Traineeships

• Your internship is based on an Erasmus+ traineeship learning agreement that is signed by you, Saarland University and the host organization.
• The learning outcomes, i.e. the knowledge and skills you acquire by the end of the traineeship, will be formally recognized (e.g. by recording the traineeship in your transcript of records, Diploma Supplement or Europass mobility document).
• You will receive financial assistance.
• You will get guidance and support when preparing your internship abroad.
• Staff at Saarland University and at your host organization will support you during the period of your internship.
• Students of all nationalities may apply for an Erasmus+ grant.

• You are responsible for finding and organizing a suitable internship position. The Erasmus+ programme does not provide assistance in finding suitable placements.
• Erasmus+ can fund student mobilities (study and/or traineeships abroad) for a total of 12 months in each study cycle (Bachelor, Master, PhD) or up to 24 months in the case of single-tier degree programmes (Staatsexamen, Diplom). For example, a student on a Bachelor's or Master's degree programme can receive funding for a study mobility lasting five months followed by a seven-month traineeship.
• Teaching assistantships are funded by Erasmus+ as traineeships.
• Before starting an Erasmus+ traineeship, you will need to provide proof that you have personal liability, accident and health insurance cover.
• The Erasmus+ programme allows you to complete an Erasmus+ internship during the first twelve months after graduation (see the section 'Erasmus+ for graduates' below).

Your internship:

• must be in an Erasmus+ programme country.
• must not be in your country of main residence.
• must not be undertaken in an EU institution or in an executive body or agency that manages EU programmes. Possible host institutions include companies, vocational training institutions, research centres and other organizations.
• must be relevant to your degree programme, but it does not need to be a mandatory component in your degree programme.
• must last at least 60 days but not more than 12 months.

• must be a full-time internship position (at least 35 hours per week).

   

You:

• are enrolled as a degree-seeking student at Saarland University and have already completed at least one year of a Bachelor's degree programme. Master's students and doctoral students can begin their stay abroad from their first semester onward.
• If you wish to do an internship after graduating, you must register the proposed internship while still enrolled in your degree programme. However, you do not need to remain enrolled at Saarland University during the period of your internship.
• must be sufficiently proficient in the working language used in your host company or organization or in the national language of your host country.
• must have adequate insurance cover (health insurance, accident insurance and personal liability insurance, e.g. the combined DAAD insurance package).
• must read and abide by the Erasmus+ Student Charter, which outlines the rights and obligations of students 

Students studying for a Bachelor's degree, a Master's degree or a doctorate (i.e. first-, second- or third-cycle programmes) can be funded via the Erasmus+ programme for 12 months per cycle. Students in single-tier degree programmes (Staatsexamen, Diplom) can be funded for 24 months. Students can be funded multiple times during their study cycle, but the total duration of funding cannot exceed the maximum funding period of 12 or 24 months

Monthly funding rates (2024 Call) 

Monthly funding rates for Erasmus+ traineeships (duration: from 60 days to 12 months) depend on the country group to which the host country has been assigned. Host countries are grouped according to the expected cost of living.

• Country group 1
  • Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
  • Erasmus+ International (maximum duration: three months) Switzerland and United Kingdom
  • €750 per month or €25 per day
• Country group 2
  • Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain
  • €690 per month or €23 per day
• Country group 3
  • Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
  • €690 per month or €23 per day

The Erasmus+ programme will fund up to 12 months abroad per study cycle (Bachelor/Master/doctoral studies) or 24 months in single-tier degree programmes (Staatsexamen). Financial support will be paid for a maximum of

• 4.5 months for a stay of up to six months
• 9 months for a stay of up to twelve months

Top-up funding

• Social-Top-Ups 
  You may be eligible for additional financial support in the form of a top-up grant of €250 per month if you
  • havea non-academic background (i.e. your parents of legal guardians have not completed a university degree) and you affirm this in writing
  • are employed but will not be able to continue working when studying abroad and your average net monthly income is above €450 and below €850 (as shown by your pay slips of the last six months
  • have a chronic medical condition  and this is confirmed by a medical certificate issued by a physician
  • are disabled with a certified degree of disability of at least 20%
  • will be taking your child with you during your stay abroad and you provide supporting documents to this effect.
• Travel-day allowances
  • Travel-day allowances depend on the means of transport used and the distance travelled (see distance table and the Erasmus+ distance calculator).
  • Non-environmentally friendly ('non-green') means of transport (subject to approval): up to two travel days
  • Environmentally friendly ('green') means of transport (bus, train, bicycle, car sharing): up to six travel days

Please refer to the information on our website regarding equal opportunities, inclusion and sustainability in the Erasmus+ programme.

• Students who have graduated may still be eligible for Erasmus+ traineeship funding provided that the internship is completed during the first twelve months after graduation.
• The application for funding must be submitted in the final year of your degree programme while you are still enrolled at Saarland University.
• The requirements and funding rates are the same as those for Erasmus+ traineeships undertaken as an undergraduate.