🇪🇺 Intra-Europe: ECTS Grade & Erasmus+ Grant Matrix
Get an indicative ECTS letter band for your local grade and project monthly Erasmus+ KA131 mobility stipends by destination country group.
ECTS Grade Equivalent
How ECTS Grade & Erasmus+ Conversion Works
The official ECTS Users' Guide 2015, adopted by all Bologna Process signatories, instructs institutions to convert grades based on the statistical distribution of passing students: the top 10% are A, the next 25% B, the next 30% C, the next 25% D, and the lowest 10% E. That method needs the full grade distribution of your cohort, which a single grade cannot provide. This tool therefore gives an indicative approximation: it places your grade within the pass-to-maximum range and assigns a letter band by position, not by true cohort percentile. Any grade below the local pass mark maps to FX or F.
Erasmus+ KA131 monthly individual support amounts are set by each National Agency within the European Commission's mandated ranges. Destinations are classified into three country groups based on cost of living, with two additional fixed top-ups: €250/month for participants with fewer opportunities, and €50 one-off for green travel.
The Percentile Trap
Numeric mapping can mislead. Because French grading is intentionally severe, a 16/20 may in practice sit in the top few percent of passes — a real ECTS A — even though, by raw position in the 10-to-20 pass range, this tool reads it as a C. Only your institution's own cohort distribution can settle the true letter. Treat the band shown here as a starting estimate and confirm the official conversion with your home Erasmus office.
Grant Ranges, Not Fixed Sums
The Commission does not publish fixed per-group euro bands. It sets only a medium range of €292–606/month; each National Agency picks an amount within it, adding at least €50/month for higher-cost destinations and subtracting at least €50 for lower-cost ones. The figures shown here (e.g. €600–750 for Group 1) are indicative — closer to one NA's implementation than a universal rule. Traineeships add a flat +€150/month complementary support. Always confirm final amounts with your home Erasmus office before committing.
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