The Erasmus+ university program abroad

The following European countries participate in Erasmus+:
The 28 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey as well as North Macedonia and Serbia.

Any higher education institution wishing to participate in and/or apply for the EU Education, Training, Youth and Sport Program 2021-2027 (hereinafter referred to as "the Program") must have a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE). The ECHE was awarded by the European Commission. It proves that a university meets all the requirements for successful participation in the Erasmus+ program.

Fachhochschule Dortmund participates in the Erasmus+ program with the University Charter number 28737 and the code D DORTMUN02.

Students, lecturers or staff must be nationals of one of the Erasmus+ participating countries in order to participate in the program. Students from non-EU countries can participate in the Erasmus+ program as long as they are regularly enrolled at a German university and complete their entire studies there. Teaching staff and other employees must be working at a German university in order to participate in the program. The maximum funding period per study cycle (BA/MA) is twelve months, which can be combined with internships of at least two months and/or study visits of at least three months.

The funding details of the individual mobility measures can be found on the relevant websites.

The information on the duration refers to the mobility period. The period funded by a grant (grant period) may be shorter. Students who have already received funding in previous programs (ERASMUS/LEONARDO) can also participate in Erasmus+ again and more than once. Previous stays will be credited according to their duration and study cycle.

ERASMUS scholarships are tax-free as mobility scholarships from public funds of the European Commission in the Federal Republic of Germany in accordance with §3 No.44a EStG. In addition, scholarships from the EU's Erasmus+ program do not reduce the education allowances under § 33a para. 2 EStG (judgement of 17.10.2001 [III R 3/01], Federal Fiscal Court in Munich). In principle, however, an Erasmus+ scholarship must be reported to the tax office responsible for you, to your child benefit fund and to your health insurance fund.

Fachhochschule Dortmund transmits the following data to the tax authorities annually (if required by the notification regulation): First and last name, address, tax number and date of birth of the payee, type of entitlement, amount and date of payment; for recurring payments, additionally their first payment, the payment method and expected duration of the payments.</p
<p><strong>The scholarship recipient must independently fulfill tax recording and declaration obligations</strong> with regard to income from ERASMUS to the tax authorities (§ 12 MV).

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