Erasmus+

Most subject-specific exchange opportunities offered in Europe are arranged within the framework of the Erasmus programme. Thus, those who are nominated for an exchange within Europe often receive an Erasmus grant for their exchange studies. This page contains information about the scholarship and applicable conditions/rules. Please contact you Faculty/Department for information about how to apply for an exchange opportunity in Europe and to find out which countries and universities are available to you.

Available Countries

The eligible countries for Erasmus scholarships include 26 EU countries (excluding Sweden), the EFTA countries (Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland), as well as Turkey, Croatia, and Serbia.

A limited number of Erasmus scholarships can be used for mobility outside the program countries, such as the United Kingdom, Switzerland, or a non-European country. This option is referred to as the International Dimension within Erasmus+. Speak with your international coordinator about the opportunities available at your faculty.

Long Mobility (2–12 Months)

You can receive the scholarship multiple times within Erasmus, but the total duration of scholarships must not exceed 12 months per educational level (bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral level), including both studies and internships.

Scholarship Amount for Long Mobility

The scholarship amount is based on the number of days you spend on the exchange. The amount varies depending on the country visited, as some countries have higher living costs than others. Countries are divided into two groups based on living costs:

Group 1 – EUR 560/month (approximately EUR 18.66/day), countries with high living costs: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Austria.

Group 2 – EUR 510/month (EUR 17/day), countries with medium to low living costs: Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary.

Travel grant and travel days

All outgoing long-term mobility students receive a travel grant.
The travel grant is based on the linear distance between the home university and the host university. Only one distance is covered, not a round trip. 
 

All outgoing students also receive a grant for travel days (a travel day has the same amount as a study day). If you are not travelling green, you will receive two travel days as standard.

Green travel

If you are travelling green, i.e. by bus, train or carpool, you will receive a higher travel grant. At least 50% of your journey must be made by a green mode of transport to be accepted as green travel. If you travel green, you can get a grant for up to 6 travel days.

The application for green travel grant and extra travel days is made in Mobility Online. You must apply before June 10 for autumn semester and before December 10 for spring semester to be eligible for the green travel grant. Tickets/receipts must be uploaded in Mobility Online after your exchange if you have received green travel grant. 

Short Mobility (5–30 Days) Spring Semester 2025

Short mobility involves a physical exchange lasting 5–30 days combined with a virtual component.

Scholarship Amount for Short Blended Mobility

• Days 1–14: EUR 79/day
• Days 15–30: EUR 56/day

Students participating in short mobility receive grant for travel days if necessary. One travel day is calculated at the same rate as one study day. Students traveling by train, bus or carpool may also receive a green travel grant of EUR 50 as an additional allowance. Travel grants are only provided for green travel (train, bus or carpool). 

How Do I Apply?

If you have been nominated for an Erasmus+ exchange programme, you do not need to apply separately for the scholarship, all nominated students will receive an Erasmus+ scholarship. The Erasmus+ Central Coordinator will send information about the scholarship by email. 

In order for the scholarship to be paid, the student's bank details must be available in Mobility Online. The bank details must be entered in Mobility Online when the student accepts their exchange placement. 

Please note that this only applies to Erasmus study grants.

Erasmus Traineeship

If you are going on a traineeship in Europe and want a scholarship, you are required to submit an application for an Erasmus Traineeship. 

Inclusion support

If you are thinking about participating in the Erasmus programme as an exchange student or doing an Erasmus traineeship, or have already been accepted, it is helpful to know about additional grant funds that might be available for you, so called top-ups. See below to find out more about the funding amounts, categories, and demonstrating eligibility. Note, even if you qualify for more than one category, you cannot get more than one of these top-ups. 

For long-term mobility (2 - 12 months, maximum 360 days plus travel days), the top-up is 250€ per month (8,33€ per day). 

For short, blended mobility, including BIP that are 5-14 days, it is a one-time 100€ payment.

For short, blended mobility, including BIP that are 15-30 days, it is a one-time 150€ payment.

Erasmus students with disabilities

If you are an Erasmus student with a permanent disability, you may be eligible for top-up. Permanent disability includes disabilities caused by physical or mental illness.

You apply for top-up by contact erasmus@gu.se

Students should primarily present a certificate from the coordinator for pedagogical support at the University of Gothenburg or from, for example, the municipality that currently provides support to the student.

If, connected to your stay abroad, you will have additional costs linked to your disability that exceed what the top-up can cover, you can also apply for a grant for up to 100% coverage of the additional costs. These are defined as the increased actual costs that you as a student or the institution require and incur and that are not financed in any other way. Examples include transportation, teaching materials, specialized accommodations, an assistant/companion, or medical follow-up(s) in the host country.

To apply for funding to cover actual costs due to your disability, contact your international coordinator. The application process can take time, so be sure to start as soon as possible.

Erasmus students with children

If you are an Erasmus student with dependent child/children, you can receive a top-up on top of the regular grant amount, regardless of whether the child accompanies you on the exchange or not.

 Contact erasmus@gu.se. You need to attach a family certificate from the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket).

Outgoing students with protection status in Sweden

Erasmus student with previous or ongoing refugee status granted in Sweden under the Refugee Convention or as a person in need of subsidiary protection under national rules. You may also qualify if you have or have had a residence permit as a person in need of protection under previous regulations. Other residence permits, or similar decisions from other countries, are not eligible for this top-up.

Contact erasmus@gu.se You will be asked to show the first page of your residence permit decision from the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).

Erasmus+ Online Language Support 

Outgoing Erasmus students are given the opportunity to evaluate and develop their language skills through web-based tests and courses. The students test themselves in the language that will mainly be used for studies or training. The online test assesses the language skills - listening, reading and writing - in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

More information about the language support offered by the European Commission.

Learning Agreement

Before you leave, you must complete a Learning Agreement (LA) that shows which courses you will take at the host institution. Complete your LA with your Erasmus coordinator/equivalent at your Faculty/Department and remember that it needs to be signed by you, your international coordinator at the University of Gothenburg and the host university prior to the exchange period. Please contact the international coordinator/study counsellor at your Faculty/Department if you have questions about the Learning Agreement or the courses you are going to take at the host institution.

Certificate of Attendance

A Certificate of Attendance is a document that certifies the date you began and completed your studies at the host university. It must be signed and stamped by the coordinator at the host university, and be uploaded in Mobility Online. You also need to send your Certificate of Attendance to the coordinator at your Department/Faculty at the University of Gothenburg. 

Erasmus Student Charter

Erasmusstudents have both rights and obligations which are describes in the following document

Exchange Report

All Erasmus students must complete a Student Report form. It is sent out automatically via the Erasmus online system upon completion of the exchange, and not by the University of Gothenburg.

Contact Persons

Your Faculty’s/Department’s international coordinator who nominated you for the Erasmus exchange is your primary contact person during the visit abroad. If you have questions related to your exchange, for example about courses, the application and credits upon return, the possibilities of extending the visit, your well-being or insurance issues, please contact the coordinator at your Department and/or Faculty.

For questions concerning the Erasmus scholarship and additional support for students with disabilities, please contact the central Erasmus function: