Erasmus+ Program

In addition to a study place at the partner university, a key component of the Erasmus+ program is a monthly mobility grant (amount depends on current budget). For the 2022/23 academic year, the grant is guaranteed for a maximum of four months (=120 days, if studying abroad for one semester) or eight months (=240 days, if studying abroad for two semesters). The grant is intended to help cover living costs and is financed and determined by the European Commission. TU Berlin is not responsible for it in any way. Funding amounts vary each year, depending on the current budget, number of students, and duration of stay.

Country group 1: 
Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
Monthly grant, Group 1:
2020 & 2021: EUR 450
2022 & 2023: EUR 600

Country group 2:
Belgium, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus
Monthly grant, Group 2:
2020 & 2021: EUR 390
2022 & 2023: EUR 540
                                    
Country group 3:
Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary
Monthly grant, Group 3:
2020 & 2021: EUR 330
2022 & 2023: EUR 490
                                         
Switzerland has not been an Erasmus+ program country since 2014/15. Nevertheless, TU Berlin students can study at Swiss partner universities without paying tuition fees. However, you generally receive the mobility grant from the respective Swiss partner university instead of TU Berlin.

Beginning winter semester 2022/23, Erasmus+ students with fewer opportunities can receive additional funding amounting to EUR 250 per month (EUR 8.33 per day) in addition to the mobility grant. You can only submit an application for additional funding through one of the following funding lines:

Those who wish to apply for a Top up should meet one of the following criteria:

• Working students
  -  can receive the Top up if they have to give up a job for the stay abroad, in which they have worked for at least 6 continuous months prior to the mobility and have earned between 450€ and 850€ net on average per month. The TU Berlin has decided to allow an averaged calculation of the income, provided that the net income averaged over 6 consecutive months is above 450€ and below 850€ per month as a result.
  -  The period in which the job was held should be within a time window of 6 months before the start of the mobility.
  -  Termination of employment is not a prerequisite for receiving the top up, the employment contract can also be paused.

• First-generation students
  -  Students whose two parents or one single parent do not have a degree from a (technical) higher education institution or a comparable degree (for example, from a university of cooperative education) can apply for Top up.
  -  Whether a degree is considered an academic degree can usually be looked up on the website Hochschulkompass of the HRK as well as on the website of the Foundation Accreditation Council.
  -  In the case of foreign degrees, students must be able to prove that they do not count as an academic degree.

• Students who start their mobility with child/ren
  -  and take at least one child with them during their entire stay can receive a Top up regardless of the number of children.
  -  If both parents go on a stay abroad, double sponsorship of a child is excluded. If both parents take two or more children with them, both can receive a grant.

• Students with a chronic illness
  -  can apply for the Top up if they have additional financial needs abroad due to a chronic illness.

• Students with a disability
  -  who have a degree of disability of 20 or more can also apply for Top up if they have additional financial needs abroad due to their disability.

Beginning in 2022, Erasmus+ students who use sustainable modes of transport can receive an additional one-time grant of EUR 50 to help cover travel costs. Travel days (maximum 2 days outward journey and maximum 2 days return) can be funded in addition to the general funding period.
The “green” travel grant aims to encourage more students to choose environmentally friendly modes of transport and reduce the ecological footprint of the Erasmus+ program.
To receive the grant, you must travel to and from the host university using an environmentally friendly mode of transport. This means, you cannot solely travel by plane, boat, or car.