Top-up amounts for students

From the 2022 project, students with a disability or chronic illness, students with child(ren), students from a non-academic background and working students can receive a top-up amount of �250/month in addition to their regular Erasmus+ grant. Participants with a disability or chronic illness and participants with child(ren) can claim real costs. If you would like to apply for real costs, please contact Mrs Boubaker at least two months before the start of your mobility.

You can apply for the top-up amount using a questionnaire in Mobility Online.

Stu­dents with a chron­ic ill­ness

Chronic illness with additional financial needs abroad

Declaration on honour in which the beneficiary confirms the admission requirements and the existence of supporting documents and agrees to provide these documents at the request of the sending university. This declaration on honour is included in the annex to the Grant Agreement.

Stu­dents with dis­ab­il­ity(ies)

Degree of disability of 20 or more

A copy of the disability card, notification from the state social welfare office or medical certificate must be kept for random sampling by the DAAD, but not submitted additionally.

Stu­dent with child(ren)

  • At least one child is taken along during the entire stay abroad
  • Amount independent of the number of children
  • Application also possible if the partner is travelling with the child; double funding of the child must be ruled out
     
  • Keep a copy of the birth certificate(s) of your child/children in case a random sample is carried out by the DAAD
  • After the stay abroad: Provide the International Office with proof that your child(ren) was (were) abroad (e.g. flight tickets) upon request.

First-time gradu­ates (stu­dents from a non-aca­dem­ic fam­ily)

Neither parent or carer has a degree from a university or university of applied sciences

Doc­u­ments to be sub­mit­ted

Signature of the declaration on honour contained in the Annex to the Grant Agreement, in which the beneficiary confirms the admission requirements and the existence of supporting documents and agrees to provide these documents at the request of the sending university.

Em­ployed stu­dents

  • The gainful employment must have been exercised continuously for at least six months in relation to the mobility.
  • The period of employment must fall within a time window of 6 months before the application for mobility and the time of the start of the mobility.
  • The activity in the sending country is not continued during the stay abroad. Cancellation is not a prerequisite; the employment contract can also be paused.
  • During the minimum period of employment prior to the application, the monthly earnings must be above EUR 450 and below EUR 850 (net earnings from all activities added up per month).
  • This is employment subject to social security contributions. As a rule, self-employed activities and dual/part-time study programmes with a fixed salary are excluded.

Verifiable documents must be retained and verified in the event of random checks by the IO.

Stu­dents with severe dis­ab­il­ity(ies)

Upon application, you will receive additional funding of up to �15,000 on top of the regular Erasmus+ grant. An individual assessment is made of the expected additional costs that are likely to be incurred during the Erasmus+ mobility or in the host country and are not covered by other funding organisations. For example, additional costs for barrier-free accommodation, travel assistance, medical care abroad, adaptation of learning materials or an accompanying person are taken into account.

  • Degree of disability of 20 and more
  • Funding can only be applied for periods funded via Erasmus+
  • This type of special funding requires a detailed application for special funding. You can obtain the application documents from the International Office. The detailed application must be submitted to the DAAD at least 2 months before the start of the stay abroad.
  • Copy of the disability certificate
  • Rejection from other funding organisations (integration offices, health insurance companies, regional associations, social welfare offices, student services)
  • After the stay abroad: Proof of costs incurred (flight tickets, rental contracts, work contracts with support staff, proof of payment, etc.)