Erasmus+ Traineeship after Graduation

Candidate profile

Recent graduates from all study fields may apply for this scholarship, provided that they have completed a graduate, bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree. Recent graduates of a postgraduate program are therefore not eligible.

Candidates must be registered before their graduation date. The traineeship must be completed within one year (12 months) of graduation. The start date must take place within that year.

The following higher education institutions are part of the ‘Flanders Traineeship Platform’ consortium:

Artesis Plantijn University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts, HOGENT University of Applied Sciences, PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, VIVES University of Applied Sciences, Howest University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts, LUCA School of Arts, Odisee University of Applied Sciences, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, University of Antwerp, KU Leuven, Ghent University, Hasselt University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, The Antwerp Maritime Academey (since 1 Sept. 2021), UCLL University of Applied Sciences (since 1 Sept. 2021)

Important: Your higher education institution’s internal process must also be taken into account, so please contact the international office at your higher education institution as well.

Destination

The candidate trainee is responsible for finding a suitable traineeship. The host organization may be located in the following countries::

• 27 EU Member States and their Overseas Territories
• the European Free Trade Association (EFTA): Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
• Candidate Countries: North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey
• Third countries not associated to the Programme: no more budget for traineeships starting before June 1, 2025. Budget will be available again starting June 1, 2025.

Click here for an overview of all eligible countries.

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The following platforms can be used to help the candidate trainee in their search:

• Erasmus Intern
• Solid Intern (LEO-NET)
• Jobteaser
• AIESEC

These websites are for informational purposes only. Traineeships not listed on these platforms may also be eligible.

All public and private organisations that are active on the labour market or in the domain of diplomacy, education, training and youth work are eligible. EU institutions and organisations that administer European programmes, including Erasmus+ National Agencies, are not eligible.

Scholarship amount

The grant amount varies depending on the destination country. All host countries are divided into four groups with two scholarship categories each. Category 1 is reserved for candidates from the underrepresented groups. In all other cases, the grant amount for category 2 is used.

The abovementioned amounts apply to projects call 2024 and 2025 and are awarded per full traineeship month. Incomplete months are calculated pro rata.

TRAVEL SUPPORT

A one-time travel allowance will be granted on top of the grant amount. This travel allowance is calculated using seven different distance bands based on the distance from the sending institution. If the trainee travels to the host country with low-emissions means of transport, the travel allowance for green travel (GT) will be counted instead of the standard travel allowance.

1. 10-99 km: € 28,00 or €56,00 (GT)
2. 100-499 km: €211,00 or €285,00 (GT)
3. 500-1999 km: €309,00 or €417,00 (GT)
4. 2000-2999 km: €395,00 or €535,00 (GT)
5. 3000-3999 km: €580,00 or €785,00 (GT)
6. 4000-7999 km: €1.188,00
7. 8000 km or more: €1.735,00

Below 500 KM, participants will, as a general rule, travel with low-emissions means of transport.

Duration

• The duration of the traineeship is minimum 2 and maximum 12 months.
• There is a maximum of 6 months of grant awarded per person per study cycle.
  
• The traineeship can only last until no later than 12 months from the date of graduation (= announcement of final results).
• Important: Per study cycle (graduate/bachelor/master/PhD) a maximum of 12 months of Erasmus+ study or internship exchange can take place. Have you already been on Erasmus mobility during your studies? Then you can calculate the number of months you can still go on Erasmus mobility by subtracting the number of Erasmus+ mobility months already taken during your last study cycle in which you graduate from the maximum of 12 months. Please note, if you received a scholarship for an Erasmus Mundus course, these months also count towards the 12-month maximum..

Application and selection procedure

STEP 1:
To participate in the Erasmus+ programme, students must register before graduation*, i.e. before the date that your scores are officially announced. Registration is not possible after graduation.

The specific traineeship proposal may be completed after graduation. Registration is not a binding commitment and can be cancelled afterwards. So, if you are interested in the program, be sure to register even if you do not yet have a traineeship company. That way, you still have the possibility of receiving a grant.

STEP 2:
Students must search for an traineeship in an organisation themselves. When a placement has been found, the grant candidate completes the necessary details in Placement-Online. A fully signed learning agreement is uploaded in the online file.

STEP 3:
NEW: From 1 June 2024, it will be possible to receive conditional approval. The budget for your traineeship grant will then be conditionally reserved. The conditional approval is done through the first-come, first-served principle, until exhaustion of the maximum budget that can be allocated for the conditional approval.

For the first-come, first-served principle, the upload date of a fully signed learning agreement is taken into account. For conditional approval, the anticipated graduation date mentioned in the master data of the file on Placement-Online is used.

STEP 4:
1 - After conditional approval, the grant is officially awarded when the student graduates and the following conditions are met:

• The student has graduated and has uploaded a diploma or provisional certificate stating the graduation date.
• The start date of the traineeship, mentioned on the initially submitted Learning Agreement, comes after the official graduation date.
• The end date of the traineeship, mentioned on the initially submitted Learning Agreement, falls within the year after graduation.

The reserved grant budget will be released again if:

• the start date of the traineeship mentioned on the initially submitted Learning Agreement has passed and no diploma has been uploaded;
• the initially submitted Learning Agreement has to be adapted in order to qualify for the Erasmus+ grant (e.g. graduation date later than expected which makes it necessary to adapt the starting date of the traineeship).

2 - If no conditional approval was given prior to graduation, the official award of the grant is made through the first-come, first-served principle, based on the upload date of a complete file (fully signed learning agreement and diploma/ certificate). The grant is awarded only when:

• The candidate is registered before the deadline of graduation
• The learning agreement is signed by the trainee, the traineeship supervisor and the higher education institution from which the trainee is graduated before the start of the traineeship
• The traineeship is completed within 12 months after graduation of a graduate, bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree.

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