Erasmus+ Internships – Enriching lives, opening minds!
The Erasmus+ programme provides students with an excellent opportunity to do an internship in a foreign European country - an international experience that is interesting and valuable on many different levels.
Advantages of an Erasmus+ Internship
The programme comes with various advantages, the most important being:
- Several periods of funding (12 months per study stage [BA/MA/PHD], 24 months for Staatsexamen (State Examination) or Diplom)
- Monthly grant (640 to 750 EUR)
- Administrative support from the home university
- Recognition of internship periods regulated by learning agreements
- Funding also for optional internships for which no recognition is desired
- Financial support for internships after graduation (application before exmatriculation!)
- Possible additional financial support for students with accompanying children, students with disabilities (degree of disability 20 and above) or chronic illnesses, employed students, first-time graduates (financial support is depending on the budget situation in the Erasmus+ programme).
- Financial support for sustainable travel
- rights and duties as stipulated in the Erasmus+ Student Charter
The countries taking part in the Erasmus programme are the member states of the EU, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey, and North Macedonia.
Further information regarding stays Great Britain can be found here under “Notes”.
Funding
The monthly funding rate depends on the host country and is a grant to cover additional costs caused by being abroad. The countries are split into three categories.
Grant Amounts for 2025/26 According to Country Groups
| High cost of living 750 EUR/30 days | Low to medium cost of living 690 EUR/30 days |
|---|---|
| Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland,United Kingdom, Vatican State | Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary,Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech, Turkey |
Travel Expenses
| Distance band | Amount (unit costs) | Green Travel Amount (unit costs) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 – 99 km | 28 EUR | 56 EUR |
| 100 – 499 km | 211 EUR | 285 EUR |
| 500 – 1,999 km | 309 EUR | 417 EUR |
| 2,000 – 2,999 km | 395 EUR | 535 EUR |
| 3,000 – 3,999 km | 580 EUR | 785 EUR |
| 4,000 – 7,999 km | 1.188 EUR | - |
| 8,000 km and above | 1.735 EUR | - |
Application deadlines
• 15 November for internships starting between February and July of the following year
• 15 May for internships starting between August and January
Find the contact details for all Erasmus+ subject coordinators here. They are responsible for signing your Learning Agreement and for the subject-specific matters related to your internship abroad.
Further information:
“My deep curiosity about foreign culture, my craving for new interpersonal experiences and the desire to improve my English skills and gain practical experience first-hand motivated me to take the chance and study in a foreign country.” (Leona, practical training year, surgical term in South Africa)
Leona and other outgoers talk about their experiences abroad on our blog Greifswald goes International [de] and our podcast [de].