Erasmus+ 2026
About this scholarship
Erasmus+ is the European Union’s programme supporting study, training, teaching, internships, and academic mobility in Europe and partner countries. Funding and eligibility vary by action, institution, and destination.
Erasmus+ is the European Union’s flagship programme for education, training, youth, and sport. It supports international mobility and cooperation for students, trainees, academic staff, researchers, and institutions. Rather than being a single scholarship with one application route, Erasmus+ is a broad framework that funds many different opportunities, including study exchanges, traineeships, joint programmes, short-term mobility, and capacity-building projects.
For students, Erasmus+ can support Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, and sometimes postdoctoral or staff-related mobility opportunities, depending on the specific action or project. Reference opportunities linked to Erasmus+ include funded MSc and PhD places in Sub-Saharan Africa, research internships in Italy, staff mobility to the Czech Republic, and project-funded postdoctoral roles. Because of this, the exact benefits can differ widely. Many Erasmus+ opportunities may cover combinations of tuition, a living stipend, travel, accommodation, and health insurance, while others provide only mobility support or partial funding.
Eligibility also depends on the call. Some opportunities are open to broad international audiences, while others are restricted by nationality, residence, home institution, subject area, or mobility rules. For example, some postings require applicants to move to a different country, to be enrolled at a participating university, or to belong to a specific institution or region. Academic requirements usually depend on the funded level, such as a prior degree for Master’s or PhD entry, and some project-based calls may include age limits or field-specific criteria.
Erasmus+ opportunities can be taken up in European countries and selected partner countries worldwide, depending on the scheme. Applications are typically submitted through a host university, home university, project consortium, or employer rather than through one central scholarship portal. Students should carefully read the specific call, confirm that their institution participates, and prepare documents such as academic transcripts, CV, motivation letter, passport copy, learning or mobility agreement, and language evidence where required.
- Best for: exchange study, traineeships, joint programmes, and international academic mobility
- Funding model: varies by action and host institution
- Application route: usually through participating universities or project consortia
Eligibility
Who can apply for this scholarship
Eligibility depends on the specific Erasmus+ action or project. Opportunities may be open to students, trainees, academic staff, or researchers and can be restricted by nationality, residence, home institution, field of study, study level, or mobility destination. Referenced postings include examples limited to Sub-Saharan African nationals and residents, Cairo University faculty members, or students enrolled in eligible master’s programmes who can benefit from Erasmus+ funding.
Requirements
Documents typically needed to apply
Language requirements
Varies by host institution and action; proof of English or another relevant teaching/working language may be required.
Where you can use this
Open positions accepting Erasmus+.
