INTERNATIONAL
Checklist for Erasmus+ internship
Here you can download a checklist for your Erasmus+ internship:
Students have the opportunity to apply for a Student Internship within the Erasmus+ programme. Students organise their internship either themselves or with the help of the respective department. The student will receive financial support from the Erasmus+ Programme.
There are three kinds of internships:
- Compulsory internship (Internship that is embedded in the curriculum)
- Voluntary internship (As a suitable complement for the student’s degree programme)
- Internship carried out by recent graduates (Applications for a grant have to be made before graduating – currently not offered at the University of Klagenfurt)
Students can carry out an internship in all 27 EU member states as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Turkey (so called Erasmus+ programme countries), in companies, NGOs, research facilities, associations and others. Erasmus+ Student Internships are full-time placements, and they can last from a minimum of 2 months to a maximum of 12 months.
Grants for Erasmus+ Student Internship are not full scholarships but are intended as a financial aid to wards the higher costs of living abroad within the Erasmus+ programme countries. Funding for an Erasmus+ Student Internship can also be possible directly after an Erasmus+ student mobility. However, the total number of months within the Erasmus+ Programme cannot exceed 12 months per study cycle.
Requirements and application process
Application requirements
Applicants should be at least in their third semester and prove that a company or some other institution has agreed to take them on as interns within one of the countries listed above.
Important notes:
- Eligibility of funding within the Erasmus+ Student Internship programme is given with a minimum stay of 2 months.
- The possibility of funding will be evaluated according to the available budget (a confirmation of an Erasmus+ grant is not automatically possible). Funding can be granted for a maximum of 6 months. If no financial support is possible, there is always the possibility of a “zero-grant” stay (= stay without financial support). Tuition fee at AAU is still waived for “zero-grant” stays.
- According to the Erasmus+ programme guidelines, mobilities to the country of origin are permitted but are not to be funded as a priority. In principle, internships in the country of origin and internships with a high salary are given lower priority when allocating funds.
Top-up of 250 Euro per month for students with fewer opportunities:
- Students with disabilities
- Students with health issues*
- Students with child(ren) who take the child(ren) with them during their Erasmus+ mobility
* Students with health issues, if it leads to additional expenses during the mobility (compared to their stay in the sending country).
Short-term mobility: The duration of stay for short-term mobilities is 5 to 30 days, supplemented by a virtual component. Doctoral students also have the possibility of carrying out a short-term mobility without a virtual component. All mobility types can be completed in “blended” form – as physical stays combined with virtual components.
Application process and further steps
Deadline for applications
Please submit your application online at least 6 weeks prior to the start of the internship.
Application process
The application has to be submitted via campus.aau.at:
- “My applications/Meine Anträge” > “File a new application” > “Applications related to mobility programmes” > “Erasmus+ for Traineeships”
- Enter the relevant information: duration of the mobility, information on the hosting organisation, bank account details etc.
- Upload documents:
- Internship Contract or Confirmation
- Certificate of Academic Performance
- Curriculum Vitae
- Erasmus+ Learning Agreement for Traineeships (Before submitting the Learning Agreement, the document must be sent to the International Office for a formal preliminary check)
- In case of mobility to the country of origin: letter of recommendation or letter of motivation
Further Process
Once all application documents have been submitted and the formal criteria have been fulfilled, the International Office will approve the mobility application in the campus system. Applicants will be informed about the outcome of their application by e-mail.
Before the start of the Erasmus+ Student Internship
The following steps must be completed before the start:
- Submission of the Learning Agreement for Traineeships, including all signatures.
- Signing of the Erasmus+ Grant Agreement by the student and the International Office
Exemption from tuition fees
Students who complete an Erasmus+ Student Internship, may be exempted from paying tuition fees. However, the ÖH fee is mandatory for all students and must be paid in full.
After the Erasmus+ Student Internship
A confirmation of stay (directly sent by the host organisation) and the Learning Agreement for Traineeships “After the Mobility” must be submitted to the International Office within 4 weeks from the end of the internship.
Recognition
If your internship requires the recognition of ECTS credits, please contact your department and apply for recognition of the ECTS credits agreed in the Training Agreement.
In case of a compulsory internship (internship which is embeded in the curriculum), students must obtain at least 3 ECTS credits per month for the duration of their funded internship.
Upon your return, the formal recognition process must be initiated.
Erasmus+ at AAU
The AAU is part of the Erasmus+ mobility programme and has implemented various measures.
Downloads
Erasmus+ grants
The Erasmus+ Programme has different monthly grants for three groups of countries.
Learning Agreement for Erasmus+ internships
Here you can find the Training Agreement and Training Agreement – Fill-in Tutorial.
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