Opportunities for staff exchanges through Erasmus+
Until the end of January 2026, you can apply for a staff exchange with seven countries outside the EU. Photo: Getty Images.
New semester, new opportunities. Every year, Erasmus+ offers opportunities to apply for grants for various types of staff and teacher exchanges, within the EU as well as outside the EU. Applications to non-EU countries are now open from 1–31 January 2026.
Outside the EU
All employees at Uppsala University, including doctoral students, can apply for grant funds for various forms of staff exchange with universities outside the EU and in Erasmus+ partner countries. This is done through Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility.
A new application period will open from 1–31 January 2026. There are currently openings for staff or teacher exchanges in seven countries:
- Albania
- Armenia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Morocco
- Moldova
- Tunisia.
You can apply for staff and teacher exchanges within Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility during two periods each year:
- 1–31 January
- 15 September – 15 October
Read more about staff exchanges outside the EU here.
EU and programme countries
All employees at Uppsala University, including doctoral students, can apply for grant funds for various forms of staff exchange with universities within the EU and in Erasmus+ partner countries.
You can apply for a number of different types of exchanges:
- Job shadowing
- Training programme
- Participation in a course, seminar or workshop
- Teacher exchange
- Teacher exchange combined with another type of staff exchange
- Staff weeks.
Applications for financial compensation are open from 1 January to 15 June, and from 1 September to 30 November, respectively. Applications are processed as they are received until the University’s allocated funding for this purpose is all used up for the academic year. Thus far however, everyone who has applied and met the requirements has been awarded a grant.
Read more about staff exchanges within the EU and Erasmus+ partner countries.
Studies and traineeships for doctoral students
Doctoral students, who are both employees and students, can also participate in Erasmus+ as a student. This means that as a doctoral student, you can also apply for studies or traineeships (work placements, internships), for example in order to conduct a field study or collect data.
Read more about these opportunities on the Staff Gateway.
Anders Berndt