FAQ about Financial Matters

No. When you apply for an Erasmus+ place, you are applying for financial support at the same time. This means that if you have been accepted for an Erasmus+ place, this is also your application for the mobility grant.

Yes. Students who qualify for a grant under the Federal Training Assistance Act can continue to claim it during their Erasmus+ mobility. However, the Erasmus+ grant is considered as income and counts towards your entitlement. You can also register a semester on leave and apply for a grant under the Federal Training Assistance Act to study abroad. This can be paid additionally and independently of the funding period at home and therefore does not count towards the maximum funding period. Due to the high additional costs of a stay abroad, the chances of receiving a grant for studying abroad are higher than for funding at home. The application deadline for such a grant is usually six months before the start of the stay abroad. You can find further information on the Global Office's website.

Yes. You can apply for a grant for studying abroad under the Federal Training Assistance Act. Due to the high additional costs of a stay abroad, the chances of receiving a grant for studying abroad are higher than for funding at home. The application deadline for such a grant is usually six months before the start of the stay abroad. You can find further information on the Global Office's website. You can also apply for other scholarships. However, you are obliged to notify the Global Office of any additional funding and the amount, as this may affect your mobility grant. Grants for studying abroad under the Federal Training Assistance Act are exempt from this rule. You can find the corresponding regulations on the Global Office's website.

Yes. Since you are enrolled at Goethe University Frankfurt during your exchange semester, you cannot be exempted from paying the semester fees. However, you can apply for reimbursement of the cost of the RMV Semester Ticket to the Hardship Fund of Frankfurt Student Services. The last possible date for submitting an application is the Wednesday after the start of the lecture period. The semester fees at the partner university, on the other hand, are waived.

Yes. You can apply for reimbursement of the cost of the RMV Semester Ticket to the Hardship Fund of Frankfurt Student Services. The last possible date for submitting an application is the Wednesday after the start of the lecture period at Goethe University Frankfurt.

Payments are staggered. From past experience, the grants are paid out in two instalments. 75% of the total amount is paid to students at the beginning of their Erasmus+ stay. For the winter semester, this sum is usually transferred at the beginning of September, for the summer semester at the beginning of January. The remaining 25% is paid to participants after the end of their mobility, provided that they have fulfilled all their obligations towards the Erasmus+ programme by due date.

Yes. You can apply for an additional grant within the Erasmus+ programme for a semester abroad with a child. Please contact the Global Office. You can find initial information and further links at www.auslandsstudium-mit-kind.de and www.studieren-mit-kind.org/auslandsstudium-mit-kind. MAWISTA also offers a scholarship for stays abroad with a child (application deadline = 15.1.).

Students with EU citizenship are entitled to work in EU and EEA countries without a work permit, provided that the job is compatible with their studies in terms of time. If you do not have EU citizenship, you should enquire about the requirements for applying for a work permit at the respective consulate or embassy before leaving the country.

Yes. The extension can be funded if you take care about it in good time. Goethe University's Global Office will inform you whether your mobility is eligible for funding as soon as your extension has been approved. First of all, ask the partner university for an extension. As soon as the partner university has given its consent, present this to the International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences. They must then agree to the extension of your mobility. You can then apply for the extension informally in your Mobility-Online participant account.

This needs to be proven initially with a self-disclosure in a survey provided in the participant account. Subsequently, a proof of self-disclosure needs to be uploaded.