Erasmus+ students

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Walter Skokanitsch

Students of University for Continuing Education Krems in continuing education programs leading to a Bachelor's or Master's degree are eligible to apply for Erasmus+ grants. Students in Certificate Programs, Academic Expert Programs and Micro-Credential Programs (seminars/modules) are not eligible for funding according to the Erasmus+ guidelines.

Erasmus+ funds the international mobility of students for study periods (SMS) and traineeships (SMT) abroad. The mobility must last a minimum of 5 days and can last up to 12 months. For stays shorter than 2 months, a virtual component is required. 

Any study period or traineeship can be organised as blended mobility, combining physical presence (at least 2 months) with a virtual component (long-term mobility).

Students also have the opportunity to complete a short-term mobility (for study or traineeships) if, for example, professional obligations make a long-term stay impossible. The physical duration of a short-term mobility is at least 5 and at most 30 days and a virtual component is mandatory. The minimum workload required for this funding is 3 ECTS. A particularly attractive option for a short-term stay is participation in a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP).

PhD students without a salaried position can apply for Erasmus+ short-term mobilities (the mandatory virtual component does not apply to PhD mobilities). Employed PhD students are generally funded as members of univesity staff.

Erasmus+ funding can be used for a total of 12 months of each study cycle (Bachelor, Master, PhD) and can be freely divided between study periods and traineeships or a combination thereof. Traineeships for recent graduates count to the preceding study cycle.

Erasmus+ students receive a travel allowance in addition to their subsistence costs (depending on the distance).

Funding rates 2024 (German only)

Funding rates 2025 (German only)

If more than half of the distance is covered by sustainable means of transportation (bicycle, train, bus, carpool, etc.), this travel allowance is increased. According to Erasmus+ guidelines, participants should generally travel distances less than 500 km by low-emission means of transport. In order for you to start your mobility journey the best way possible, the Erasmus Student Network invites you to go aboard with the Interrail Pass for Erasmus+ for 4 or 6 travel days to use over six months. You can purchase the pass using the green travel funding support provided by the Erasmus+ Program grant scheme. If you have any questions about the pricing, the eligibility of your country, or any other information we invite you to visit the dedicated website or ask our team. You can find more information on green mobility here. 

Students with fewer opportunities who can apply for a top-up are: 

• students and recent graduates with disabilities 
• students and recent graduates with a chronic illness (physical or mental), if the costs connected to the chronic illness will demonstrably be higher during the stay abroad when compared to the costs in the sending country (Austria)
• incoming students from Ukraine 

Applications for additional inclusion support are open to: 

• students with fewer opportunities who can provide documentation showing that the Erasmus+ stay abroad will be connected to additional costs 
• students who are not defined as students with fewer opportunities but can provide proof that additional financial support is needed 

You can find more information on inclusive mobility here. 

Erasmus+ study stays abroad (SMS) can only be carried out at partner universities with a valid Erasmus+ Inter-Institutional Agreement (IIA).

As an Erasmus+ student you will not have to pay study fees at the host institution. However, you must continue paying the study fees for courses at University for Continuing Education Krems. 

The period of study and the academic achievements at the foreign partner university are determined in advance with your course director in the Learning Agreement, determined in advance via notice of annulment and recognized towards your studies after return to Krems.

Application

• Application via web-portal Mobility-Online. Click here for instructions.

• Completed and signed Learning Agreement (instructions available upon request at international@donau-uni.ac.at).

Please refer to the homepage of your desired host institution for specific application documents.

Applications for the following winter semester are possible until May 1st, and applications for the following summer semester until November 1st. The partner universities’ application deadlines can deviate.

Erasmus+ traineeships do not require an Erasmus+ Inter-Institutional Agreement (IIA) and can take place within the Erasmus+ programme countries (EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, the Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Turkey, and Republic of Serbia). In individual cases, mobility is funded worldwide.

Erasmus+ traineeships can be completed during your studies or within one year after graduation, provided that the financial support is applied for while you are still enrolled or before graduation (traineeships for recent graduates). Traineeships after graduation can only be funded within twelve months of completing your studies.

Students are responsible for finding their own internship placements. Once an internship has been confirmed, you can apply for Erasmus+ funding through the Service Center for International Relations. Erasmus+ funding must be applied for at least six weeks before the start of the traineeship.

Application

• Completed data sheet (available upon request at international@donau-uni.ac.at)

• Completed and signed Learning Agreement (template available upon request at international@donau-uni.ac.at)

The Online Language Support (OLS) is part of the EU Academy. The EU Academy is an open online learning platform of the European Commission and offers language tests, language courses and various learning content. The OLS is designed to help Erasmus+ participants improve their knowledge of the language in which they will work, study or volunteer abroad so that they can make the most out of this experience. Please find further information here: EU Academy.

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.