All students at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar who have successfully applied for a place at a European partner university are eligible to receive an ERASMUS scholarship.
The only requirements are to meet the general funding criteria and the timely and complete submission of the ERASMUS application.
| General criteria | |
|---|---|
| Minimum length of stay: | 2 months |
| Maximum funding period: | 12 months per study cycle (i.e. Bachelor or Master) |
| Funding requirements |
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| for stays abroad starting between August and November: | 15 June until 15 July via the "Portal for Your Studies Abroad" |
| for stays abroad starting between January and April: | 01 Oct until 30 Nov via the "Portal for Your Studies Abroad" |
The monthly financial support for ERASMUS stays of students is based on the different costs of living in the destination countries and is redefined by the DAAD every year.
| Hosting Country | Funding | |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom* | 600€/ month |
| Group 2 | Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Cyprus | 540€/ month |
| Group 3 | Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, Northern Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary | 540€/ month |
* Students of Bauhaus-Universität who will complete their stay in the United Kingdom are eligible for an ERASMUS scholarship despite Brexit (state of information: Feb 2024).
From the academic year 2025/26, students will receive funding for travelling expenses.
The International Office calculates the travel allowance on the basis of the EU Commission's distance calculator. The amount of funding depends on the distance to the partner university and whether you will be travelling ‘green ’*.
| Distance | Standard travel | Green travel* |
|---|---|---|
| 10 to 99 km | 28 EUR | 56 EUR |
| 100 to 499 km | 211 EUR | 210 EUR |
| 500 to 1.999 km | 309 EUR | 320 EUR |
| 2.000 to 2.999 km | 395 EUR | 535 EUR |
| 3.000 to 3.999 km | 580 EUR | 785 EUR |
| 4.000 to 7.999 km | 1.188 EUR | 1.188 EUR |
| 8.000 km or more | 1.735 EUR | 1.735 EUR |
* What does ‘green travel’ mean?
If you are travelling to or from the partner university by one of the following means of transport classified as sustainable by the DAAD (at least 50% of the journey distance), your trip is considered to be ‘green:
If you apply for ERASMUS funding with ‘green travel’, you are obliged to keep the original receipt of arrival/departure (e.g. train ticket) for 5 years and/or to submit it to the International Office of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar for examination upon request.
Students who are eligible to receive an ERASMUS scholarship may apply for one of the following Social Top-Ups in addition to the monthly funding rates:
| Social Top-Ups* | |
|---|---|
| Social Top-Up "first-time academics" | 250 Euro / month |
| Social Top-Up "working students" | 250 Euro / month |
| Social Top-Up "students with disabilities | 250 Euro / month |
| Social Top-Up "students with chronic illness" | 250 Euro / month |
| Social Top-Up "students with child/ren" | 250 Euro / month |
* Some Social Top-Ups are counted towards the Auslands-BAföG according to a > federal decree of 8 May 2024.
You can apply for one Social Top-Up in the online application form for your ERASMUS scholarship. In the form, simply click on the Social Top-Up you would like to apply for.
We will then include the funding for the Social Top-Up in the total amount of your ERASMUS grant; we will inform you about the total amount of your ERASMUS grant when we send you the "Grant Agreement" (see Checklist 2). In the attachment of the "Grant Agreement" you will find a pre-filled "Declaration of Honor" for the Top-Ups. Please sign this declaration and submit it together with your "Grant Agreement".
1. Social Top-Up for „first-time academics“
Students can apply for this Social Top-Up under the following conditions:
If there are two parents: | If both parents are known, then students can apply for this Social Top-Up if neither parent has an academic degree. If one parent does not have an academic degree and the other does, then this Social Top-Up cannot be granted. |
In there is one parent: | If only one parent is known, then only this parent can be considered. If this parent has an academic degree, this Social Top-Up is not granted. If this parent does not have an academic degree and the other parent is not known, this Social Top-Up can be granted. |
Academic degree: | An academic degree is a degree obtained at a university, a university of cooperative education (Berufsakademie) or a university of applied sciences (within or outside Germany). If you are unsure whether your parents' degree is classified as study-equivalent, please send an e-mail request to erasmus-mobilitaet[at]daad.de |
2. Social Top-Up for (self-)employed students
Students who were engaged in one or more jobs before starting their studies abroad are eligible to apply for this Social Top-Up.
The following conditions apply:
Period of employment: | Students must have been continuously employed or/and self-employed for 6 months up to 1 month before the start of their mobility (preparation period) to be eligible to apply for this top-up. |
NET earnings (min.): | min. 450 EUR |
NET earnings (max.): | max. 850 EUR |
Continuation of activity/s: | Another prerequisite for applying for this top-up is that the activity(ies) can NOT be continued during the stay abroad (mobile work, online work and paid leave also count as continuation). |
3. Social Top-Up for students with child(ren)
Students who travel abroad with their child/children to study can apply for this Social Top-Up. The prerequisite is that the child(ren) is/are taken along during the entire stay. The grant is awarded per family, regardless of the number of children. It is also possible to apply if a caregiver (partner) is travelling with you; double funding is not possible.
