Erasmus+ internship

Full-time internships (30-40 hours/week) in companies, research institutions and universities, NGOs, foundations, associations, chambers, schools, institutes, educational centers, public institutions or hospitals are eligible for funding, provided that the internship takes place in an Erasmus+ program or partner country.

In addition to compulsory curricular internships, research internships, PJ tertials, teaching internships, voluntary internships, graduate internships¹ and the practical part of final theses are also eligible for funding in principle.

Details on possible target countries and non-eligible mobilities can be found here.

^{1 Please note that the application for Erasmus+ funding for a graduate internship must be submitted while you are still an enrolled student.}

Long-term internships:

• comprise a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 12 months, with each month being counted as 30 days.
• Target group: students, enrolled PhD students, graduates

Blended long-term internships:

• comprise at least 2 and a maximum of 12 months physically on site, each month is counted as 30 days and a virtual phase (e.g. remote work in the home country) of at least one day
• Target group: students, enrolled PhD students, graduates

Short term internships:

• comprise at least 5 and a maximum of 30 days physically on site
• Target group: enrolled PhD students

Blended short-term internships:

• comprise at least 5 and a maximum of 30 days physically on site and a virtual phase (e.g. onboarding, training, workshops or similar) of at least one day
• Target group: enrolled PhD students, students and graduates with fewer opportunities (with children, with disabilities, with chronic illnesses, first-time academics and working students) as well as students whose SPO requires a short-term internship of at least five and max 30 days on site and at least one virtual day

While searching and deciding for an internship abroad, it is helpful to read experience reports of students who have already completed an internship in the target country and ideally at the desired internship location.

Experience reports and country information can be found on studieren-weltweit, an overview page of the DAAD. You can find further reports from students via KOOR (registration on KOOR Jobteaser platform required). Offers for internships abroad are also posted there directly by companies.

You can also find further offers for internships abroad on the University of Tübingen's internship portal (registration via your ZDV login) or on erasmusintern.org ,an offer of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN). You can find more KOOR website recommendations to help you to find an internship on the Inspiration and Preparation subpage.

You may also find experience reports or additional internship offers directly in your department. Ask your department (e.g. the Erasmus+ subject coordinator, the internship office, the faculty course advisors or the student council) if there is any further information available.

Further information on internships and practical experience as well as alternative funding options can be found on the University of Tübingen's career guidance pages.

You can apply for an Erasmus+ grant in the online application portal “Placement Online” as soon as you have received an internship confirmation, provided that the start date of your internship matches the current application phase and funds are still available.

Your application documents for the Erasmus+ scholarship must be submitted in full two weeks before the start of your internship. For internships at schools and university institutions, there is a shorter deadline of one week for submitting the complete Erasmus+ application documents. Details on the application process can be found on the KOOR - Erasmus Services BW website.

To have enough time to process the documents and collect all the necessary signatures, it is recommended to register at least 6 to 8 weeks before the start of the internship.

Information on the scholarship funding rates and additional funding options for the current application phase can be found on the KOOR - Erasmus Services BW homepage.

Please note: Even if your internship stay is financially remunerated, it is possible to receive funding for your Erasmus+ internship stay, provided that the remuneration does not exceed the current remuneration limit (Internships with a start date as of 01.08.2025: 1500€ per month).

Students can receive Erasmus+ funding for a total of up to 36 months for their studies and/or internship. Repeated funding within a study cycle is possible, provided that the funding quota is not exceeded:

• up to twelve months (=360 days) in Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral degree programs
• up to 24 months (=720 days) for single-cycle courses (e.g. medicine, state examination)

During the application process, you must provide full details of your previous Erasmus+ funding in the same study cycle; your details will be checked by the International Office. In addition to Erasmus+ semester stays and Erasmus+ internships already completed, Erasmus+-funded short-term mobilities (e.g. CIVIS BIPs) must also be indicated.

In Placement-Online you can currently enter a maximum of 2 previous grants. Please inform us at the International Office of any additional previous funding by e-mail (including BIP title) when you submit the application form. We will then add this information to your application form before we sign the form.

Virtual periods of mobility, e.g. when participating in BIPs, are not relevant for the funding quota. Only the days of the physical stay are relevant - for CIVIS BIPs this is usually 5 days. If additional travel days have been funded, these are also not relevant for the funding quota. Please do not enter virtual periods or additionally funded travel days in order to avoid subsequent corrections of your statements.

The University of Tübingen does not provide insurance cover for your internship stay nor does your Erasmus+ scholarship include insurance cover for your stay abroad. You are responsible for ensuring that you have sufficient insurance cover for the duration of your stay abroad. Please note that it is mandatory for Erasmus interns to be insured against liability claims they cause at work and for accidents they suffer at work.

If you do not have insurance cover through your internship position, please check to what extent your own insurance includes insurance cover or extend it for the duration of your internship. It is also possible that your student accident insurance may (partially) cover you during your stay abroad. For more information, please contact the Studierendenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim.

Erasmus+ funded students have the opportunity to be included in the DAAD group insurance, which offers comprehensive insurance cover (health, accident and personal liability insurance). Detailed information can be found on the DAAD website.

Signature for the application form: internshipspam prevention@erasmus.uni-tuebingen.de (Thomas Lauterwasser)
Furthermore, please provide a current certificate of enrollment.
You do not need a stamp from the university for the application form because we sign it digitally.

Signature for the Learning Agreement & Certificate of the university for the recognition: Erasmus+ subject coordinator
Here you can find a list of the  Erasmus+ partner universities and the subject coordinators
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