Studying in an Erasmus+ partner country

• You will receive financial support.
• You will not have to pay tuition fees at your host university, which in some cases can be quite substantial.
• Academic credits earned at the host university can be transferred to your study programme at Saarland University.
• You will be supported when preparing for your stay abroad.
• Additional funding is available for students with disabilities, as well as for students with children.

To be eligible for support from the Erasmus+ programme, you will need to meet the following requirements:

• One of the following criteria regarding citizenship or right of residence
  • You are a national of an Erasmus+ programme country.
  • You have a permanent residence permit for an EU member state.
  • You have been officially recognized as a refugee or a stateless person and have the relevant proof.
• You are enrolled as a degree-seeking student at Saarland University and have studied for at least one year in your Bachelor's degree programme. Master's students and doctoral students can begin their stay abroad from their first semester onward.
• You are sufficiently proficient in the official language or the language of instruction at your host university.
• The proposed duration of your stay is at least 60 days and no more than twelve months (360 days).
• The partner university you have selected has signed a cooperation agreement with Saarland University and must also be a signatory to the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.

You will earn at least 15 ECTS credits from modules/courses in your degree subject or in other subjects.

If no subject-specific selection criteria are specified by the subject coordinator, candidates will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:

• Academic performance (transcript of records)
• Language proficiency
• Applicant's motivation (see personal statement)

Students studying for a Bachelor's degree, a Master's degree or a doctorate ('first-, second- or third-cycle programmes') can be funded 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 (The information below is based on the 2025 call and may change in future years.)

Students who study in an Erasmus+ partner country receive €700 per month. They are also eligible for a travel allowance based on the distance to the host country.

Funding of travel days

The funding of travel days depends on the distance to the destination and the chosen means of transportation. For Green Travel (e.g. traveling by bus, train, bike or carpooling) you can receive funding for up to six travel days, otherwise you can receive funding for up to two travel days. The following tables as well as the Erasmus+ Distance Calculator provide more detailed information on the funding options.

Standard traveling (if the means of transportation are NOT environmentally friendly):

Green Travel (if the means of transportation are environmentally friendly):

Travel allowance
The travel allowance is calculated on the basis of the Erasmus+ Distance Calculator. The allowance depends on the travel distance and the chosen means of transportation, as specified below: 

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
  • have a non-academic background, i.e. your parents or legal guardians have not completed a university degree, and they 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 from the last six months)
  • have a chronic medical condition 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 can provide supporting documents to this effect.
• Green travel top-up
  • If you use sustainable means of transport for the entire outward and return journey and you submit the relevant receipts (e.g. train tickets), you will be eligible for a one-off, green-travel top-up payment of €50. An additional travel-day allowance may also be paid for longer outward and return journeys made using sustainable means of transport.

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

All Top-Up applications (Green Travel, social top-ups) must be submitted at least four weeks before the beginning of the mobility phase. Late applications cannot be considered.
Exception: mobility phases starting between 01 August and 15 September

Erasmus+ funding and Auslands-BAföG:

Will be deducted from Auslands-BAföG:

• monthly funding rates
• top-up for students with a non-academic background
• top-up for employed students

Will not be deducted from Auslands-BAföG:

• top-up for students with a chronic medical condition
• top-up for students who are disabled with a certified degree of diasbility of at least 20%
• top-up for students who will be staying abroad with their child

You can use the non-binding digital BAföG-calculator to find out more about possible BAföG-funding.

Before going abroad, please check with your examinations office or your department to ensure that the academic credits that you plan to earn at the host university will be recognized and count towards your degree programme at Saarland University.

Details about transferable academic credit will be set out in your Erasmus+ learning agreement. The learning agreement will be signed by you, by the subject coordinator in your department at Saarland University and by the subject coordinator at your host university.

If you complete academic work at the host university that cannot be directly credited to your degree programme at Saarland University, you can ask the examination office to issue you with a Diploma Supplement. This document records academic achievements that go beyond that formally required by your degree programme. It can therefore be included in applications as proof that you have acquired additional skills or qualifications.

If you are interested in studying in one of the following Erasmus+ partner countries in Albania, Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova or Uzbekistan, please contact Dr. Ekaterina Klüh (ekaterina.klueh(at)uni-saarland.de).

Students interested in a studying in Egypt, Israel, Morocco or Namibia should contact Bettina Jochum (bettina.jochum(at)uni-saarland.de).

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• You will receive financial support.
• You will not have to pay tuition fees at your host university, which in some cases can be quite substantial.
• Academic credits earned at the host university can be transferred to your study programme at Saarland University.
• You will be supported when preparing for your stay abroad.
• Top-up grants are available for students with fewer opportunities .

To be eligible for support from the Erasmus+ short-term mobility programme, you will need to meet the following requirements:

•  One of the following criteria regarding citizenship or right of residence
  • You are a national of an Erasmus+ programme country.
  • You have a permanent residence permit for an EU member state.
  • You have been officially recognized as a refugee or a stateless person and have the relevant proof.
• You are enrolled as a degree-seeking student atSaarland University.
• You are sufficiently proficient in the official language or the language of instruction at your host university.
• The proposed duration of your stay abroad is at least 5 days and no more than 30 days.
• The partner university you have selected has signed a cooperation agreement with Saarland University and must also be a signatory to the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.
• You will earn at least 3 ECTS credits from the courses you take at the host university, and your blended mobility includes a compulsory virtual component to be completed before, during or after the physical mobility.

Students receive funding for the physical mobility component of their short-term Erasmus+ mobility activity and Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP). This funding consists of mobility funding, funding of travel days, travel allowance and, if applicable, top-ups. Funding rates are the same for all host countries and are currently (2024 Call) set at:

• €79 per day for up until day 14
• €56 per day from the 15th day onward (maximum duration: 30 days)

Funding of travel days

In the case of short-term mobilities and BIPs, students receive funding for two travel days.

Travel allowance
The travel allowance is calculated on the basis of the Erasmus+ Distance Calculator. The allowance idepends on the travel distance and the chosen means of transportation, as specified below:   

Top-Ups:

• one-time payment of 100€ for mobilities of up to 14 days
• one-time payment of 150 € for mobilities of 15 to 30 days 

You may be eligible for top-ups if you  

• have a non-academic background, i.e. your parents or legal guardians have not completed a university degree, and they 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 from the last six months)
• have a chronic medical condition 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 can provide supporting documents to this effect.

Before going abroad, please check with your examinations office or your department to ensure that the academic credits that you plan to earn at the host university will be recognized and count towards your degree programme at Saarland University.

Details about transferable academic credit will be set out in your Erasmus+ learning agreement. The learning agreement will be signed by you, by the subject coordinator in your department at Saarland University and by the subject coordinator at your host university.

If you complete academic work at the host university that cannot be directly credited to your degree programme at Saarland University, you can ask the examination office to issue you with a Diploma Supplement. This document records academic achievements that go beyond that formally required by your degree programme. It can therefore be included in applications as proof that you have acquired additional skills or qualifications.