ERASMUS Outgoing Mobility Grant Amounts
Students who attend a European partner university as part of the Erasmus programme are exempt from paying tuition fees to the host institution. Students also receive a grant to cover extra costs which may arise during their period abroad. The Mobility grant amount varies from year to year as it is dependant on the grant allowance amount set by the European Commission. Certain amounts have, however, been determined for each country. Unfortunately, the exact amount of the grant can be announced only at short notice, after the Erasmus grant allowance amount is published by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Mobility Grant 2024/25
Table
Group 1
| Austria, Belgium, France, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom | 20 Euro/day (600 Euro/month) |
Group 2
| Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain | 18 Euro/day (540 Euro/month) |
Group 3
| Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Turkiye | 18 Euro/day (540 Euro/month) |
Calculation of Grants:
- Stays up to 89 days: calculation per day
- Stays between 90 and 209 days: 3 months flat
- Stays over 209 days: 7 months flat
(1 month = 30 days)
Erasmus scholarship holders receive a range of organisational help. Students do not need to apply individually to the partner university; the programme representative from Heidelberg University will register students on their behalf. Within the weeks following registration, the host university will contact the scholarship holder and send them various information. Accommodation is often offered in halls of residence and specific language courses and orientation events are organised for Erasmus scholarship holders.
Mobility Grant 2023/24
Table
Group 1 | Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom | 20 Euro/day (600 Euro/month) |
Group 2 | Belgium, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus | 18 Euro/day (540 Euro/month) |
Group 3 | Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Turkey and Hungary | 16.33 Euro/day (490 Euro/month) |
Calculation of Grants:
- Stays up to 89 days: calculation per day
- Stays between 90 and 179 days: 3 months flat
- Stays over 179 days: 6 months flat
(1 month = 30 days)
Erasmus scholarship holders receive a range of organisational help. Students do not need to apply individually to the partner university; the programme representative from Heidelberg University will register students on their behalf. Within the weeks following registration, the host university will contact the scholarship holder and send them various information. Accommodation is often offered in halls of residence and specific language courses and orientation events are organised for Erasmus scholarship holders.
Mobility Grant 2022/23
Table
Group 1 | Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden | 20 Euro/day (600 Euro/month) |
Group 2 | Belgium, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus | 18 Euro/day (540 Euro/month) |
Group 3 | Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary | 16.33 Euro/day (490 Euro/month) |
As mobilities to the UK had to be subsidised from old funding, a daily rate of 15 euros / monthly rate of 450 euros applies here.
Calculation of Grants:
- Stays up to 119 days: calculation per day
- Stays between 120 and 209 days: 4 months flat
- Stays over 209 days: 7 months flat
(1 month = 30 days; except for stays ending on the last day of february)
Erasmus scholarship holders receive a range of organisational help. Students do not need to apply individually to the partner university; the programme representative from Heidelberg University will register students on their behalf. Within the weeks following registration, the host university will contact the scholarship holder and send them various information. Accommodation is often offered in halls of residence and specific language courses and orientation events are organised for Erasmus scholarship holders.
Funding of travel expenses
Upon timely application, in the academic year 2024/25, Erasmus students travelling to the host country/home country by environmentally friendly means of transport ("Green Travel") can be supported with up to six additional days of travel.
From 2025/26, travel allowances will be paid automatically depending on the distance (as the crow flies) from Heidelberg to the city where the host university is located.
A higher flat rate applies for “Green Travel”, i.e. travel that is predominantly carried out using sustainable means of transport such as bus, train, carpooling or cycling, than for air travel, for example.
Distance Standard trip Green Travel
10 to 99 km 28 € 56 €
100 to 499 km 211 € 285 €
500 to 1999 km 309 € 417 €
2000 to 2999 km 395 € 535 €
3000 to 3999 km 580 € 785 €
4000 to 7999 km 1.188 € 1.188 €
8000 km or more 1.735 € 1.735 €
In addition, Erasmus students can receive funding for up to six days of travel (in case of “Green Travel”) or up to two days of travel (in case of standard travel) if required and if the application is submitted in time.
Additional support for participants with fewer opportunities
The following groups of persons can apply for a Social Top-Up for participants with fewer opportunities:
- Students and graduates with a GdB 20 or more or a proven disability or chronic illness that results in additional financial needs
- Students and graduates who are studying abroad with children
- First-time academics (students and graduates from a non-academic home)
- Working students and graduates
The amount is 250 Euro /month (8.33 Euro/day) for the same period as the Erasmus scholarship.
Exact conditions and deadlines for applications are being announced in due time. Students with disabilities or chronic illnesses as well as students who are taking their child/children abroad can, in justified cases and in consultation with the International Relations Office, submit their application for a Social Top-Up outside the deadlines or apply for funding of the real costs.
Combinability with BAföG and scholarships
The Erasmus+ funding for the international mobility of students is a grant for additional costs incurred abroad. It is not basic funding and not a full scholarship. Students eligible for BAföG can claim BAföG for a stay abroad with Erasmus+. In the case of an integrated training phase within the framework of the Erasmus programme, the amount of benefit includes, in addition to the usual needs rates in Germany, travel costs, possibly an additional amount for health insurance costs, possibly a rent subsidy. Please make sure that you submit your application early (usually at least 6 months before your stay abroad). Information on BAföG benefits is available at www.bafög.de.
Erasmus students may receive regional, national or other funding from a ministry, regional authorities or private foundations as a supplement or alternative to EU funding (mobile participants with "zero grant funding"). Some DAAD scholarships are also compatible with Erasmus in accordance with the respective DAAD programme requirements (please submit proof of compatibility).
The Erasmus mobility grant may not be offset against other national scholarships, i.e. these may neither be reduced nor suspended.
Double funding of the same activity from EU funds is not permitted. The combination of Erasmus with a scholarship from the Baden-Württemberg Foundation is also excluded.