Application and selection criteria

Please submit your grant application (io-outgoing[at]zv.upb.de) no later than six weeks before your internship is due to begin.

Your application should be sent by email as a single PDF file to io-outgoing[at]zv.upb.de.

IMPORTANT: Despite the Brexit, it is still possible to receive funding approvals for the United Kingdom (UK) in Project 2021/22. Please note, however, that a visa (T5) is required for interns, which must be applied for with sufficient lead time and is associated with considerable costs. You can find all further information here.

Application documents

Completely filled in and signed by you, the internship provider and the contact person in your faculty (see download area).

 

(max. 2 pages in tabular form)

 

The letter of motivation should include information on:

  • The relevance of the internship abroad to your field of studies,
  • Your motivation for completing an internship abroad and the (academic) goals that you hope to achieve,
  • Your future career aspirations after completing your studies.

The letter of motivation should not exceed 2 pages. Please use the standard MS-Word settings for the page margins (2.5 cm left and right, 2 cm for top and bottom). The line spacing should be set to 1.5 and the font size should not be larger than Arial 11 point.

If you will use a "sustainable means of transport" for at least 50% of the distance of your arrival and departure, you have the possibility to apply for a subsidy of one-time 50 Euros and a maximum of 4 additional travel days (daily rate according to country category).

Sustainable means of transport are (as of 11/2021):
Train, bus, carpooling, cycling, walking.

Please complete the document even if you do not wish to apply for additional green travel funding, as we have to document this under Erasmus+.

You can find the application in the download area.

Selection criteria

Applications for Erasmus+ grants are reviewed according to the following selection criteria:

  • The internship must take place at a suitable organisation, must be relevant and beneficial to the student’s field of studies and academic development and must be appropriate for the student’s academic level
  • The application documents must be submitted in full and on time (six weeks before the internship begins)
  • A convincing, written letter of motivation must be included
  • Erasmus+ funds are still available at the time of the application

Please note:  Grants can only be awarded if the International Office still has sufficient funding at its disposal. The International Office awards Erasmus+ internship grants on a first come, first served basis.

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