• €50 once and two additional travel days (optional)

• For all those who travel environmentally friendly. The entire outward and return journey is made, for example, by bus, train or carpooling. Applying for the Top Up Green Travel can extend your Erasmus funding period by a total of 2 travel days.

• €250 per month

• For those 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)

• Calculated individually based on actual costs

• The following groups are eligible:

  • Students who fall into one of the three aforementioned groups (see Top Up Individual Support) and face increased costs due to their time abroad. Additional costs may include, for example, medical examinations, transportation of needed equipment, sign language interpreters, special housing, or the like. Inclusion support is available when additional costs cannot be covered through the Top Up Individual Support.

  • Students who do not fall into the above groups but have to bear increased costs due to the stay abroad (e.g. due to child care in the home country if the child does not travel with them).

  • Students with such status must disclose this at the latest when applying for an Erasmus+ grant and include a detailed list of the expected additional costs when submitting the application. Contact us as early as possible to prepare the application in time.

• The federal study grant can be received for the duration of the Erasmus+ stay abroad if one is fully admitted to study and examination in Austria.

• In order to receive the additional federal study abroad grant (BAS), students must scheduel an appointment at the responsible scholarship office of the federal study grant authority. BAS is paid out in addition to the federal study grant.

• Information and forms from the federal study grant office can be viewed here. The forms SB-AS1 and SB-AS2 are confirmed by Study Regulations & Credit Transfer (Study Service Center).

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

• WU students who have been nominated for an exchange semester at an Erasmus+ partner university will be invited to the mandatory grant and credit transfer session via their WU e-mail address. The event must be attended in the semester before the stay abroad. The current dates can be found here.

• At the mandatory grant and credit transfer session, you will receive all information you need to obtain your grant. Attendance is absolutely necessary.

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, this 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 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 Online Services for Students. Please sign and return the grant agreement via email within three weeks.

Step 4: Applying for the pre-recognition notice and Learning Agreements (except for double degree and EPOG+ students)

• Students must complete a pre-recognition notice for the courses they wish to take during their semester abroad. Apply for the pre-recognition notice online with Study Regulations & Credit Transfer (Study Service Center). When selecting courses, make sure that a "full workload" is to be completed, which corresponds to courses equivalent to 30 ECTS credits in Europe.

• The Learning Agreement will be generated automatically with your pre-recognition notice and must be signed by the student and the partner university.

Step 5: Language test

• Students are required to take a language test for the main language of instruction before their stay (exception: native speakers). This test is administered by the EU Academy. Further information regarding this will be provided via email.

Notes:

• Health insurance for the host country is obligatory for all students. Accident and liability insurance is optional but recommended. The ÖH insurance includes accident and liability insurance also at the place of study in the host country. Please inform yourself accordingly, for example here.

• The Erasmus+ Charter for Students can be found here. It informs you about your rights and obligations as well as what you can expect from your home and host university during phases of exchange.

• The Learning Agreement must be signed by the host university. Changes must be indicated under "Changes to the original Learning Agreement" within one month.

• Please keep the Learning Agreement. It is not necessary to send us the Learning Agreement.

• From summer semester 2023 onwards, you will receive the first grant installment once the language test (see above) has been taken and you have received the pre-recognition notice and Learning Agreement from Study Regulations & Credit Transfer.

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

• An extension is possible. The corresponding application must be received by the International Office by e-mail at least four weeks before the end of the original contract period.

• The extension period must follow immediately and be 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 e-mail 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 can be found for master's students and for bachelor's students.

Step 3: Recognition

• This must be done within two months after the end of your stay. You can apply for credit transfer by emailing to Student Regulations & Credit Transfer with the following documents:

  • Application forms

  • Certificate

  • Learning Agreement (signed by partner university)

Note: Confirmation of international experience for Bachelor students in the IBW major is as follows:

• BaWiso 2012: Confirmation of IBW international experience is carried out by Study Regulations & Credit Transfer (course.abroad@wu.ac.at).

• BaWiso 2019: After verification of the minimum requirements of the grant, the completed international experience will be registered by the International Office.

• More information about the IBW international experience can be found on this page.

• 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

  • Recognition notice has been issued: Please have your courses recognized within two months after the end of your stay (as per the Grant Agreement). You can do so via email with Study Regulations & Credit Transfer (course.abroad@wu.ac.at). 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)