How Much Does Erasmus+ Pay Per Month? Grant Rates by Country Group

Why the amount depends on your home country too

The European Commission splits Erasmus+ host countries into three cost-of-living groups and publishes a suggested funding range for each one. Every country's national agency, such as DAAD in Germany or Nuffic in the Netherlands, then picks the exact monthly rate within that range for its own outgoing students. Two students going to the same city can receive different amounts if they study at universities registered in different home countries.

Country groups and example rates for 2026-27

The table below uses the rates published by the Dutch national agency for study mobility in 2026-27, as one working example of how the three groups apply.

Source: Erasmus University Rotterdam and Utrecht University . Maximum funded duration for a study exchange is 12 months per study cycle, combined with any traineeship time you use in the same cycle.

Do rates change every year

National agencies review and republish their Erasmus+ rate tables for each academic year, so the 2026-27 figures above can shift for 2027-28. Confirm the current table with your international office before you build a budget, especially if you apply more than a year in advance.

Extra national or regional top-ups

Some regions and universities add their own top-up on top of the standard EU-set rate, funded from local rather than EU budgets. These extras are not guaranteed and depend on your specific university or region, so ask your international office whether anything like this applies to your exchange.

Top-ups that raise your grant

Two top-ups sit on top of the base monthly rate.

• Inclusion support: up to 250 EUR/month for students with fewer opportunities, including documented economic, social or health barriers. You usually need proof, such as a letter confirming a supplementary national grant or a medical certificate.

• Green travel: a higher one-off travel top-up plus extra individual support days if you reach your host country mainly by train, bus or carpool instead of flying. Erasmus University Rotterdam's 2026-27 figures show 28-580 EUR for standard travel against 56-785 EUR for green travel, depending on the distance band (up to 3,999 km).

Study grants against traineeship grants

Study mobility grants pay less than traineeship grants for the same host country and home agency, a gap of around 150 EUR/month in the Dutch example above. The European Commission's reasoning is that exchange students often get access to student housing and campus meal plans, while trainees do not.

How and when you get paid

Universities usually pay Erasmus+ grants in 2 installments: around 70-80 percent before you leave, once you sign the grant agreement, and the remainder after you submit your final report and any required proof of stay. Build a buffer for your first weeks abroad, since the first payment can arrive close to your departure date.

Who qualifies for a study grant

You need to be enrolled in a full degree program at a university holding an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education, and your home and host institutions need an active inter-institutional agreement in your subject area. First-year bachelor students can usually take part from their second semester onward. PhD candidates and staff have separate mobility types with their own rules, not covered by the rates above.

If your university runs out of Erasmus+ funding for a given year, you may still take part as a zero-grant student, keeping the tuition waiver and academic recognition benefits without the monthly payment. Ask your international office whether this applies before you commit.

Short-term blended mobility pays differently

Erasmus+ also funds Blended Intensive Programmes, short courses combining 5-30 days abroad with an online component. These use a flat daily rate instead of the monthly figures above, since the stay is much shorter than a full semester. Ask your international office if a blended option fits your schedule better than a full exchange. Whichever mobility type you choose, apply before your national agency's internal deadline, since spots and funding are limited each academic year and popular destinations fill first.

Budgeting with your grant

Treat the Erasmus+ grant as a partial contribution rather than full cover for your time abroad. Rent alone in many Group 1 cities runs well above the monthly grant, so plan to cover the gap with savings, part-time work where your visa or residence status allows it, or a national loan such as a Bafög or studiefinanciering loan.

Combining it with national student finance

An Erasmus+ grant does not replace your national student finance. You can stack it with a domestic grant or loan, such as German Bafög, Swedish CSN, Danish SU or Dutch studiefinanciering, since these systems do not count Erasmus+ money as income that reduces your award. Confirm the specific interaction rules with your national student finance body before you travel.

Where to find your exact rate

Search for your home country's Erasmus+ national agency, or ask your university's international office directly. They publish the current rate table each academic year and can tell you which group your host country and city fall into, plus whether local top-ups such as regional grants apply on top of the EU figure.