Internship abroad - your key to success

The International Office does not arrange internships. We only provide a collection of internship advertisements on our instagram account. You may find travel reports of former participants in our Publisher to assist your search.

Various organizations and databases also provide assistance:

• Erasmus Internship Exchange
  
• MyInternship
• Rausvonzuhaus
• IAESTE Germany
• Erasmus Internships & Placements 
• Praktika.de
• Studieren Weltweit
• Studium Ratgeber
• Auslandslust
• AIESEC  (no funding through PROMOS or ERASMUS possible)
• Amerikahaus
• Backinjob
• Traineestellen.com
• Praktikumsplatz.info
• Jobs-im-Medienbereich
• RISE Worldwide - Research Internships in Science and Engineering
• India BayIND
• Eastern Europe BAYHOST
• Czech Republic BTHA
• live&learn South Afrika
• Bali Work Group
  

In addition to ERASMUS SMP funding, there are other external funding opportunities available for internships.
Here you will find some examples:

• Carlo-Schmid Programme for internships at EU institutions and international organizations
• BTHA mobility grants for internships in the Czech Republic
• BayFrance funding programmes
• Scholarship database of the DAAD
• BAföG abroad
  

• Full-time studies at the University of Bayreuth leading to a final degree
• On-campus internship related to the field of study
• Full-time internship (40 hours/week or the usual number of hours in the country) in an ERASMUS+ programm or partner country
• Duration of the internship is a minimum of two months (60 days) and a maximum of 12 months (360 days)
• Maximum gross remuneration of €1,200
• Sufficient insurance coverage must be available
• Erasmus quota of 360 days has not yet been exhausted in the current study cycle (bachelor’s or master’s).
• Graduate internship: Enrolment at the time of application, end of enrolment before the start of the internship, internship completed within 12 months of graduation.
• Doctoral internship: Enrolment is required at the time of application

Important notes:

• Funding may be applied for at the earliest 12 and must be applied for at least four weeks before the start of the internship. Subsequent funding or funding for an internship that has already begun is not possible.
• Internships in the country of origin are not eligible for funding.
• Internships at EU institutions, EU bodies including specialized agencies are not eligible for funding.
• Internships in Switzerland are not eligible for funding.
• Graduates can be funded for ERASMUS+ internships/practical internships if the internship abroad is completed within one year of the end of the study phase.
  

The scholarship rates vary depending on the destination country and are as follows in the current 2024 funding project

• Within Europe (programme countries) between 690 euros and 750 euros per full month
  - No funding for travel costs
  - Travel days as required, see Green Travel
• Outside Europe (partner countries) 700 euros per full month
  - Funding for travel costs based on distance and means of transportation (see Green Travel)
  - Travel days as required, see Green Travel
• United Kingdom: 600 euros per full month
  - Travel costs based on distance
  - Travel days as required, see Green Travel
  

Travel allowance

Note: The funding rates are determined by the DAAD National Agency and can only be viewed on this page. Please note that different funding rates may apply in different project years. The application at the Universit

In 2021-2027 students who have to overcome special social hurdles in the case of a stay abroad receive additional support (Social Top-Up).

For this reason, students with so-called 'fewer opportunities' in the current projects receive EUR 250 per month in addition to their Erasmus+ grant.

According to the ERASMUS+ guidelines, this currently applies to the following groups:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate students who are undertaking their stay abroad with children,
• First degree students from a non-academic family,
• Students in employment,
• Students and graduates with a degree of disability of 20 or more or a chronic illness that leads to additional financial needs.

Even if several criteria apply, the top-up can only be granted once. It is not possible to add up several social top-ups.

The application for the grant is made online when submitting the financing documents. According to the regulations of the ERASMUS programme, subsequent applications are not permitted.

Criteria for financial grants

Students with a disability or chronic illness

• Students with a chronic illness or a disability with a degree of disability of 20 or more, which results in additional financial needs that are not covered by health insurance, can receive a top-up amount of 250 euros per month.

As proof, we ask for a certificate from the treating medical professional confirming the additional financial need.

• Alternatively, students who incur higher additional costs due to their disability or chronic illness can apply to the DAAD for real costs with the support of the University of Bayreuth. Please contact outgoing-erasmus@uni-bayreuth.de for this purpose. The application must be submitted to the NA DAAD by the University of Bayreuth at least two months before your departure. Unfortunately, applications submitted shortly before or after the start of your studies abroad cannot be considered.

Students who are studying abroad with children

• Students who are traveling abroad with their child/children can apply for this top-up. The prerequisite is that the child or children are taken along for the entire stay.

• The additional funding can also be granted for couples. However, double funding for one child is excluded.
• If both parents are sponsored when taking at least two children with them, both parents can receive the subsidy for taking one child with them.

Please submit the birth certificates of the child/children as proof.

