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The Erasmus+ grant for traineeship is allocated to students going on an internship longer than 60 days abroad upon submitting a request.
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Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for this grant, you must be conducting an internship which:
- is recognized as part of your study programme
- takes place abroad in the European Union or in one of the countries associated to the Erasmus+ Programme
- is equal to or longer than 60 days
Important : the internship cannot be funded if it is supervised by one of the official organs of the European Union (eg. European Parliament). However, in certain cases, it can be funded if it takes place in one of these organs, but supervised by another entity (eg. Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg at the European Parliament).
If you have questions on eligibility, please contact bri.outgoing@uni.lu
How to request an Erasmus+ grant for traineeship
Before undertaking the below steps, you must plan out an internship with your faculty and a host institution.
The BRI does not intervene in your research for an internship and is only in charge of the grant.
Before submitting a request for an Erasmus+ grant for traineeship, you must make sure your internship is already planned.
Once you have agreed upon conducting an internship with your host institution, you must materialize it with an internship agreement signed by you, your faculty, and your host institution (the organism which will supervise the internship).
Once your internship is planned, and you have the internship agreement on hand, send an email to bri.outgoing@uni.lu with your contact person in your faculty in copy of the request.
The Outgoing Office will send you an online form to complete with information about your internship. You will need to upload the internship agreement in the form.
Deadline: you must send us your request at least 4 weeks before the start of your internship.
Once we have confirmed your eligibility for an Erasmus+ grant for traineeship, you will need to complete and/or review, as well as sign the following documents:
- Erasmus+ mobility contract: this document sets the framework of your mobility, as well as the Erasmus+ grant you will receive
- Learning agreement for traineeship: this document provides details about your traineeship and its recognition by your faculty
These documents, once complete and signed, must be uploaded on your Erasmus+ Traineeship Mobility Portal
Once you have started your internship, should its objectives and modalities change, you must complete the “During the mobility” table of your Learning agreement.
Before departing from your host institution, your supervisor there must complete and sign the “After the mobility” table of your Learning agreement.
This table is your traineeship certificate, which, once completed and signed, must be uploaded on your Erasmus+ Traineeship Mobility Portal.
You need to submit the end of stay report (Erasmus+ participant report) sent by EU CORPORATE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM eu-corporate-notification-system@ec.europa.eu : an invitation to complete this report will be sent to you automatically on the end of stay date indicated on your mobility contract.
If your stay has ended earlier than expected, please upload the traineeship certificate on the portal and submit the form so that we can change the dates. The invitation for the report will then be sent to you earlier.
All documents and the report are mandatory for the payment of the Erasmus+ grant for traineeship!
Contribution to living costs
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Group 1
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
Third countries not associated with the programme: United Kingdom, Switzerland
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Group 2
Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain
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Group 3
Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
Traineeship top-up
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All country groups (see Contribution to living costs)
Contribution to travel costs
The distance traveled represents the distance between the home institution (the registered office of the University of Luxembourg) and the place of activity abroad (the registered office of the host institution or its main campus if different).
| Distance travelled | Amount |
|---|---|
| 99km or less | €28 |
| Between 100 and 499km | €211 |
| Between 500 and 1,999km | €309 |
| Between 2,000 and 2,999km | €395 |
| Between 3,000 and 3,999km | €580 |
| Between 4,000 and 7,999km | €1,188 |
| 8,000km or more | €1,735 |
A maximum of two additional days of travel costs may be allocated.
| Distance travelled | Travel days |
|---|---|
| <1000km | 1 |
| 1000km or more | 2 |
It is calculated using the European Commission’s distance calculator.
Support for inclusion
Help for students with:
- A disability
- A health problem
- A child/children
- Refugee status
“Fewer opportunities top-up”: €250/month
Conditions for the “fewer opportunities” top-up
This top-up may be awarded to students:
- with a physical or mental disability that means they will incur additional costs during their stay abroad,
- with health problems (a chronic or severe illness) that mean they will incur additional costs during their stay abroad,
- with a child/children who they will be taking with them for their mobility period,
- with refugee status.
To be awarded the top-up, students must complete the procedure outlined by email.
Depending on the specific case, the following documents will be required:
- Form completed and signed by a doctor who confirms that the student has a disability or a severe or chronic illness. This form will be provided by the University of Luxembourg.
- Upon return from the mobility period, a household composition certificate and proof that the child(ren) spent the mobility period abroad.
- Residence permit indicating refugee status
The University of Luxembourg reserves the right to request additional documents if deemed necessary to assess the eligibility of the top-up request.
Payment
Payment of the grant is subject to the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement that the student signs before setting off.
The Erasmus+ grant is paid in two installments:
- 70% of the maximum amount at the start of the mobility period.
- The remaining amount, if applicable, at the end of the mobility period: the exact grant amount is recalculated on the basis of the actual start and end dates of the mobility period as indicated on the traineeship certificate.
- Students should check that their bank details are up to date in the “Guichet Etudiant” before the grant payment is made.
The Erasmus+ grant is allocated for a maximum of 150 days* (not including travel days). Any additional day cannot be funded.
*UK and Switzerland : maximum of 135 days.
Please note: This funding is managed by the University of Luxembourg and is separate from grant schemes run by the Luxembourg Government. For further information about government grants, please contact the State Financial Aid (AideFi) Department in the Luxembourg Ministry of Higher Education and Research: mengstudien.public.lu.