You would like to study abroad in the academic year 2024/2025 (winter semester 25/26 & summer semester 26) but have missed the application deadline? Then apply for one of the places still available (overview: PDF list).

Application procedure for still available places::

1. Remaining places are allocated on a "first come, first served" basis.
2. Please read carefully in advance on our intranet page which documents you need to submit via Mobility Online. Incomplete applications (missing or incorrect documents in Mobility Online) will not be considered for selection. Our  "Mobility Online User Guide" (see below) will guide you step by step through the process of our software.
3. Please submit you complete application documents in PDF format via our mobility software Mobility Online by the respective deadline stated in the remaining places list: Mobility Online - Application process
4. Once you have submitted all your documents, please send us a short email to International-Office@spam protectuni-wh.de indicating your preferred place (partner university/study programme in WS25/26 or SS26).
5. Applications sent by email only will not be accepted.

Please submit your complete application documents in PDF format via our mobility software Mobility Online by the respective deadline stated in the remaining places list: Mobility Online - Application process

• Application Documents

• Letter of motivation in German or English(for the university of your first choice; approx. 1 page)
• Curriculum vitae
• current Certificate of enrolment
• Transcript of Records: This document must be issued by your department. Please contact the respective examination office. We do not accept ToR documents that you can download yourself from UWE.
• Language certificate: you must not be more than one level below the language level required by the partner university at the time of your application. The language requirements of the partner universities are listed in the following document: "Language Requirements of Partner Universities". If you would like to apply for several partner universities that require knowledge of different languages, please submit proof for each of the languages. Please note that this proof must be submitted for the UW/H internal application procedure. The partner universities have their own requirements and may only accept official language certificates.
  Accepted proof (for the UW/H internal application procedure):
  - official language certificate (English: e. g. TOEFL; French: e. g. DELF DALF; Spanish: e. g. DELE; Italian: e. g. CELI)
  - confirmation of participation in language course
  - proof of stay abroad for several months
  - successful completion of foreign language university modules
  - school leaving certificate mentioning the attained language level
• if available: Proof of volunteer work during your studies
• if applicable: Erasmus+ Fewer Opportunities - Declaration on Honour (information + template in the download area)

You can access the list of the remaining spots for the academic year 2025/2026 by clicking on the link. The list will be updated on a weekly basis.

In case you need any help and instructions for our mobility online software, you can access our Mobility Online User Guide, here.

In this section you will find important documents that you should have read before your stay at the partner university.

In the ‘Outgoing Guide to Studying Abroad’ you will find a comprehensive FAQ on the topic of studying abroad. The ‘Flowchart Study Abroad’ gives you a rough overview of the individual phases and steps involved in your stay abroad. The document ‘Language requirements of partner universities’ gives you an overview of language requirements and any necessary language certificates for your studies abroad. If you receive Bafög or another scholarship, you should read the document on ‘Scholarship combinability and tax aspects’. We would also like to draw your attention to the ‘Erasmus+ Charter’ and ask you to read it.

Documents for download:

•     Outgoing Guide for Studying abroad
•     Flowchart Study abroad
•     Language requirements of the partner universities
•     Scholarship compatibility and tax aspects
•     Erasmus+ Charta for Students

In this section you will find documents that you must upload and edit in Mobility Online before starting your mobility. You must complete and sign the insurance declaration before the start of your mobility and upload it to Mobility Online. You can use the OLS for language learning support; instructions can be found below. Please use Mobility Online to create the OLA (Online Learning Agreement). Below you will find general instructions as well as an OLA example for WiGe students, which you can adapt for psychology, dentistry, human medicine or nursing science.

All documents must be available in Mobility Online before the start of your stay. The OLA must be signed by you, your department and the partner university.

Documents for download:

• Erasmus+ insurance declaration
• OLS Language Support Guide
• Instructions for creating an OLA (OLA Guide)
• Guideslines for creating the OLA (example: WiGe)

In this section you will find important documents for the start of your stay. After arriving at the partner university, please have the International Office there sign your ‘Confirmation of Arrival’ immediately and upload it to Mobility Online. You should also submit the same document at the end of your stay. Please keep your Confirmation of Arrival in a safe place.

If you want to make changes to your OLA, please let us know by email and only make the changes online in Mobility Online in the ‘During the Mobility’ section.

Documents for download:

• Confirmation of Arrival
• Instructions for creating an OLA (OLA Guide)
• Guideslines for creating the OLA (example: WiGe

In this section you will find some documents that you need to complete at/after the end of your stay and upload to Mobility Online. Have the International Office of the partner university confirm the end date of your stay in the ‘Confirmation of Stay’. The end of your stay is usually your last physical attendance event, e.g. last day of lectures or last exam written on site.

