International opportunities for students

What is Erasmus+ Study long-term mobility Programme?

The Erasmus+ Study long-term mobility Programme allows students of UniTrento to spend a physical or blended study period abroad for activities such as course attendance, thesis research/PhD, traineeship combined with study.

           

Beneficiaries

Students regularly enrolled in UniTrento undergraduate and master programmes, PhD as well as UniTrento students enrolled in single courses. If you are enrolled in single courses at the time of application for the traineeship, remember that you must be enrolled in a UniTrento master  programme at the start of the traineeship.
If you are entrolled in a joint programme, you can apply only if your career is managed by UniTrento (namely which is started at UniTrento).

Destinations

Higher Education Institutions in a Programme Countries: 
Member States of the European Union (EU)
Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden.
Non EU Programme Countries
Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey. 

Higher Education Institutions in a Country not associated to the Programme:
Switzerland, United Kingdom.


You are not allowed to choise the Country of residence or their diplomatic representations as destination.

Duration

The Erasmus+ Study Program duration is 2 to 12 months. Anyway, the duration of the mobility depends on the destination and it is determined by the Selection Call of UniTrento, as well as the mobility period. 
You can spend multiple physical periods of Erasmus+ mobility within each cycle of studies (undergraduate, master, doctorate) up to 12 months (24 months for five-year master's courses).

How to apply

If you want to participate in a mobility period under Erasmus+ Study long term mobility, you must submit your application for the annual mobility scholarship selection that is published on the Active Selection call page published generally during Autumn for mobility starting from following September.

Scholarships

Call a.y. 22/23 and a.y. 23/24

UniTrento offers scholarships differentiated by Country destination and family income.
Group 1 (high life cost): Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Lichtenstein, Norway.
Group 2 (medium life cost): Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain.
Group 3 (low life cost): Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Republic of North Macedonia, Turkey, Serbia.
Up to ay. 2023/2024 Switzerland self-finances incoming study periods. UniTrento cofunds Swiss grant (around € 350/mounth) up to amounts indicated below.

The scholarship is intended as a contribution to the expenses related to travel and stay abroad and will be paid only in case of physical mobility.
The grant is paid in two instalments at the beginning of mobility (70%) and at the end (the rest).

Group 1 and Switzerland

Grant for month ISEE range
€ 550 > € 30.001
€ 750 € 20.001- € 30.000
€ 950 < € 20.000

Group 2

Grant for month ISEE range
€ 500 > € 30.001
€ 700 € 20.001- € 30.000
€ 900 < € 20.000

Group 3

Grant for month ISEE range
€ 450 > 30.001
€ 650 20.001-30.000
€ 850 < 20.000
If you are a PhD student, you are not eligible for financial support based on economic conditions and the monthly amount of the scholarship corresponds to the first category (ISEE range > 30.001). 
If you don't have to provide the ISEE value at UniTrento, you are evened out as beneficiary with an ISEE value ≤ € 20,000.

For mobilities to Erasmus+ Programme Countries, an additional financial contribution - 250€/month (European funds) - is provided for students with particular needs or those who have access to fewer opportunities who declare to belong to one of the following categories:
•    Students (I and II cycle) with an ISEE value up to € 24.335,11 for a.y. 22/23 and up to € 26.306,25 for a.y. 23/24;
•    Students with medically certified physical, mental or other health conditions;
•    Students from a migrant background and refugees;
•    Students with minor children;
•    Student workers;
•    Students who are Professional Athletes; 
•    Students who are orphans of at least one parent;
•    Students who are children of victims of terrorism and organized crime
The additional financial contribution in case of fewer opportunities above mentioned cannot be combined with scholarship on the basis of family income: if you belong to more than one of the abovementioned categories, the University will provide the most advantageous contribution for you (e.g. if you are a student with a minor child and an ISEE value of ≤ € 20,000.99, you will receive € 400,00/month).

