You can receive funding for placements

• with a minimum duration of 60 days and a maximum duration of 360 days
• in businesses of the private sector, organisations, public authorities and more
• as well as in schools of any EU country
• relevant to your study contents

We fund both mandatory and voluntary work placements as well as paid and unpaid placements.

• We recommend that you first consider where you want to go and what you want to learn. You can then send an unsolicited application to a suitable establishment.
• We will support your placement search if needed.
• The Career Service provides detailed information on applications abroad.

Please find some advice and further links on unsolicited applications here.

Erasmus+ trainees receive a partial grant for every month amounting to between €640 and €750. The grant amount varies according to the different living costs in the host countries. The following table shows the current Erasmus+ grant amounts per month:

Disabled students and students with particular needs (such as single parent students travelling with a child) can apply for additional Erasmus+ subsidies. Please find further information here.

Students and graduates of all UDE faculties, including EU citizens as well as third country citizens, can receive Erasmus+ grants.

To receive an Erasmus+ grant, you must be registered as a regular student in a University of Duisburg-Essen study programme that culminates in a higher education degree (up to and including doctoral studies).

You can be funded by Erasmus+ (study abroad periods and work placements) for up to 12 months within each cycle of study (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral studies). This also applies to placements for teacher training students. Medical students can receive Erasmus+ support for up to 24 months.

Graduates may also be eligible for funding. However, graduates must apply for their Erasmus+ grant while they are still enrolled at UDE and their placement must end within 12 months after their graduation.

Your placement can start at any time.

The Erasmus+ grants can be awarded at short notice, there is no registration deadline. However, please register for the Erasmus+ grant before the start of the placement. You can currently make use of our telephone consultation hours or send us an email if you would like to register for Erasmus+ funding (please find all contact information below).

You can find all information on the Erasmus+ grant procedure, starting with your registration, here (in German).

If you plan to do a placement in the United Kingdom, you will have to consider the deadline for your visa application when registering for an Erasmus+ grant. Please find further information on placements in the United Kingdom below.