In addition to the ‘Confirmation of Stay’, please complete the ‘Experience Report’ and the ‘Travel Behaviour Document’ and upload them to Mobility Online.

Documents for download:

•     Confirmation of Stay
•     Experience report on studying abroad
•     Travel behaviour for the Sustainability Networking Office

Furthermore, please upload to Mobility Online:

•     Proof of participation in the Erasmus survey (you will receive the survey by email)
•     Official transcript of records from the partner university
•     current certificate of enrolment

You should contact the respective department to have your credits recognised. Please prepare the following documents for the crediting and recognition of your achievements abroad and send them together in an email to your examinations office or your contact person in the department. If you do not know the contact details, you can find them in the ‘After the Mobility’ step in Mobility Online. Students of dentistry and nursing science

The following documents must be submitted to the department:

•     OLA Before the Mobility & OLA During the Mobility (if changes applied)
•     Original transcript of records from the partner university
•     recognition document (please select the correct document for your degree programme)
•     Dentistry and Nursing Science students should submit their OLA and ToR directly to the department and their contact person responsible for them

Documents for download:

•     document for the recognition of credits WiGe
•     document for the recognition of credits in Medicine
•     document for the recognition of credits in Psychology

Students who spend a semester abroad at one of our Erasmus+ partner universities receive a mobility grant. The amount of funding varies depending on the country group and project (see below). 

In order to receive Erasmus+ funding, the stay abroad must last at least 2 months. The maximum funding period per study cycle is 12 months for Bachelor's and Master's programmes and 24 months for state examination programmes. Erasmus+ stays already completed in the same study cycle will be counted towards your funding quota.

Please note the information on the combinability of scholarships and tax aspects (in the download area).

Disclaimer: This project is funded with support from the European Commission. The author is solely responsible for the content of this publication; the Commission is not liable for any further use of the information contained therein.

Erasmus Code: D WITTEN02

Universities that have been awarded the ECHE commit themselves in their European Policy Statement (EPS), i.e. their Erasmus statement on higher education policy, to the core themes of European higher education and the priorities of the new Erasmus programme generation. The EPS describes both the general strategy of the university and the concrete implementation of the essential principles of the programme.

→ You can find the complete Erasmus Policy Statement (EPS 2021 - 2027) here.

Erasmus funding rates vary depending on the project you are receiving funding from. Below you will find the funding rates for stays in the academic year 2025/2026 (WS 25/26 & SS 26)

If you are spending the winter semester 2025/2026 or the summer semester 2026 abroad, the funding rates from the 2024 project apply to you:

• Group 1 (600 euros per month): Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden
• Group 2 (540 euros per month): Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary

Erasmus funding rates vary depending on the project you are receiving funding from. Below you will find the funding rates for stays in the academic year 2026/2027 (WS 26/27 & SS 27)

If you are spending the winter semester 2026/2027 or the summer semester 2027 abroad, the funding rates from the 2025 project apply to you:

• Group 1 (600 euros per month): Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden
• Group 2 (540 euros per month): Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary

What are top-ups?

If you meet the criteria for ‘lower chances’, you can apply for additional funding (‘top-ups’) for your stay abroad. Further information and documents for the application can be found below.

Participants with fewer opportunities can apply for a monthly top-up payment or, if applicable, reimbursement of actual costs. For detailed information, please refer to the information document (also below).

The modalities vary depending on the project.

Project 2024 (stays abroad in the 2025/2026 winter semester & 2026 summer semester)

Target groups:
- Participants with children
- Participants with a GdB of 20 or higher
- Participants with a chronic illness that leads to additional financial needs abroad
- Working students
- Participants from a non-academic family background

Top-up: €250/month

Actual costs: Coverage of up to €15,000/semester for par

Please read our information document carefully before applying.

If you wish to apply for the top-up, submit the signed Declaration on Honour ‘Erasmus+ Additional Funding’ to the International Office either with your application or at the latest before the start of your mobility period. It is not possible to apply retrospectively after the start of your mobility period.

Erasmus+ Project 2024  (WS 2025/2026 & SS 2026)

Starting with the Erasmus Project 2024, both ‘green’ and ‘non-green’ travel can be financially supported. 

Green travel: You can apply for additional funding for up to 6 days of green travel.

Non-green travel: You can apply for additional funding for up to 2 days of non-green travel.

For detailed information, please refer to the document ‘Additional funding for travel in the Erasmus+ programme (Project 2024)’.

Erasmus+ Project 2024

All the information you need to apply for Green Travel can be found in the information document. Please read this carefully before applying.

If you wish to apply for the top-up, please submit the signed Declaration on Honour ‘Travel Expense Support’ to the International Office before the start of your mobility period. It is not possible to apply retrospectively after the start of your mobility period.