Erasmus grant for traineeships within the EU

Within Erasmus+, there is an opportunity to receive a grant for conducting a traineeship, field studies, or any other form of study-related activity for 2-12 months at a company, organisation, or university in the EU, as well as in Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Serbia, or Turkey. This opportunity is most commonly known as "Erasmus traineeship".

The grant can, for example, finance data collection for an independent project. An independent project can be a degree project, C-level, D-level, or master's thesis, or a doctoral dissertation. Other student activities that could be funded with the grant include volunteering, summer jobs, or work-integrated learning (VFU). The important thing is that your department has approved the activity as relevant to your studies.

Ways in wich you can participate in an Erasmus traineeship:

  • Within the framework of a traineeship course at Uppsala University
  • Within the framework of a degree project or thesis
  • Outside your regular study programme
  • Traineeship after graduation

To be eligible for an Erasmus traineeship, the following criteria must be met:

  • You must be studying for a Bachelor’s, Master’s or doctoral degree at Uppsala University.
  • You must have successfully completed at least 60 credits of university studies. Credits from other universities or HEIs can be included in these 60 credits.
  • You are registered at Uppsala University when you apply. Students who will do a traineeship after graduation must submit the application while they are still registered as students at Uppsala University.
  • If you are planning on doing your traineeship after graduation, the entire traineeship must be finalised no later than 12 months after the final date of the last semester at Uppsala University. For example, if 6 June is the end date of your last semester at Uppsala University, your traineeship should be finalised no later than 6 June the year after.
  • You have arranged a traineeship that has been approved by your department and it must be relevant to your studies and your future career.
  • The organisation where the traineeship will take place is approved.
  • The traineeship is full-time for a period of 2 to 12 months. Full-time refers to 40 hours per week. Sometimes there may be variations in what is considered full-time in different countries. If your traineeship is less than 40 hours per week, an official justification from your traineeship placement is required.
  • You must not have another EU grant during the same time period.

Students with a residence permit

Students studying in Sweden on a residence permit should check with the Swedish Migration Agency that participation in exchange studies or traineeship outside Sweden does not affect their residence permit. Please refer to the Swedish Migration Agency's website.

Visa to participate in an Erasmus traineeship

Depending on your nationality and the country where you will be conducting your traineeship you might need to apply for a visa/residence permit. Please make sure to properly check what is required in your case. In some instances you might need to show that you have been granted an Erasmus Traineeship Grant – if this should be the case for you: make sure to apply on time.

You can receive an Erasmus grant for traineeships multiple times, but the following rules apply to how long and how many times you can apply for an Erasmus grant:

  • Within the Erasmus programme, one month is considered as 30 days. You can receive an Erasmus grant for a maximum of 12 months (360 days) for each educational level (bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels). Students enrolled in long non-structured programme, such as the Medicine Programme, are allowed an Erasmus grant for a total of 24 months (720 days) during their entire education.
  • For those who have previously participated in an exchange or traineeship with an Erasmus grant, whether through other institutions in Sweden or abroad, that period is also counted within the 12 months (360 days).

The grant does not provide full cost coverage. It is intended to cover additional costs during your traineeship. The size of the grant may vary from one year to the other.

The grant amount is calculated using the exchange rate of the European Central Bank on the date when Uppsala University received the funds from the EU Commission. Therefore, the exchange rate used may differ from the actual exchange rate at the time when the grant is paid out.

Grant levels

There are two grant level groups for the Erasmus grant for traineeships. Group 1 consists of programme countries with higher living costs. Group 2 consists of programme countries with lower living costs. Erasmus grant for traineeships are never granted for placements in Sweden.

Group 1: 660 €/month

  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Lichtenstein
  • Luxembourg
  • Norway

Group 2: 610 €/month

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Malta
  • The Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Turkey

Do you want to know more about the Erasmus traineeship grant?

Application

You apply for the Erasmus traineeship grant after you have arranged a traineeship with a host organisation. The grant application and other mandatory documentation are submitted electronically through the system MoveON. An application takes around one month to process after the application round has closed.

Application rounds 2023/2024

  • 1–15 September 2023
  • 1–15 November 2023
  • 1–15 January 2024
  • 1–15 March 2024 (traineeships starting no earlier than 15 April 2024)
  • 1–15 May 2024
  • 1–7 June 2024

Restrictions

  1. Applications for traineeships that have already begun are not accepted.
  2. If you plan to start a traineeship earlier than one month after the closing of the application, 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 to the application

Application manual: Instructions for the application

Includes everything you need to know about how to apply for the grant.

Grant manual: 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.

Temporary changes and extra drop-in sessions

  • Drop-in sessions are canceled on 28 March, 23 April, 9 May and 6 June 2024.
  • Additional drop-in sessions, in conjunction with the closing of the application for exchange studies, have been scheduled on 13 May and 15 May 2024 at 13:00–14:00.

Email

  • For questions about exchange studies or freestanding courses through ENLIGHT: mobility@uu.se.
  • For questions about Erasmus traineeship grant, Erasmus grant for studies, Erasmus grant for blended mobility or the International Credit Mobility grant: erasmus@uu.se.

Drop-in: Consult an International Officer

Meet with our International Officers to discuss your inquiries regarding studies or traineeships abroad. You have the option to connect through Zoom or have an in-person meeting.

Kindly be aware that drop-in sessions will not be available on public holidays and during breaks such as Christmas, Easter, and summer vacations.

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