International
Funding amounts for an ERASMUS+ internship stay in project 2025 (from winter semester 2025/26)
Please note that there is no legal entitlement to funding or a specific funding amount.
| Target country | Funding amount Monthly rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 (higher cost of living) | Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden (Great Britain) | 750€ max. 3,000 € in total |
| Group 2 (average cost of living) | Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Cyprus | 690€ max. total of € 2,760 |
| Group 3 (lower cost of living) | Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey | 690€ in total max. 2.760 € |
For cost reasons, the funding period in this project is limited to a maximum of four months. Stays of less than four months are billed on a daily basis. The dates on the internship certificate apply.
In addition, you will receive a one-off lump sum for travel expenses in this project , see table below.
Any internship allowance will not be credited to you.
In addition to ERASMUS+ funding, you can apply for BAfög abroad (insert link to information about BAfög abroad) . The amount of the ERASMUS scholarship that exceeds €300/month will be taken into account as income.
Travel allowance in project 2025 (from winter semester 2025/26)
From the 2025 funding project (at HSRM from WS 25/26), you will receive a one-off travel allowance depending on the distance to your partner university. The grant is based on the one-way distance as the crow flies according to the EU Distance Calculator and is determined by the EU. It is independent of your actual travel expenses.
If you travel by sustainable means of transport (=train, bus, carpool), the travel allowance is slightly higher ("Green Travel"). The table below applies until further notice.
| One-way distance (as the crow flies) | Standard travel | Green Travel |
| 10-99 km | 28 € | 56 € |
| 100-499 km | 211 € | 285 € |
| 500-1999 km | 309 € | 417 € |
| 2000-2999 km | 395 € | 535 € |
Special funding
Equal opportunities are a central concern in the Erasmus+ program. In order to enable more people with fewer opportunitiesto participate in the program in the future, the National Agency for Erasmus+ Higher Education Cooperation within the DAAD (NA DAAD) has expanded the target groups for receiving additional financial support and simplified access conditions in addition to increasing the scholarship rates. The target groups for the special funding can be found in the next sections.
There is no legal entitlement to a specific funding amount or funding period.
Special promotion
Equal opportunities are a central concern in the Erasmus+ program. In order to enable more people with fewer opportunities to participate in the program in the future, the National Agency for Erasmus+ Higher Education Cooperation within the DAAD (NA DAAD) has expanded the target groups for receiving additional financial support and simplified access conditions in addition to increasing the scholarship rates. The target groups for the special funding can be found in the next sections.
There is no legal entitlement to a specific funding amount or funding period.
If you are a first-time graduate, this amounts to 250 euros per month (for the respective funding period) and can be applied for if the following criteria apply to you:
Both parents do not have a degree from a university, university of applied sciences, college or vocational academy that is comparable to a university degree. Degree programs completed abroad are counted as university degrees, even if they are not recognized in Germany.
The special grant can only be awarded once, even if several criteria apply.
The special funding for employment amounts to 250 euros per month (for the respective funding period) and can be applied for if the following criteria apply to you:
- You have been continuously employed for at least six months within one year prior to the start of the semester abroad
- The monthly net salary was above EUR 450 and below EUR 850 (all activities added together)
- The employment is not continued during the stay abroad
- The employment was not self-employed
The special grant can only be awarded once, even if several criteria apply.
The special disability grant amounts to 250 euros per month (for the respective funding period) and can be applied for if the following criteria apply to you:
- GDB20 or more (proof provided by a copy of your disability certificate).
You also have the option of submitting a real cost application, which can include up to 15,000 euros with proof of actual costs.
The special grant can only be awarded once, even if several criteria apply.
The special funding for a chronic illness amounts to 250 euros per month (for the respective funding period) and can be applied for if the following criteria apply to you:
- You have a chronic illness that causes additional financial expenses abroad (proof by medical certificate, the type of illness does not have to be mentioned).
You also have the option of submitting a real cost application, which can include up to 15,000 euros with proof of the actual costs.
Special funding can only be granted once, even if several criteria apply.
The special funding for taking one or more of your own children with you amounts to 250 euros per month (for the respective funding period) and can be applied for if the following criteria apply to you:
- you are taking at least one of your own children abroad with you (proof of a copy of the birth certificate and proof that the child has been taken along such as a registration certificate at the local kindergarten, school etc.). Please contact us at erasmus@hs-rm.de
You also have the option of submitting a real cost application, which can include up to 15,000 euros with proof of the actual costs.
Special funding can only be granted once, even if several criteria apply. It does not apply per child, but can only be granted once, regardless of the number of children accompanying you.
If you have a disability or chronic illness or would like to take at least one of your own children abroad with you , you can submit an application for real costs of up to EUR 15,000 for the additional costs you will incur as a result of your stay abroad.
This must be submitted in good time two months before the start of your stay. A detailed cost estimate must be submitted. Costs for accompanying persons or for a preparatory trip can also be claimed. If you are interested, please contact us as soon as possible: erasmus@hs-rm.de
Sustainability and environmental protection
Logically, gaining experience abroad means living and traveling abroad for a longer period of time. After all, the best way to really immerse yourself in a culture is to spend time there and explore the environment. On the other hand, too much travel is bad for the climate.
Living in a climate-friendly way is one of the great challenges of our time. But you can also make sustainable decisions for your semester abroad. We would like to encourage you to look into environmentally friendly travel options, such as bus and train.
ERASMUS+ rewards you with a higher travel allowance for so-called green travel, i.e. if you travel the majority of the journey to or from your partner university by bus or train and do not travel by plane or car. If this makes one or more overnight stays necessary and you are therefore traveling longer, we will even extend your scholarship accordingly by up to six days (proof required; over 8 hours per direction of travel. = one additional day, over 16 hours = two days, over 24 hours = 3 days).
You can contribute to environmental protection not only by choosing your means of transportation, but also by your local behavior. You can find suggestions, for example, in the reports of other students at: https://www.studieren-weltweit.de/inspirieren-lassen/hashtag/nachhaltigkeit/