The Erasmus+ Traineeship Programme
Do you want to do an internship in another European country? The Erasmus+ Traineeship Grant offers financial support to registered students and doctoral candidates as well as to graduates.
Do you want to do an internship in another European country? The Erasmus+ Traineeship Grant offers financial support to registered students and doctoral candidates as well as to graduates.
Please be aware that we can currently only process appilcations for internships abroad, which must be completed by Friday, 13.10.2023.
If your internship starts on 01.09.2023 or later you can prospectively apply from the end of May. Meanwhile, you can already send us the necessary basic details of your internship and we will inform you when you can apply for your Erasmus scholarship.
Please keep in mind your complete documents must reach us 4 weeks before the start of your internship. Plan enough time to collect all the information and signatures you will need, plus the time we will need to check your documents. A retroactive grant agreement after the start of the internship is not possible. If you can’t meet the application deadline, it is mandatory to attend an appointment with Michael Brielmaier or Iris Geise.
The grant installments for the Erasmus+ Traineeship Abroad Programme vary depending on your country of destination, and currently range from 480 to 600 Euros per month. Consult your faculty as to whether internships abroad can be accredited for your studies.
Internships in the UK (England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland) can no longer be financed via Erasmus+. Instead, internships in these countries can be financed via the PROMOS grant.
To apply for the Erasmus+ Traineeship Grant, you must meet the following requirements:
Internships in EU institutions as well as institutions managing EU programs are excluded from Erasmus+ funding. You can see which institutions this applies to on the EU website. These internships can be funded by a separate DAAD program.
It is possible to do an internship in line with the following options:
Please indicate your preferred internship option on your application.
Please e-mail the following information to LMU Career Services prior to applying:
After this, you'll receive a link to the application portal from us.
Without these basic details we can't process your application!
Application deadline: latest four weeks before you start your internship and for internships in UK 3 months prio to the internship start!
Please apply through the MoveON portal. Please select the online form „Application Scholarships for International Internships“ in the portal.
The following documents must be uploaded to apply for the Erasmus+ Traineeship Grant:
Please note: The Learning Agreement for Traineeships must be signed by all three parties (student, faculty/LMU Career Services, host organization) when you submit your application. Please consult our Checklist (PDF, 291 KB) for specific information for students from different departments. Here you will also find a good overview of all the steps and documents that need to be completed or submitted before, during and after your Erasmus traineeship.
After that, you'll receive the first grant installment.
If your internship is extended by more than five days, you must request for this extension by submitting the Learning Agreement for Traineeship - Changes. This must be scanned in and submitted by mail to LMU Career Service at least one month before you originally planned on ending the internship.
Please upload all final documents in one go to the MoveON portal no later than 30 days after ending your internship. You have already received the link to this portal with your application.
For more detailed information on the documents listed above and on Erasmus+ traineeship mobility, please refer to our Checklist (PDF, 291 KB).
Definition of Green Travel: For the majority of the travel distance (at least 50% of the total trip), low-emission means of transport such as train, bus or carpooling are used.
Students who travel to their internship in accordance with the Green Travel requirements of the Erasmus+ program can apply for a Green Travel grant:
To apply, submit the "Green Travel Declaration" with your application through our application portal. You can download the template under the section "Application" above on this page.
The top-up for students and graduates with "fewer opportunities" is available to the following student groups:
For internships starting on or after October 1, 2022 (excluding UK), the financial top-up may also be paid to the following students:
To apply for the grant, submit a declaration on honor (see template under "Your application") and the relevant supporting documents together with your application in our application portal.
Do you have any further questions on this program? Then you're welcome to contact us for a consultation!
LMU's Career Services
International Internships
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