Students from a non-academic family

• Neither parent or guardian has a degree from a university or university of applied sciences.
• A degree from a university of cooperative education that leads to a degree comparable to a university degree is considered an academic degree. In cases of doubt, please refer to the internet portal Hochschulkompass provided by the HRK and the website of the Accreditation Council Foundation for the evaluation of degrees.
• In this context, a master craftsman's certificate is not to be equated with an academic degree.
• Degree courses completed abroad by one of the parents that are not recognized as such in Germany (e.g. physiotherapy) are deemed to be academic qualifications in the context of the eligibility criteria for receiving additional funding, meaning that there is no entitlement to the top-up amount.

As proof, we ask for a signed declaration of honour from the parents.

Gainfully employed students

• During the minimum period of employment prior to application, monthly earnings must be above 450 euros and below 850 euros (net earnings from all activities per month added together).
  Please note: Universities may decide to allow an averaged calculation of earnings while maintaining equal treatment and documentation requirements, provided that the monthly earnings averaged over six consecutive months are above 450 euros and below 850 euros.
• The activity in the country of posting is not continued during the stay abroad (this also includes mobile working, online working, paid vacation, etc.).
  Notice of termination is not a prerequisite; the employment contract can also be paused.
• This does not apply to self-employed activities and dual/professional study programmes with a fixed salary.

As proof, we ask you for a signed declaration of honour from the employer.

Participants in the Erasmus+ programme should be made aware of the issues of sustainability, climate change and environmental protection and, in particular, of the ecological footprint that participants generate through their mobility. By financially promoting the use of sustainable means of transport, the number of mobilities with more environmentally friendly means of transport is to be increased and the ecological footprint of the Erasmus+ programme reduced.

According to the Erasmus+ guidelines, the majority (>50%) of environmentally friendly travel takes place using sustainable means of transport such as bus, train, bicycle or car sharing.

Traveling with your own car and without passengers as well as by plane or ferry is not considered low-emission.

Participants who need more time to travel due to the use of sustainable means of transport can receive up to six additional travel days to cover accommodation costs for the travel time before and after the mobility in accordance with the guidelines for individual support in addition to the higher travel allowance.

We recommend the following additional days of support:

You can apply for the subsidy online when submitting the financing documents for the subsidy.
If you need more travel days than indicated here, you can submit an application in the online form.

Important:

• According to the ERASMUS programme regulations, subsequent applications are not permitted.

Proof of climate-friendly travel will be checked on a random basis. Original receipts for environmentally friendly travel to and from the university must therefore be kept for five years and submitted to the International Office for verification upon request. If proof cannot be provided, the funding must be repaid.

ERASMUS funding is calculated monthly on the basis of the funding rates stated and can be received for a maximum of 360 days per study cycle (exception: single-course degree programmes). A combination of study and internship is possible.

Due to the funding currently available, a maximum of 120 days per stay can be funded, regardless of the actual length of stay.

When applying for funding, you are obligated to provide honest information about any Erasmus+ funding you have received to date. False information, whether knowingly or unknowingly, will lead to exclusion.

The funding amount will be paid out in two instalments:

• 1st instalment - approximately 70% of the planned total funding (after receipt of the Grant Agreement)
• 2nd instalment - remaining amount of the final total funding (after completion of the stay)

The actual funding entitlement up to 120 days will be offset against the first instalment in the second instalment. If your stay lasts less than 120 days, the calculation will be made on a daily basis

An Erasmus+ mobility grant does not include insurance coverage. Neither the EU COM, the NA DAAD, nor the University of Bayreuth are liable for damages resulting from illness, death, accident, injury to persons, loss of or damage to property in connection with Erasmus+ stays abroad.

The following insurances are mandatory for internships abroad:

• Liability insurance (professional and personal liability, if applicable)
• Accident and serious illness insurance (including full or partial incapacity for work)
• Life insurance (including repatriation from abroad)
• If applicable, travel insurance (including repatriation from abroad)
• Additional health insurance abroad, if applicable
  

The application for SMP funding is made online in the application portal for Erasmus SMP. The application can be submitted at least four weeks and a maximum of 12 weeks before the start of the internship.
It is not possible to apply for funding after the start of the internship.

Application documents

• Proof of language proficiency (school report is also accepted)
• Overview of grades (cmlife)
• Certificate of enrolment from the UBT
• Confirmation of internship or internship contract with details of weekly working hours
• Declaration of insurance coverage
• Traineeship Agreement (before the mobility) including the signatures of the internship institution and your department in Bayreuth.
• Proof of top-ups, if applicable

Supporting information material for the documents

• Erasmus+ subject codes
• Subject coordinator University of Bayreuth

Your application will then be reviewed and you will receive feedback.

The International Office must provide the DAAD / EU in Bonn with proof of study abroad in the form of complete funding documents. If the documents have not been submitted in full, the entire study abroad grant must be repaid. Dishonest information when applying for funding will also result in full repayment.

The International Office will be happy to answer any questions you may have about Erasmus+ funding.
E-mail: outgoing-internship@uni-bayreuth.de
By telephone: Monday - Thursday on +49 (0)921 / 55-5874
In person: Consultation appointments can be arranged in the office hours.

Your department and the ERASMUS+ subject coordinators are also an important point of contact.

Under these links you will find Erasmus+ explanatory videos on the subject of internships in other European countries:

• Study abroad or internship with Erasmus+?
• Internship abroad with Erasmus