Erasmus+ Funding for Visiting Academics

Participants who travel at least 50% of their journey there and back by sustainable means of transport will receive additional individual support for travel costs and travel days of up to 4 days for a return journey, if applicable. In total, a maximum of six additional days of individual support for travel can thus be claimed. In this case, two days for standard travel and four days for Green Travel are used to calculate the daily rates. Please note that participants must justify the need for these additional travel days.

According to the National Agency DAAD, sustainable means of transport are:

• train, ship/ferry, carpool, bus, bicycle, walking.

Please note: Days that are used for leisure activities (e.g. weekends without teaching or working days) in the receiving country cannot be funded. Only teacing or working days are eligible for funding.

The University of Greifswald reserves the right to reduce the length of funding compared to the length of stay, depending on the amount of available funds. This means that the duration of the visit does not always match the duration of funding!
If the actual costs exceed the maximum grant amount, the additional costs must be financed by the participants! Unused funds do not have to be paid back to the Erasmus office but should be taxed accordingly and reported to the tax office.

Spending time teaching at a European host university can strengthen cooperative ties within Europe as well as supplementing the courses and curricula offered at the host institution. Moreover, you can share your expertise with students who are unable or do not want to study abroad through lectures, talks, seminars or by supervising working groups.

• share your expertise
• acquire international teaching experience
• gain insights into new forms of teaching
• promote exchange between the University of Greifswald and its partner universities
• develop and deepen cooperative networks

The minimum duration of the stay (excluding travel time) is two days; the maximum duration is two months. Due to budgetary limitations, financial support can be provided for a maximum of ten teaching days.

You will be expected to teach a minimum of eight hours during each week (or partial week) of your stay.

The following groups are eligible for funding:

• professors and teaching staff employed by the university
• university teachers (unremunerated)
• part-time contract teaching staff
• emeritus professors and retired members of teaching staff
• teaching and/or research assistants

The following documents are required once funding has been approved:

The grant amount is composed of a daily rate and a travel expenses allowance.

The travel expenses are calculated according to the actual distances between the departure and arrival destinations of the visit using a distance calculator that applies to the whole EU.