Erasmus Traineeship outside the EU
With the Erasmus traineeship grant outside the EU, you can participate in a traineeship or field studies for 2–12 months at a company, organisation, or university outside the EU.
How can I participate in an Erasmus Traineeship outside the EU?
There are two different ways to go on an traineeship with an Erasmus grant outside of the EU:
1. Within the framework of a traineeship course at Uppsala University
You conduct a traineeship at a company, university or an organisation. Uppsala University will be responsible for the assessment and grading of the course. Your credits will be registered as internship/traineeship, not as a regular study course.
2. Within the framework of a degree project/thesis
You are registered for a degree project/thesis in Ladok that will be assessed in Uppsala (and your credits will be counted towards your thesis/dissertation, not a regular university course), but will conduct your data collection at a university, company or organisation. Your supervisor at Uppsala University must approve the placement/data collection. During a traineeship, you are not allowed to register for courses at the host university.
Volunteer traineeships are not possible for Erasmus traineeships outside the EU.
What does the grant consist of?
The grant does not provide full cost coverage. It is intended to cover additional costs during your traineeship. The size of the grant may vary from one year to the other.
When the grant is calculated, the exchange rate used is that of the European Central Bank's exchange rate on the date Uppsala University prepares the payment. That is 7–10 days before you receive the payment in your account.
Grant levels
There are three levels for the Erasmus grant for traineeships outside the EU.
Grupp 1: 710 €/month
- The Faroe Islands
- Switzerland
- UK
Group 2: 660 €/month
- Andorra
- Monaco
- San Marino
- Vatican
Grupp 3: 700 €/month
- All other non-EU countries that are not part of Erasmus
Additional funds available for application
Inclusion support
If you have a disability or one or several children, you can apply for inclusion support to cover additional costs that exchange studies or a traineeship abroad may result in.
Travel support options
All Erasmus grant holders automatically receive a travel grant. If you choose sustainable means of travel, you can apply for additional funding.
Travel support
Students who are undertaking an Erasmus traineeship outside the EU within one of the countries in the grant level group 3 are entitled to a travel allowance.
Application
You apply for the grant after you have arranged a traineeship. The grant application and other mandatory documentation are submitted electronically through the system MoveON.
Application round
- 15–30 September, for traineeships starting no earlier than 1 November.
- 15–30 November, for traineeships starting no earlier than 1 January 2026.
Spring 2026 - 15–30 January, for traineeships starting no earlier than 1 March.
- 15–30 May, for traineeships starting no earlier than 1 July.
Restrictions
1. Applications for traineeships that have already begun are not accepted.
2. Grant applications for traineeships commencing before 1 November 2026 should be submitted no later than the May application round.
Application in MoveON
The application is submitted in the system MoveON.
Application instructions
Instructions for how to apply for the grant.
Grant manual
Your obligations when you have received a Erasmus grant.
Link list
- Learning Agreement (PDF) pdf, 434 kB.
- Appendix: Subject Area Code (PDF) pdf, 326 kB.
- Changes to Learning Agreement (PDF) pdf, 137 kB.
- Traineeship Certificate (PDF) pdf, 140 kB.
- Questions for the traineeship report (PDF) pdf, 43 kB.
- The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency's (Kammarkollegiet) insurance Student OUT
- Försäkringskassan's information on studies and healthcare abroad
Contact, Drop-In, and Other Opening Hours
Write to us
- mobility@uu.se, for questions about exchange studies and ENLIGHT Joint Courses.
- mfs@uu.se, for questions about Minor Field Studies (MFS grants).
- erasmus@uu.se, for questions about Erasmus and ICM grants.
Talk to us
We have Drop-in, Tuesdays at 11:00–12:00 and Thursdays at 15:00–16:00.*
- Online via Zoom (individual meetings)
- In person in Uppsala, at Studenttorget in Segerstedthuset
Students at Campus Gotland can book appointments with international officers on campus.
*Drop-in is open during the semesters, exept public holidays, Christmas, and Easter.
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