If the Social Top-Up grant of 250 euros/month is not enough to cover the costs incurred for the stay abroad with child/ren, students can submit a "long application" with the help of the International Office. This application requires the preparation of a detailed (additional) cost overview, on the basis of which additional funding can be approved.
The "long application" requires sufficient time in advance, so we ask students to seek advice early. You can find further information here.
4. Social Top-Up for students with disabilities or chronic illnesses
Students with a degree of disability (GdB) of 20 (or more) or a chronic illness who receive ERASMUS funding for studying abroad can apply for this Social Top-Up.
The basis for the classification of a disease as "chronic" is the definition of the German health ministry. The "List of Chronic Diseases of the Robert Koch Institut" may serve as an orientation.
If you do not have a proof of your disability/chronic illness at hand (e.g. disability pass or Diabetes emergency card), you can have your doctor issue a letter confirming that you have a chronic illness (it is not necessary to state which illness it is, only that it is chronic). The medical certificate must not be older than 6 months.
If particularly high additional costs arise due to your stay abroad, you can also apply for a so-called "long application" , which can cover up to 15,000 euros per semester, e.g. for an accompanying person. It is also possible to receive a grant for a preparatory trip to explore the local conditions.
The "long application" requires sufficient time in advance (at least 4 months before the start of the mobility). We ask students to seek advice early. You can find further information here.
Proof of the following Social Top-Ups must be submitted unsolicited:
Proof of the following Top-Ups must only be submitted upon request:
With your application for one of the Top-Ups, you undertake to keep the original proof of eligibility for the respective Top-Up for 5 years (e.g. train ticket) or to submit it to the International Office of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar for verification. |
| Top-Up | Verfication | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| child/ren | Certificate of birth | Upload in the ERASMUS application form |
| child/ren´s travel ticket | after the mobility | |
| disability | valid disability card | Upload in the ERASMUS application form |
| chronical illness | medical certificate (issued by a physician) | before, during or after the mobility |
| (self) employed | Proof of income for the last 6 months before start of mobility | upon request: after the mobility |
| Employment contract (for employees) | upon request: after the mobility | |
| if applicable, proof of the necessity of an interruption / pause | upon request: after the mobility | |
| first time academics | signed confirmation from parents | upon request: after the mobility |
| green Travel | e.g. train ticket, carpooling booking, petrol receipt, hiking diary ... | upon request: after the mobility |
The ERASMUS scholarship will be paid in 2 rates.
Payment will only be made once all required documents have been submitted and all participations have been completed.
If you fail to submit the required documents in full, you will have to repay part or all of your ERASMUS grant.
| Mandatory documents to be submitted for the payment of the 1st rate (70% of the scholarship) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | signed "Grant Agreement" and (in case Top-Ups have been chosen) signed "Declaration | via e-mail to outgoing@uni-weimar.de |
| 2. | "Proof of acceptance" of the partner university (e.g. „Letter of Acceptance“) | via e-mail to outgoing@uni-weimar.de |
| 3. | current "certificat of enrollment" of Bauhaus-Universität | via e-mail to outgoing@uni-weimar.de |
| Mandatory documents to be submitted for the payment of the 2nd rate (30% of the scholarship) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Confirmation of Arrival" | via e-mail to outgoing@uni-weimar.de |
| 2. | „Online Learning Agreement (before mobility)“ | via e-mail to outgoing@uni-weimar.de |
| 3. | „Learning Agreement (during mobility/changes)“ if there are changes to the content of the „Learning Agreement before mobility“ | via e-mail to outgoing@uni-weimar.de |
| 4. | „Learning Agreement (after mobility)“ OR „Transcript of Records“ | via e-mail to outgoing@uni-weimar.de |
| 5. | „Confirmation of Departure“ | via e-mail to outgoing@uni-weimar.de |
| 6. | current "certificat of enrollment" of Bauhaus-Universität (covering the END date of your stay abroad) | via e-mail to outgoing@uni-weimar.de |
| 7. | „Personal Experience Report“ for the International Office of Bauhaus-Universität | via your "Portal for study abroad" |
| 8. | Participation in the „OLS language test“ (if technically feasible) | no proof must be handed in |
| 9. | Submission of the „EU Survey“ | via e-mail to outgoing@uni-weimar.de |
The funding rates and funding criteria in the ERASMUS programme are set by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The maximum possible funding period and funding amount is determined by the amount approved by the DAAD in the so-called "Grant Agreement". The scholarship amount for the students is determined on the basis of their information on the duration of their stay in the "Application for ERASMUS Scholarship" and the available budget. Against this background, it is possible that the financial ERASMUS funding period is shorter than the duration of the student's stay. The students will be informed about the exact amount of the grant when the "Grant Agreements" are sent out.
Should you fail to submit the required documents in full, you will have to repay part or all of your ERASMUS grant.
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