Erasmus+ Ph.D. Student Mobility

• Long-term mobility: 2 to 12 months of study or a traineeship abroad (SMS/SMP), optionally with a virtual phase
• Short-term mobility: 5 to 30 days abroad, optionally with a virtual phase
• Participation in a BIP (Blended Intensive Programme): study abroad (SMS) with a mandatory virtual phase

Proof of university affiliation for SMS and SMP

To receive funding, you must prove your affiliation with the university by submitting a certificate of enrolment.

If you are not (yet) enrolled, you can also prove your affiliation as a doctoral candidate in other ways, for example through:

• central registration as a doctoral candidate at the university or acceptance as a doctoral candidate,
• proof of admission to a faculty’s doctoral candidate list or a confirmation letter from the doctoral office,
• a confirmation letter from your supervisor stating that you have been accepted as a doctoral candidate.

• Staff mobility: stay abroad, optionally with a virtual phase (STT)

Find more information on training purposes here!

Research traineeships with Erasmus+

Would you like to gain research experience abroad during your doctorate? With Erasmus+, you can complete a research traineeship at a university, a research institution or a company abroad and receive funding for it.

Please make sure to seek advice from the International Office first. After that, you can apply here.

Find more information on teaching and researching abroad here!

• Participation in a BIP (Blended Intensive Programme) as ST: staff mobility for training purposes with a mandatory virtual phase

Find more information on group mobility (BIP) here!

Country group 1: EUR 750.00 per month
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden.

Country groups 2 and 3: EUR 690.00 per month
Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czechia, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye, Hungary.

Funding rates for Short-Term Blended Mobility (5-30 days abroad + mandatory virtual component)
Traineeship days 1-14: EUR 79 per day
Traineeship days 15-30: EUR 56 per day

Social Top-Ups

Participants who belong to one of the groups listed below can apply for an additional monthly top-up of EUR 250 on top of the regular Erasmus+ funding. Only one top-up can be claimed per person.

For a Short-Term Mobility, a one-off grant is awarded depending on the length of stay:
1 to 14 days: EUR 100
15 to 30 days: EUR 150

Social Top-Ups for specific groups:

• Target group first-generation academics: Both parents or guardians do not hold a degree from a university or university of applied sciences.
• Target group students with children.
• Target group students with a chronic illness or disability: degree of disability (GdB) of 20 or more.

Green Travel
Travel by bus, train, bicycle or carpool.
Additional travel days (up to 6 days) can be applied for if more than 50% of the outward and return journey is made using environmentally friendly means of transport.

At the University of Potsdam, the travel costs actually incurred during your stay are reimbursed in accordance with the German Federal Travel Expenses Act (Bundesreisekostengesetz).

Eligible travel costs include transportation costs, accommodation costs and per diems abroad according to the country-specific flat rates (see intranet). In addition, participation fees or course fees can be (partially) funded. Fees can currently be funded with up to EUR 400 per week.

At present, the University of Potsdam funds activities of a maximum of one to two weeks. Longer stays can only be funded in justified exceptional cases.

The flat rates provided for in the Erasmus programme do not apply. The following overview is for orientation purposes only.

The subsistence costs (unit costs) listed below are not applied at the University of Potsdam (see above)!

Daily flat rate (up to the 14th day of stay; days 15-60: 70% of the daily rate):

You can find more information on the different funding options here.