Information about Student worker
Student worker means someone:
  • who has a paid activity on behalf of private individuals, including cooperative societies, or public bodies;
  • who has an Italian co.co.co or co.co.pro labor contract;
  • who carries out a self-employment activity with a VAT tax number and is able to certify that he/she is carrying out this activity;
  • who carries out a business, agricultural or artisanal activity;
  • who is part of the civil service.
In order to receive the additional contribution for fewer opportunities, you must submit a declaration affidavit, in which must be indicated the duration of the job (cannot be less than 3 months, even non continuous, in the 12 months from before the end of the Erasmus+ call up to the mobility period). The declaration must also contain:
  • information about the employer (if you are an employee);
  • information about the legal entity in case of a co.co.co or co.co.pro labor contract;
  • the VAT number in case of self-employement and the activity carried out; the information about the registration at the Chamber of Commerce in case of business, agricultural or artisanal activity; 
  • the indication of an annual income higher than that indicated by the tax legislation in order not to be considered dependent on another subject person for IRPEF purposes, including the cases (duly documented) of work activity carrided out in family businesses.

 

If you opt for sustainable means of transport (train, bus, sharing car, bycicle) to reach the country of destination, you might receive a single contribution of € 50 and up to 4 days of travel will be recognized in addition to study grant.

Green Travel

You will receive the contribution if you travel with sustainable means of transportation (train, car sharing, bus, bike or other sustainable means of transportation): for at least 51% of the distance (round trip) from Trento/Rovereto (location of your Department/Center/Faculty) and the City of the Host University. If the starting/arrival place it is different, you have to explain the reason in the dedicated application in the 15 days before/after the date indicated in your certificate of attendance.

If your destination is UK, you will receive a semester grant with UniTrento funds.

Call a.y. 24/25
European contribution is composed by a grant differentiated by Country group and a top-up for students with access to fewer opportunities, first of all family income.
Group 1 (high life cost): Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden Switzerland, United Kingdom
Group 2 (medium life cost): Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain
Group 3 (low life cost): Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye
 
The grant is paid in two instalments at the beginning of mobility (70%) and at the end (the rest).
 
Group 1
Grant for month ISEE range
€ 350 ISEE > 25.000
€ 600 ISEE ≤ 25.000
Group 2
Grant for month ISEE range
€ 300 ISEE > 25.000
€ 550 ISEE ≤ 25.000
Group 3
Grant for month ISEE range
€ 250 ISEE > 25.000
€ 500 ISEE ≤ 25.000
 
If you are a PhD student, you are not eligible for financial support based on family income.
If you don't have to provide with the ISEE value at UniTrento, you are evened out as beneficiary with an ISEE value ≤ € 25,000.
 
The additional financial contribution for fewer opportunities is provided also to students who declare to belong to one of the following categories:
• Students with medically certified physical, mental or other health conditions;
• Students from a migrant background and refugees;
• Students with minor children;
• Student workers;
• Students who are Professional Athletes;
• Students who are orphans of at least one parent;
• Students who are children of victims of terrorism and organized crime
 
The additional financial contribution in case of fewer opportunities above mentioned cannot be combined: if you belong to more than one of the abovementioned categories, the University will provide contribution for one of these. Information about
Student worker
Student worker means someone:
• who has a paid activity on behalf of private individuals, including cooperative societies, or public bodies;
• who has an Italian co.co.co or co.co.pro labor contract;
• who carries out a self-employment activity with a VAT tax number and is able to certify that he/she is carrying out this activity;
• who carries out a business, agricultural or artisanal activity;
• who is part of the civil service.
In order to receive the additional contribution for fewer opportunities, you must submit a declaration affidavit, in which must be indicated the duration of the job (cannot be less than 3 months, even non continuous, in the 12 months from before the end of the Erasmus+ call up to the mobility period). The declaration must also contain:
• information about the employer (if you are an employee);
• information about the legal entity in case of a co.co.co or co.co.pro labor contract;
• the VAT number in case of self-employement and the activity carried out; the information about the registration at the Chamber of Commerce in case of business, agricultural or artisanal activity;
• the indication of an annual income higher than that indicated by the tax legislation in order not to be considered dependent on another subject person for IRPEF purposes, including the cases (duly documented) of work activity carrided out in family businesses.