Erasmus+ grants for exchange studies

All students who applied for and has been nominated for exchange studies as an Erasmus+ exchange student, will automatically receive information on how to apply for the grant. You will receive the information by email in December for exchange studies in spring, and in June for exchange studies in autumn. The studies must be in a country other than that where you live or study and you must temporarily reside in your host country.

Eligible countries

all countries within the European Union (not Sweden)
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey

The grant for exchange studies

The grant will aid to cover additional costs in connection with your stay abroad, it will not cover everything.

Grant

The grant differs depending on which country you are going to. It is a fixed monthly amount and the sum varies from year to year.

The grant amount from the academic year 2024/25 is:

560 EUR/month (18,66 EUR/day) for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom.
510 EUR/month (17 EUR/day) for Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey.

How is the payment made?

Your grant is transferred in EUR in two parts:

70 per cent of the grant is transferred once your application has been submitted and approved, before your studies begin.
The remainder of the grant is transferred after your exchange and once you have completed the reporting for the grant.

Travel grant and green travel

Travel grant

You will automatically receive a travel grant based on the distance between Malmö and the host city. Use the European Commission's distance calculator to work out the distance you need to travel. The travel grant will be higher if you travel in a sustainable way.

You will also automatically receive two travel days and for these you receive the daily grant sum.

Green travel

If more than half of the distance of your round-trip travel from Malmö to your destination (host city) is done in a sustainable way, then the travel grant will be higher. If needed, you may also apply for up to four extra 'green' travel days and for these you receive the daily grant sum.

Green travel is defined as travel that uses low-emission means of transport for the main part of the journey, such as bus, train or carpooling. You cannot apply for green travel if you are travelling sustainably in one direction only, nor if you are travelling alone in an electric or hybrid car.

You have to apply for green travel before your departure, you may not apply retroactively.

The extra green travel days only apply if you need more than two travelling days. For example, if you are travelling sustainably, but the journey to the host city only takes one day in each direction, you do not need to apply for any green travel days.

Calculate travel grant

from 10km to 99km: 56 EUR for green travel (28 EUR for non-green travel)
from 100km to 499km: 285 (211)
from 500km to 1999km: 417 (309)
from 2,000km to 2,999km: 535 (395)
from 3,000km to 3,999km: 785 (580)
from 4,000km to 7,999km: 1,188 (1188)
8,000 km or more: 1,735 (1,735)

The distances above represent one-way travel between Malmö and the destination (host city). The amount indicated corresponds to the full travel grant (EUR). Use the European Commission's distance calculator to calculate the distance between cities.

Distance calculator

Inclusion, possibility of an extra grant

students with a permanent or a long-term disability, including a disability caused by physical or mental illness, may apply for a special supplement
students who have minor children, regardless of whether the child accompanies or not, may apply for a special supplement, a top-up

If, for example, you have a NAIS decision, then you may apply for the top-up.

If the stay abroad would involve extra costs that exceed the above mentioned top-up, it is possible to apply for inclusion support from the Swedish Council for Higher Education for actual costs. The inclusion support for actual costs then becomes a complement to the top-up. Please contact us when you have decided to go forward with you travel to get more information and assistance.

You can receive a grant several times

It is possible to apply for an Erasmus+ grant for an internship and/or exchange studies on several occasions. The limit is for a total of 12 months in each education cycle (bachelor’s level, master’s level or PhD).

The 'Student OUT' insurance

The insurance is valid while you are in the host country. Make sure to read the terms and conditions before you go abroad.

The insurance does not cover any travels outside the host country. The exemptions are study trips with a supervisor where Kammarkollegiet has been notified in advance.
The Student OUT insurance does not apply in countries where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against all travel. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against all travel to a specific area in a country, the insurance does not apply in that part of the country. The advice against travels should be in place at the time of your departure for the insurance not to be valid.
If you started your travels before the advice against travels, you are covered by the insurance for a maximum of 30 days from when the advice applies. During this time, you are expected to travel back to Sweden. If your domicile is in a country other than Sweden, the insurance can reimburse travel there. More information about the Ministry for Foreign Affairs advice against travels can be found on the Governmental offices website (in Swedish).

If something happens during the time you are away, you report this by making a claim. Information about the claim form can be found on the Kammarkollegiet's website.

Information about the terms and conditions of the Student OUT policy