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Erasmus Student Mobility for Studies (SMS)

Student mobility for studies, the centrepiece of the programme, enables students at higher education institutions to spend an integrated period of study of between 3 months and 12 months in another participating country.

What are the objectives of student mobility for studies?

  • To enable students to benefit educationally, linguistically and culturally from the experience of learning in other European countries;
  • To promote co-operation between institutions and to enrich the educational environment of host institutions;
  • To contribute to the development of a pool of well-qualified, open-minded and internationally experienced young people as future professionals.

Who can benefit?
Students registered in a higher education institution holding an ERASMUS University Charter.

For how long can students go abroad?
Students can study between 3 to 12 months abroad or at least a full academic trimester/term.

Erasmus students mobility for studies scholarship
The scholarship amount is 230,00 Euros per month

What are the preconditions?

  • Erasmus student mobility for studies is carried out in the framework of prior "inter-institutional agreements" between home and host institutions, both of which must be holders of an Erasmus University Charter.

For students:

  • The student must either be a national of a country participating in the Lifelong Learning Programme or a national of other countries enrolled in regular courses in institutions of higher education in a participating country, under the conditions fixed by each of the participating countries, taking into account the nature of the programme.
  • The student must be registered in a higher education institution which holds an Erasmus University Charter and be enrolled in higher education studies leading to a recognised degree or other recognised tertiary level qualification up to and including the level of doctorate.
  • The student must be enrolled at least in the second year of higher education studies.