Erasmus+ funding options

All participants in the Erasmus+ programme receive Erasmus+ funding. The maximum funding period (study and internship programme) is 360 days (12 months) per degree cycle (bachelor's degree/master's degree).

• You must be enrolled at Hochschule München during your Erasmus+ placement and must therefore re-register by the deadline.
• You are eligible for Erasmus+ funding for a maximum of 360 days (12 months) per degree cycle (BA/MA). You may combine a semester abroad with an internship (e.g. one semester abroad plus one internship, or two semesters abroad, or two internships), provided that the 360-day limit per degree cycle is not exceeded.
• For Erasmus+ semester: You will earn at least 15 ECTS credits. These do not have to be subject-specific, nor do they have to be recognised by Hochschule München.
• For Erasmus+ internship: There is no minimum number of ECTS credits required for internships abroad, but you do need a valid internship contract.

The Erasmus+ programme supports the use of sustainable transport for travel to and from the place where you do your exchange semester or internship.

The following are considered low-emission and therefore sustainable modes of transport:

• Rail
• Long-distance coach
• Bike
• Car shared with other students (carpooling)
• Starting with call 2026,travel by ship will be considered environmentally friendly if it is combined with other low-emission modes of transportation.

Not considered as sustainable:

• • Flights (even if CO₂ offsets are used)
  • Car (when used alone)
  • ship (until call 2025)

Grants for 'Green Travel':
If your journey takes longer than it would using a non-sustainable mode of transport, you will receive a grant equivalent to the standard daily rate for a maximum of six additional days of travel, in addition to the standard Erasmus+ grant.

Applications for additional funding for 'Green Travel' must be submitted by returning the Grant Agreement together with the Declaration of Compliance within the general submission deadlines.

Starting with call 2026: At least half of the trip (50% or more of the total distance) must be traveled using low-emission transportation.

Study semester abroad: If you have been selected for an exchange place (SMS) at a partner university, you will automatically receive Erasmus+ funding. To receive the funds, you must submit all the necessary documents, in particular the Grant Agreement, by the deadline. You will receive all the relevant information once your application has been successful – after the application deadline.

Internship abroad: To apply for funding for an internship (SMP), please submit your application directly to the International Office once the company has confirmed your placement.

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Please note the deadlines for applying for funding.

It is no longer possible to submit an application at a later date, particularly after the start of the stay abroad.

No, the grant is a mobility allowance and does not need to be paid back. However, if you no longer meet the eligibility criteria, fail to submit the required documents by the deadline, or have received a higher grant than you are entitled to (e.g. due to a premature termination of your stay), the grant must be repaid in full or in part.

SMS – Study Abroad:
You will receive your funding shortly before your Erasmus+ semester has begun. To ensure this, you must have submitted all the necessary documents to the International Office by the deadline.

Payment of the first instalment (70%): August/September (winter term) or January/February (summer term)

Payment of the second instalment (30%): following the timely submission of all documents after the stay abroad

SMP – Internship:

Payment of the first instalment (80%): once your application has been processed and successfully approved

Payment of the second instalment (20%): following the timely submission of all documents after the stay abroad

Note regarding payment:

Students will receive an email notification when the instalments are paid.

Please note that it may take up to six weeks for your Erasmus+ grant to be paid into your bank account.

Zero grant days are days during your Erasmus+ study period for which you do not receive any financial support, i.e. days beyond the 120-day limit.

Please note: Zero grant periods are included in your Erasmus+ stay and count towards your total available Erasmus period of 12 months per study phase.

• Working students are students who work to support themselves or to fund their studies.
• Working students must give up a job in order to undertake a period of study abroad, provided that they have worked continuously for at least six months during the 12-month period prior to the start of the semester abroad and have earned an average net monthly income of between €450 and €850.
• Termination of employment is not a prerequisite for receiving the top-up; the employment contract may also be put on hold.
• The work will not continue during the period abroad; dual-study students will not receive any remuneration during this period.
• Generally, the following are excluded from gainful employment: self-employed work, compulsory work placements and career-integrated dual study programmes that provide a fixed salary.
• Proof must be provided by filling out the Grant Agreement, form sheet Working Students (available in German only) together with the relevant payslips.
• Please note: Outgoing students may only apply for this top-up until winter semester 2026/27 (for UK: summer semester 2026). From summer semester 2027 the financial support for working students within the funding for students with fewer opportunities is no longer available at Hochschule München.

