Open calls and application process

You can apply to study abroad as an exchange student when the application round for the relevant exchange programme or cooperation agreement is open. The main application period for study abroad opportunities in the following academic year runs from January to May. An application round typically remains open for 3 to 6 weeks and is followed by the decision made by the study abroad committee or the academic subunit within 2 weeks. Additional application rounds for the spring semester – if vacancies remain – are announced in September.

Application rounds currently open

Institution/ProgrammeTarget group/OrganizerScholarshipDeadline/Application period
Erasmus+ Programme BIPs of the ENLIGHT networkAll study fieldsErasmus+ grant15 November

Upcoming application rounds

Institution/ProgrammeTarget groupScholarshipApplication deadline
ISEP ProgrammeAll study fieldsFree accommodation in the dormitory and free meals or meal stipendJanuary 2027
AEN, REARI-RJ and MAUI ProgrammeAll study fieldsNo scholarship providedJanuary 2027
University of Melbourne (Australia), Mayor University (Chile), UNAM (Mexico)All study fieldsNo scholarship providedJanuary 2027
Universities in USA: West Virginia, Salisbury, North-Carolina in GreensboroAll study fieldsNo scholarship provided, except for North-Carolina in Greensboro where free accommodation and meals are includedJanuary 2027
Universities in South Korea: Chung-Ang, Pusan and SoongsilAll study fieldsNo scholarship providedJanuary 2027
Tbilisi State University (Georgia)All study fieldsFree accommodation and monthly scholarship (500 lari/~150 EUR)January 2027
Utrecht Network Young Researcher's GrantAll study fields (Master's and PhD Students)One-time scholarship 1200 EURFebruary 2027
Erasmus+ Programme studies at the partner universityAll study fieldsErasmus+ grant8 March 2027
Erasmus+ Programme traineeship abroadAll study fieldsErasmus+ grantMay 2027
Erasmus+ Programme BIPs of the ENLIGHT networkAll study fields (according to the field of the BIP)Erasmus+ grantMay 2027

How to submit the application?