Erasmus Outgoing

Starting in 1987, ERASMUS is the mobility program of the European Union (EU). The aim of this program is to enhance both the collaboration between universities within the EU and other European countries (EU accession countries, Switzerland, Norway, Turkey), and the mobility of students and lecturers.

In 2021, “Erasmus Plus” entered a new program period (2021-2027) with focus on social inclusion, green and digital inclusion and promoting young people's participation in democratic life.

Advantages of the ERASMUS program

• Tuition fee waiver at host university
• Transfer of credit points for study accomplishments
• Support and guidance at the host university
• Financial support for studying abroad

Applicants are required to be students at Heidelberg University. Please send the following documents in English (Computer Science) or German (Mathematics) in the following order as one pdf file to the email address mentioned below (depending on your degree).

• Data sheet (see below)
• short letter of motivation
• Transcript of Records and proofs of obtained university degrees
• CV (including your nationality)
• proof of your language knowledge.

After the application deadline, we review all applications and select candidates for our places in mathematics and computer science. We will inform you about this. This step is completed by the end of February. If you agree, we nominate you to the host university, which ultimately decides on your acceptance. This decision can take until June.

For Students from Our Faculty

Erasmus places are subject-specific, meaning that if your application is successful in the first round for Mathematics/Computer Science, you will receive the desired Erasmus place (under reserve firstly). If you like to apply to a university that is not one of our partner universities, you can do so by applying to the departmental coordinator of the subject offering the Erasmus place. Your application will only be considered in the second round ("remaining places").

For applications for remaining places from other faculties, please inform us via email about your plans by January 19th, 2025 and justify your university choice. (You can use the sent motivation letter for this purpose). You usually need our approval for your application to be taken in account.

For Students Outside Our Department

You may not have received an Erasmus scholarship via your department. We are happy to support students outside our department to use our slots which we did not use for our students. We assume that you have already applied in your field and that your Erasmus coordinator supports you in your plan to approach us (email is sufficient). We would like to emphasize that the host university decides if you are accepted into their program. Please make also sure that they allow you to pursue courses in your field and not only in mathematics or computer science.

Please submit your application until 19 January. Please get in touch with us earlier than this deadline.