Erasmus+ internships

• An internship abroad that is relevant to studies and students look for it on their own initiative
  • Compulsory internships and also voluntary internships related to studies are supported
  • Internships in a home office in Germany, where the internship institution is located abroad, are not supported.
• Duration: at least 60 days, max. 6 months (180 days) per internship stay. One month is always equivalent to 30 days.
• Time involved on a weekly basis: minimum 30h (normally 35-40 hours per week | for teaching students: full-time equivalent hours of teaching)

• Academic Recognition: Compulsory Internships (ECTS), Voluntary Internships (Transcript of Records / Diploma Supplement / Europass)

• Enrollment at the University of Kassel (full-time course). Exchange students are excluded from any funding.
• If you do your internship after completing your studies (as a graduate), you must still be enrolled at the time when you apply; you must be removed from the register during the internship.
• Your status must not change during the entire internship: You are either enrolled at the University of Kassel for the entire period or exmatriculated for the entire period.
• You have not yet made use of your full Erasmus allocation. You can obtain funding for up to 12 months during each study phase (BA, MA, PhD) (periods of study or internships).  
• Doctoral candidates must clearly prove their affiliation with the University of Kassel (certificate of enrollment or letter of confirmation from the supervisor of acceptance as a doctoral candidate). If there is also an employment relationship with the University of Kassel, the internship abroad cannot be funded via this funding line, but possibly as staff mobility.
• Countries taking part

 The following do not attract any funding:

• Internship projects at EU institutions and other EU centres, including specialist agencies (a full list is available at  https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/institutions-bodies_de) or at centres that manage EU programmes
• Periods abroad purely for the purpose of learning a language

Your complete application should arrive at the International Office two months before the start of your internship. If this is not possible, please contact us early! If we receive an application for an internship that starts in less than 4 weeks, it may not be funded or not funded from the beginning.

The internship institution must already be known.

Documents:

• Online application via our application portal
• CV (Europass template or individual format; is uploaded with the online application)
• Statement of purpose (take note of the instructions; is uploaded with the online application)
• Enrolment certificate (scan is uploaded with the online application)
• Written confirmation of relevance to studies: your practical studies department/practical coordination office/examinations office must verify the relevance of your internship to your studies and state whether it is a voluntary or mandatory internship.

Please inform us immediately by e-mail after you have submitted the application in our application portal and send us the confirmation of relevance to studies as an attachment.

You can hand in documents by post, e-mail or in person.  

Only scans are accepted (.pdf, jpg). Photos of documents will not be accepted.

Selection process

Applicants are selected by the International Office of the University of Kassel. The evaluation criteria are the completeness of the documents, the fulfillment of the formal requirements as well as the professional and professional motivation for the internship in the form of the motivation letter.

Each participant receives an Erasmus mobility grant. The amount depends on the destination country.

Current funding rates- for applications from 01.10.2024

Previous funding rates- for applications until 30.09.2024

The grant is paid out in two installments: 70% before the start of the mobility (after the required documents have been submitted) and 30% after the end of the mobility (after all final documents have been submitted).

Information on special funding (students with children / students with disabilities) can be found here.

The funding rates depend on the amount of funding allocated by the DAAD and may therefore differ from those mentioned above in the following year.

Documents to be submitted

You will receive the following documents from us, which must be submitted in full to the International Office before the start of the traineeship.

• Learning Agreement for Traineeships: Contract between you, your internship institution and the University of Kassel. It is filled out by machine and signed personally by all parties. The International Office requires at least one scan.

• Grant Agreement: Funding agreement between you and the University of Kassel. The International Office requires the original contract.

Insurance

An Erasmus scholarship does not include any insurance cover. Each participant is obliged to take out sufficient insurance cover independently. The EU Commission, the DAAD or the University of Kassel are not liable for damages that occur during the semester abroad.

It is mandatory to take out accident insurance for damage suffered by the beneficiary at the workplace and liability insurance for damage caused by the beneficiary at the workplace.

Note: It is possible to take out DAAD group insurance at the participant's own expense. Health, accident and liability insurance are included. Further information can be obtained directly from the DAAD.

If any changes take place with regard to the learning agreement, e.g. the person supervising your internship, please inform the International Office immediately and hand in the “Major changes form” (only if relevant!).

Curtailment

If the duration of your internship is curtailed, the funding will be adapted. The minimum duration of 60 days must be maintained. Otherwise the mobility allowance will be reclaimed. You will find more details in the grant agreement.  

Extension

If you wish to extend your internship and apply for additional funding for this, the application must reach us (no form necessary, by e-mail) at least 30 days before the end of the original internship period.

The final documents should be submitted to the International Office within 30 days of the end of the internship.

EU Survey (questionnaire)

You will automatically receive an e-mail from the Beneficiary Module of the EU asking you to complete a questionnaire.

Traineeship certificate

• Traineeship Certificate

Have your internship supervisor fill out this internship certificate form as confirmation of your internship. The International Office requires a copy or scan of this.

Experience report

Describe your experiences during your internship abroad to us and subsequent students. Please also mention the support you received from Erasmus funding. Please use this templatewith the cover sheet and send us the report by e-mail. Here you will find a guide to writing the experience report.

For further information and questions, please contact

Alexa Schubert - your contact for internships and school internships abroad

You can also take advantage of the initial information provided by a student assistant and visit us at the International Office (Campus Center - 2nd floor):

Every Monday from 1 to 2 p.m.