• Students whose parents or single parent do not hold a degree from a university or university of applied sciences, or a comparable qualification (such as from a vocational academy (Berufsakademie)), may apply for this top-up.
• You can usually check whether a qualification is recognised as an academic degree on the HRK’s Hochschulkompass website or on the website of the German Accreditation Council.
• Degrees obtained by a parent in another country that are not recognised as such in Germany are regarded as academic qualifications for the purposes of the eligibility criteria, meaning that there is no entitlement to additional funding.
• You can apply for this top-up within the Grant Agreement, where you can state your parents' degree(s).

• Students who undertake their mobility programme with a child or children and take at least one child with them for the entire duration of their stay are eligible for a top-up, regardless of the number of children.
• If both parents are going abroad, parents of one child cannot apply for double founding. If both parents are taking two or more children with them, both may receive a grant.
• The testimonial report (Appendix F) should address the specific aspects of a stay abroad with one child or more children.
• You can apply for this top-up within the Grant Agreement; please also submit the birth certificate(s) as well as travel documents.

Students with a chronic illness can apply for the top-up grant if additional financial costs arise during their time abroad as a result of their chronic illness.

You can apply for this top-up within the Grant Agreement. Please also submit a medical certificate, which confirms that additional financial costs arise due to the chronic illness.

• Students with a degree of disability of 20% or more, or with a documented disability that results in additional financial needs, may also apply for the top-up if their disability results in additional financial needs whilst abroad.
• Please apply for this top-up within the Grant Agreement and also submit a copy of your disabled person's pass or medical certificate.
• The testimonial report (Appendix F) should address the specific aspects of living with a disability.

Do you require accessible (barrier-free) accommodation, assistance with travel, medical care abroad, adapted learning materials, a support person, etc.?

Students may be eligible for additional funding ('real cost application') if they...

• have a degree of disability of at least 20%

• have a chronic condition that results in additional financial needs whilst abroad

• are undertaking their mobility programme with their child(ren)

The maximum amount of additional funding is €15,000 per term and €30,000 per year.

Further information on applying for additional financial support (real cost application):

As this can be a rather lengthy process depending on individual circumstances, it is important to discuss and clarify the eligibility criteria and the necessary supporting documents required to receive funding with the Institutional Erasmus+ Coordinator at the International Office at an early stage.

If students are eligible to apply for additional financial support, they can complete the comparison or cost calculator together with their university. Please note that proof of the amount of the costs and, where applicable, a statement explaining the necessity of the items applied for must be provided. The supporting documents should be compiled into a single document (see template for attachments) and sent to the Institutional Erasmus+ Coordinator, who will then submit them online to the Nationale Agentur für Erasmus+ Hochschulzusammenarbeit (NA DAAD) for a preliminary review.

Hochschule München will then send the completed application by post to the Nationale Agentur für Erasmus+ Hochschulzusammenarbeit (NA DAAD) two months before the start of the mobility period.

Funding via top-ups and real cost application can be combined provided students meet two different criteria for receiving the top-up and for receiving funding for real costs (for example, a top-up for working students and, in addition, funding for real costs for students with a disability); or, where only one criterion applies, provided it can be ruled out that the same costs are covered by either the top-up or the real cost application.

At Hochschule München, the Student Advice Centre and the Officer for Students with Disabilities or Chronic Illnesses are also on hand to help with any questions you may have about your studies.

Further information is available on the DAAD website.

Be sure to take a look at MappED!, an online platform developed by the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) where higher education institutions can describe their admission requirements. The toolkit was developed by students for students and provides tips and advice to help you prepare for an Erasmus+ placement.

Personal data is treated as confidential and, in accordance with the relevant federal legislation, will only be processed to the extent necessary for your application and your participation in the Erasmus+ programme.