Erasmus+ for students

Erasmus+ is the EU programme that gives you a grant to study or do a traineeship abroad for 2 to 12 months, and the receiving university charges you no tuition fees. You apply through your own university, not through the EU. Here is what you can do, who can take part and where to start.

With Erasmus+ you can spend 2 to 12 months studying at a partner university abroad, pay no tuition fees there and have your credits recognised at home. You also get a monthly grant that depends on the cost of living in the country you go to, plus 250 euros a month extra if you have fewer opportunities.

Erasmus+ supports traineeships of 2 to 12 months in a company or organisation abroad, with the study grant plus a traineeship top-up. Recent graduates can go too, if their university selects them during the last year of study and the traineeship ends within a year of graduation.

Erasmus+ is not only for university students. At 18 you can win a free DiscoverEU travel pass, at 13 to 30 you can join a youth exchange, and at 18 to 30 you can volunteer abroad with the European Solidarity Corps. The current DiscoverEU round is open until 15 October 2026.

An Erasmus Mundus Joint Master is a whole Master's degree taught by at least 3 universities in at least 3 countries. The best-ranked applicants from anywhere in the world get a scholarship of 1,400 euros a month and pay no tuition fees. Applications usually open between October and January.