• €50 once and additional financial support for two travel days

• For all those who travel environmentally friendly. The entire outward and return journey is made by bus, train, or carpooling. Applying for the Top Up Green Travel extends your Erasmus funding period by a total of two travel days.

• For students with fewer opportunities:

  • Students with children in need of care who are taken to the place of study

  • Students with disabilities

  • Students with chronic illness, if this results in increased financial expenses during the stay abroad (compared to the stay in the home country)

  • Find more information and examples here

• Calculated individually based on actual costs

• Find more information and examples here

• Contact us as early as possible to prepare the application in time

• The federal study grant (german: Studienbeihilfe) can be obtained for the duration of the Erasmus+ stay abroad if one is fully admitted to study and examination in Austria.

• Recipients can apply for an additional federal study grant for studies abroad (german: BAS = Beihilfe für ein Auslandsstudium) at the federal study grant authority. For more information and forms, click here.

• To receive BAS, students must scheduel an appointment with the responsible office of the federal study grant authority. BAS is paid out in addition to the federal study grant.

• The forms SB-AS1 and SB-AS2 are confirmed by Study Regulations & Credit Transfer (german: Studienrecht & Anerkennung).

Step 1: Attendance of the mandatory grant and credit transfer session

• If you have been allocated an exchange semester place, you will be invited via email to the mandatory grant and credit transfer session (german: Stipendien- und Anerkennungsveranstaltung).

• The event must be attended in the semester before the stay abroad. The current dates can be found here.

• At the event, you will receive all information you need to obtain the grant. Attendance is necessary and will be checked.

Step 2: Application for the Erasmus+ scholarship

• The application is done via the Online Services for Students. In the mandatory grant and credit transfer session (german: Stipendien- und Anerkennungsveranstaltung), steps will be explained in detail and you will receive information about the deadlines. A late application is not possible!

• Should you wish to apply for the Top-Up Individual Support or Inclusion Support, please send appropriate supporting documents directly via email afterwards.

Step 3: Signing the grant agreement

• A few weeks after the online application deadline, you will have access to the grant agreement in the Online Services for Students. Please sign and return the grant agreement via email within three weeks.

Step 4: Pre-recognition notice and Online Learning Agreement

• Allocated students must have their courses checked in advance. Note: This step does not apply to double degree and EPOG students.

• The course review is only possible via online application. Find explanations on the pre-recognition notice (german: Feststellungsbescheid) here: bachelor's students / master student's

• Once the courses have been checked, the pre-recognition notice (german: Feststellungsbescheid) and the Online Learning Agreement (OLA) are issued. Both documents can be downloaded from the Online Services for Students (OSS).

• The OLA has already been confirmed by WU and is automatically sent to the respective partner university for confirmation. Students will receive a confirmation to their WU email address when the OLA has been confirmed by the host university or if changes are necessary.

• If changes are necessary, changes must be made in the OSS as described. After the changes have been implemented, the OLA will be sent to the partner university again for confirmation.

• Important: Some partner universities are currently experiencing technical difficulties in receiving or confirming OLAs. In this case, students must download the Learning Agreement from the OSS and have it confirmed on site by the partner university. The digital copy of the Learning Agreement (PDF) should be kept as it is necessary for the recognition of courses at the end of the semester.

Non-EU countries

• Additional travel and/or health insurance is recommended. For insurance policies issued in Austria, it’s a good idea to take an English translation with you to demonstrate what is covered by your policy. Some universities require students to purchase separate student insurance in the host country.

EU countries

• If you are a citizen of an EU member state, the health insurance provided by your home country is usually sufficient. Don’t forget to take your European insurance card (e-card) with you when you go abroad! If you are not an EU citizen, be sure to arrange for the necessary insurance coverage well in advance.

Accident and liability insurance is optional but recommended. The Students’ Union (ÖH) insurance includes accident and liability insurance in the host country. Please inform yourself accordingly, for example here.

• You will receive the first grant installment once you have received the pre-recognition notice (german: Feststellungsbescheid) and the Learning Agreement.

• Students who go abroad in winter semester will receive their first installment in September (if the requirements are met); students who go abroad in summer semester will receive their first installment in January (if the requirements are met).

• An extension is possible. The corresponding application must be send to the International Office by email at least four weeks before the end of the original contract period.

• The extension must follow the original period immediately and last at least 15 days. The request will be reviewed and may be granted if sufficient funds are available.

• The Confirmation of Stay must be signed by the host university during the last week of your stay. This is necessary for the application of the second installment.

Step 1: EUSurvey

• After your stay abroad, you will receive the link to the survey via your WU email address. You must then complete it within 30 days.

Step 2: IO exchange report

• Upload your exchange report to the Online Services for Students within four weeks after the end of your stay. Templates of the exchange reports are available for bachelor's students and master's students.

Step 3: Recognition

• Within two months after your stay abroad, recognize your courses with Study Regulations & Credit Transfer. Credits taken abroad are not automatically transferred to your WU degree. You can apply for credit transfer via an online form on this website.

• You can request payment of the remaining installment of the grant here.

• Before requesting the payout, make sure that ...

  • the IO exchange report has been uploaded in the Online Services for Students

  • the EU Survey has been completed

  • the Confirmation of Stay has been received by the IO

  • the recognition notice (german: Anerkennungsbescheid) has been issued.
    
    Please have your courses recognized within two months after the end of your stay (as per Grant Agreement). You can apply for credit transfer via an online form on this website. Students who were abroad in the winter semester must obtain recognition by 31 May at the latest. Students who were abroad in the summer semester must obtain recognition by October 31 at the latest.
    
    If your courses are not recognized or if the minimum performance is not met, your Erasmus+ grant may be reclaimed!

  
  

  • proof for the Top-Up Green Travel has been provided (if applicable)

  • proof for the Top-Up Individual Support has been provided (if applicable)

  • proof for the inclusion support has been provided (if applicable)