Doctoral candidate mobility (PhD students)
Erasmus+ coordination, advice for university staff and students with special needs
Erasmus+ advice for students
Doctoral candidate mobility (PhD students)
Opportunities for doctoral candidates
The current Erasmus+ programme generation (2021-2027) has seen a significant increase in the number of opportunities to spend time abroad.
Depending on their status, doctoral candidates essentially have the following options for going abroad:
1. Student status
If you are enrolled at the University of Oldenburg, you can apply for Erasmus+ funding for:
- Long-term mobility lasting between two and twelve months (optionally combined with a virtual period)
- Short-term mobility with a duration of 5 - 30 days (optionally with a virtual phase), if participating in a BIP with mandatory virtual phase
These funding options are available for an internship or study abroad. However, most doctoral candidates use internship grants, which are also available for universities abroad.
To get an Erasmus grant for studying abroad, an inter-institutional Erasmus agreement must be in place between the universities which also includes teaching mobility. Find out more here.
2. Contractual relationship with the home university
If you are employed at the University of Oldenburg, e.g. as a research assistant, you can apply for an Erasmus+ grant for the following:
- Teaching mobility (optionally combined with a virtual period)
An inter-institutional Erasmus agreement must be in place between the universities which also includes teaching mobility. Find out more here. - Staff mobility for further education and training (optional virtual phase)
How to apply
The International Office will be happy to discuss funding options with you. Application deadlines and documents vary depending on the funding programme.
Information on application deadlines and documents on Erasmus+ funding for internships are available here.
There is no application deadline for grants for studying abroad. Funds are awarded on an ongoing basis. The allocation of funding depends on the available budget and the number of applicants. If you are interested, please contact us directly, preferably at least three months before you plan on going abroad. Once you have received our approval, you can submit the funding documents. The relevant Erasmus+ documents must be completed (even for short-term mobilities). In addition, please provide further information on your stay abroad (mobility type, expected dates, PhD supervisor at the University of Oldenburg) in the online application in Section 9).
All documents can be found in our download area.
If you have a contractual relationship with the University of Oldenburg, you will find the further application conditions under the programme options linked above (teacher mobility or staff mobility for further education and training)
Financial support
Internship grants
Information on the amount of funding is linked here (visit website of the University of Hannover and go to "Sonstige Dokumente“).
Funding for studies
Information on the level of financial support for classic long-term study periods abroad can be found here (Financial support for student mobility). There is also a link to possible top-up amounts.
The funding rates for short-term mobilities can be found here (under "Other Erasmus+ funding formats“).
Grants are awarded subject to sufficient funding being committed by the National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation (DAAD).
If you have a contractual relationship with the University of Oldenburg, you can find information on financial support here (see funding rates for staff mobility).