This helps cover the costs of a short stay within Europe (EU-countries plus Iceland, Lichtenstein, Macedonia, Norway and Turkey) to teach or to receive professional training. The funding will be paid to the faculty/department and rarely covers all costs incurred.
PhD students employed by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam are eligible for Erasmus+ staff funding. More information can be found under the headings below (Staff mobility for training and Staff mobility for teaching).
All PhD students qualify for the Erasmus+ scholarships for traineeships. Traineeships are understood in this case as research visits of 60 days or more.
For funding of shorter research visits please look under the heading Staff mobility for training, or contact Erasmus@vu.nl.
Road map
Roadmap Erasmus+ scholarships for PhD internships
Scholarship forms 2023 -2024
Scholarship forms 2024 -2025
Will be published in July.
Staff members can qualify for funding when the aim of the training is to acquire new professional skills or knowledge, for example via job shadowing, taking a language course, participating in an international staff training week, or a summer- or winter school. Attending an international conference is not viewed as training.
Lecturers who want to teach at a foreign educational institution are eligible for Erasmus+ funding. However, a scholarship will only be granted when the institution has a bilateral Erasmus + agreement with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
The International Office of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam manages the Erasmus+ agreements, and can close possible new agreements if necessary. Please contact the International Office via internationalrelations@vu.nl for queries with regards to bilateral agreements for staff-and teacher mobility.
Participants receive individual support in the form of a daily allowance. The amount depends on the country of the receiving institution.
Next to the daily compensation, the grant consists also of a travel allowance depending on the distance in kilometers between the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the receiving institution or organization. Please consult the online distance calculator provided by the European Commission.
Travel allowance is not possible when the travel distance is less than a 100 kilometres. The travel distance is the amount of kilometres between Amsterdam and the location of the receiving institution/organization (single journey). The allowance is for the entire mobility period.
The payment of the grant will be transferred to the faculty or department, rather than being transferred directly to the staff member or teacher. The respective faculty or department has to settle the payment with the application themselves. Erasmus+ funding cannot be used to cover costs previously financed by other European funds (e.g. Strategic Partnerships).