in MoveON and upload the family certificate from the Swedish Tax Agency that confirms that you are a guardian of the child/children. The certificate must indicate your and your child(ren)'s names and your relationship to each other. Note that no other certificate will be accepted.
Combination of top-up for inclusion and support for actual costs
In addition to the top-up you can apply for inclusion support for actual costs. This support can be used if you have extra costs that exceed the total granted top-up sum (see above). The request for inclusion support for actual costs must be justified by the applicant and approved by the Swedish Council of Higher Education (UHR).
Do not hesitate to contact the Erasmus Team at erasmus@uu.se with any question or doubt you may have about this additional support.
Additional support for sustainable means of transport
Top-up for travelling by train
Uppsala University offers a maximum of EUR 190 for green travelling to and from your traineeship destination. A limited amount of grants are available for application and will be granted on a first come first served basis. You apply in MoveON, directly in your Erasmus grant for traineeships application.
The grant can be used either to buy a single train ticket or as a contribution to an Interrail pass. If you decide to travel by Interrail pass to your final destination, you must take out additional insurance for this period. The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency's (Kammarkollegiet) insurance policy (the one that will be provided together with your Erasmus grant) is valid only for the most direct journey possible.
How to apply: You state that you intend to take the train to your study destination directly in the grant application in MoveON.Top-up for green travel
Students going to their traineeship host country using sustainable means of transport (for example train, bus, car-pooling) are entitled to a single contribution of EUR 50 and up to two days of extra grant days to cover travel days for a return trip. You apply in MoveON, directly in your Erasmus grant for traineeships application.
How to apply:- You state that you intend to travel by train, bus och carpool State this directly directly in the grant application in MoveON.
- You upload receipts in MoveOn at the end of your exchange.
Application
The grant application and other mandatory documentation (unless otherwise stated) are submitted electronically through the system MoveON. You apply for the Erasmus traineeship grant after you have arranged a traineeship with a host institution/organisation.
An application takes around one month to process after the application round has closed. Applications for traineeships that have already begun are not accepted. If you plan to start a traineeship earlier than one month after the closing of the application round, please contact erasmus@uu.se. We cannot guarantee that such applications can be approved, but in some cases we can accommodate early start dates.
Instructions
Part 1. Instructions for the application
It includes everything you need to know about the grant application.
Grant manual for Erasmus traineeship part 1Part 2. Instructions for after the approval
When your application has been granted there are a few things that you are obliged to do both before and after your traineeship.
Grant manual for Erasmus traineeship part 2Documents for the application:
- Learning Agreement Pdf, 600 kB.
- Changes to Learning Agreement Pdf, 137 kB.
- Traineeship Certificate Pdf, 140 kB.
- Questions for the traineeship report Pdf, 146 kB.
Useful pages for your application:
- Kammarkollegiet Student OUT insurance policy.
- Information on the European Health Insurance Card
- GoinGlobal
Useful pages for finding a traineeship:
Information for incoming trainees to Uppsala University
Read our information for incoming trainees to Uppsala University if you are a student looking for traineeship or already have one at Uppsala University.
Contact
Drop-in: Meet an International Officer
Meet with an International Officer from the Unit for International Mobility through Zoom and ask questions about studies or traineeships abroad. When entering the Zoom meeting, you will be placed in a waiting room until it is your turn. There, you describe your question before being transferred to an individual conversation with an available International Officer.
Drop-in hours
- Tuesdays at 11:00-12:00 except on public holidays (Erasmus grant for studies and traineeships)
- Thursdays at 13:00-14:00 except on public holidays
- Extra drop-in before the closure of the exchange studies application:
- 12 May at 13:00-14:00
- 15 May at 13:00-14:00
The last drop-in session before the summer break is held 1 June 2023.
- For questions about exchange studies: mobility@uu.se.
- For questions about Erasmus traineeship, Erasmus studies or the International Credit Mobility grant: erasmus@uu.se.
Book us for an information meeting
As a student, you can book us to hold an information meeting about the international opportunities offered via Uppsala University for your student association, nation or union. Please contact us at mobility@uu.se.