Erasmus Traineeship outside the EU

With the Erasmus traineeship grant outside the EU, you can participate in a traineeship or field studies for 2-12 months at a company, organisation, or university outside the EU.

There are two different ways to go on an traineeship with an Erasmus grant outside of the EU:

1. Within the framework of a traineeship course at Uppsala University

You conduct a traineeship at a company, university or an organisation. Uppsala University will be responsible for the assessment and grading of the course. Your credits will be registered as internship/traineeship, not as a regular study course.

2. Within the framework of a degree project/thesis

You are registered for a degree project/thesis in Ladok that will be assessed in Uppsala (and your credits will be counted towards your thesis/dissertation, not a regular university course), but will conduct your data collection at a university, company or organisation. Your supervisor at Uppsala University must approve the placement/data collection. During a traineeship, you are not allowed to register for courses at the host university.

Volunteer traineeships are not possible for Erasmus traineeships outside the EU.

The grant does not provide full cost coverage. It is intended to cover additional costs during your traineeship. The size of the grant may vary from one year to the other.

The grant amount is calculated using the exchange rate of the European Central Bank on the date when Uppsala University received the funds from the EU Commission. Therefore, the exchange rate used may differ from the actual exchange rate at the time when the grant is paid out.

Grant levels

There are three grant level groups for the Erasmus grant for traineeships outside EU. If your traineeship is carried out in a country belonging to group 3, you will also automatically receive a travel support based on the distance to the traineeship country.

Grupp 1: 710 €/month

  • The Faroe Islands
  • Switzerland
  • UK

Group 2: 660 €/month

  • Andorra
  • Monaco
  • San Marino
  • Vatican

Grupp 3: 700 €/month

  • All other non-EU countries that are not part of Erasmus

Additional funds available for application

Inclusion support

If you have a disability or one or several children, you can apply for inclusion support to cover additional costs that exchange studies or a traineeship abroad may result in.

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Support for sustainable means of transport

In addition to the Erasmus Traineeship grant, you can apply for and receive two grants for travelling sustainably: the top-up for green travel and the Green Travel Grant.

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Travel support

Students who are undertaking an Erasmus traineeship outside the EU within one of the countries in the grant level group 3 are entitled to a travel allowance.

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Language course before starting the traineeship

You have the option to take a language course in the host country before your traineeship begins, and in that case, you may qualify for an additional grant.

The language course can be of any length in the language you will use during the traineeship or in the host country's local language. It is your responsibility to find an approved course, from your traineeship organisation or a higher education institution in the host country, in connection with your traineeship

The language course cannot be included in the minimum days for the traineeship. You will not receive a grant for any course fee or days between the language course and the traineeship. State the date of the language course in your application.

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Application

You apply for the grant after you have arranged a traineeship. The grant application and other mandatory documentation are submitted electronically through the system MoveON. An application takes around one month to process after the application round has closed.

Upcoming application round

  • 15 October – 15 November 2024

Restrictions

  1. Applications for traineeships that have already begun are not accepted.
  2. If you plan to start a traineeship earlier than one month after the closing of the application, please contact erasmus@uu.se. We cannot guarantee that such applications can be approved, but in some cases we can accommodate early start dates.

Application in MoveON

The application is submitted in the system MoveON.

Application instructions

Instructions for how to apply for the grant.

Grant manual

Your obligations when you have received a Erasmus grant.

Temporary changes and extra drop-in sessions

  • The final drop-in before the summer is on 30 May 2024. Following that, there will be a summer break for drop-in. Drop-in will resume on 3 September 2024.

Email

  • For questions about exchange studies or ENLIGHT Joint Courses: mobility@uu.se.
  • For questions about the grant Minor Field Studies: mfs@uu.se
  • For questions about Erasmus traineeship grant, Erasmus grant for studies, Erasmus grant for blended mobility or the International Credit Mobility grant: erasmus@uu.se.

Drop-in: Consult an International Officer

Meet with our International Officers to discuss your inquiries regarding studies or traineeships abroad. You have the option to connect through Zoom or have an in-person meeting.

Kindly be aware that drop-in sessions will not be available on public holidays and during breaks such as Christmas, Easter, and summer vacations.

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