• Currently only available for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign!

• €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

• Available for all universities

• 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+ scholarship 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 and Credit Transfer (WU 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: Signing the grant agreement

• The grant agreement, which students receive by email prior to the mandatory grant and credit transfer session, must be completed, signed, and returned by email no later than one week after the grant and credit transfer session.

• To apply for the Top Up Individual Support or Inclusion Support, please send relevant documents directly via email.

Step 3: 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.

You will receive the first scholarship installment as soon as you have sent us the following documents by e-mail:

• the Learning Agreement signed by the host university (except for double degree students). Changes must be indicated under "Changes to the original Learning Agreement" within one month.

• the Certificate of Arrival signed by the host university

• the boarding pass

• 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 of the end of your stay. You can apply for credit transfer by emailing to Student Regulations and Credit Transfer with the following documents:

  • Application forms

  • Certificate

  • Learning Agreement (signed by partner university)

Note: Confirmation of international experience for bachelor's 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

  • the 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 Individual Support has been provided (if applicable)

  • proof for Inclusion Support has been provided (if applicable)