Erasmus+ Internship

All students enrolled at TH OWL in a degree program leading to a recognized degree can participate in the Erasmus program. (Guest students cannot participate in ERASMUS+).

    NEW from 2021: Bachelor and Master students can participate from the 1st semester.
    The planned internship project must last a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 12 months. Per study phase (e.g. Bachelor or Master) you can be supported by ERASMUS+ funds for internships for up to 12 months in total.

Graduate/undergraduate students can be funded by Erasmus+ if....

•     You want to do an internship in a public or private institution in one of the 34 participating program countries,
•     You have at least two months of Erasmus+ funding remaining from the previous phase of your studies or have not been funded for more than ten months,
•     you have been selected for funding by your home university within your last year of study of the respective study phase (Bachelor, Master, PhD),
•     you are exmatriculated during the internship,
•     the internship is completed within twelve months of your graduation.
•     Due to the Corona pandemic, there is an exception for the 2019 and 2020 projects: graduate internships funded by these projects may be completed within eighteen (18) months of graduation.

With Erasmus+, you can do an internship in any of the 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Northern Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Turkey.

Erasmus and Brexit

With its withdrawal from the EU, the United Kingdom has also withdrawn from the Erasmus program. However, internships can still be funded from our 2020 project funds until the end of May 2023.

For interns, a Temporary Worker-Government Authorized Exchange visa (T5) is required under the Erasmus+ program for a stay in the UK. In order to apply for such a visa, participants must have a Certificate of Sponsorship, which is issued by the British Council for Erasmus+. The Certificate of sponsorship is a reference number that contains information about the position and the personal data of the participant and is valid for three months from the date of issue. The application for the reference number must be submitted to the British Council by the sending university and not by the individual sponsors. This process can take up to three weeks and is free of charge for German citizens.

The visa application can be completed online after presenting the reference number from the Certificate of sponsorship and costs 244 British pounds (German citizens receive a discount of 55 British pounds).

Those with visas must also pay an Immigration Health Surcharge for access to the NHS, the public health service. For students, the fee is 470 British pounds annually.

In the Tier5 (GAE) category, there is no minimum salary requirement. However, it is also regulated that students must prove their living expenses through the Erasmus+ funding and/or internship salary and cannot apply for public benefits.

Further information can also be found on the DAAD website on Brexit.

Erasmus and Switzerland

Since Switzerland cannot officially participate in the Erasmus+ program at the moment, the Swiss-European Mobility Programme (SEMP) was created. The SEMP is very similar to the Erasmus program and supports internships in Swiss companies.  However, unlike Erasmus+, the scholarships are provided by the Swiss side. Internships must be organized through a Swiss tertiary level institution, usually a partner institution.

Stays abroad in the winter semester or summer semester

Application documents

The following documents must be submitted to the International Office in full and on time

•     Application form
•     Letter of motivation
•     Curriculum vitae (Tip: Create with the Europass Curriculum Vitae)
•     Certificate of enrollment
•     Transcript of Records
•     Learning Agreement for Traineeships
•     Contract with the employer, if applicable
•     Insurance declaration
•     Honorary Declaration for top-up

For support we advise you to read the following auxiliary documents:

•     Infobrief - important information about the Erasmus+ funding conditions
•     Checklist
•     Guide to the Learning Agreement

Please send all documents in one PDF (max. 10MB) by e-mail maryse.niemeier@th-owl.de.
What happens next?

After receiving your application, the International Office will check your documents for completeness. You will receive a response from the International Office within 2 weeks after receipt of your application

The monthly scholarship amount depends on the destination country, as the funding rates are based on the respective cost of living. In the project year 2021 (WiSe 2021 and SoSe 2022), the following funding rates apply:

*When the UK left the EU, it also withdrew from the Erasmus program. However, stays in the UK can still be funded from our 2020 project funds until the end of May 2023.

Short-term stays abroad with virtual phases (only in special cases)

•     5-14 days physical mobility 70 Euro per day
•     15-30 days physical mobility 50 Euro per day

Funding conditions

The first installment of the Erasmus+ Mobility Grant (80% of the total amount) will be received by the funded students, provided that all required documents have been submitted, approximately three to four weeks before departure.
 
You will receive the second installment (20% of the total amount) after your internship abroad, once you have submitted all required

You would like to do an internship abroad with ERASMUS+ and have already informed yourself and applied at the International Office? Here f you will find the most important steps for the process of an internship abroad with ERASMUS+ explained.

On the DAAD website you will find important and up-to-date information or answers to your questions related to the Corona crisis.