Erasmus+ traineeship

Find a traineeship position

Requirements:

• You must be a full degree student at UiO when you apply.
• The traineeship must be approved as part of your degree, unless you are doing a traineeship after completing the degree.*
• The traineeship must be approved and registered at least two months before the traineeship starts.
• You must have completed at least 60 ECTS credits before the traineeship starts.
• The traineeship period must be a minimum of two months (60 days). 
• A traineeship Learning Agreement must be completed and signed by all parties.

*A traineeship after the degree must be agreed during the last semester of the degree, and completed the semester following your graduation. 

Students can receive Erasmus+ support for up to 12 months per study cycle (BA/MA/PhD). If you have completed a full year of exchange studies and/or traineeship in the same study cycle, you cannot apply for another Erasmus+ exchange. This is also the case if the previous exchange was from another institution than UiO. 

Language assessment

You will be invited to complete a free online language assessment before the exchange period, through the system EU Academy. The test will determine your proficiency level in the language you will use during your traineeship, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFR). You can take a new test after the exchange period, allowing you to measure the progress made during your stay abroad.

Sign the Grant Agreement

Before you can receive the grant, you have to sign and submit an Erasmus+ Grant Agreement.

The UiO Erasmus+ team will email you the grant agreement once we have been notified that your traineeship has been approved. 

Learning Agreement for Traineeships

You must contact your local study programme coordinator to prepare a Learning Agreement that describes the content and expected outcome of your traineeship. The Learning Agreement must be signed by you, the relevant coordinator at UiO, and your host institution. 

Equal opportunities - additional support

Erasmus+ aims to offer equal opportunities for all. This means that some students may receive additional funding of 250 EUR per month to facilitate their exchange. The eligible categories are:

To protect your personal data we ask that you do not send us sensitive information by email.

Grant payment

The Erasmus grant is meant to cover some of the extra costs related to living abroad, but is not meant to finance the semester in full. The grant amount is based on your destination and the duration of your stay. 

How much can I receive?

For the academic year 2024-2025:

• € 680 per month for traineeships in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Sweden 
• € 620 per month for all other programme countries

Your grant is based on the duration of your stay:

• Start date: the first day you are required to be present at the host organisation.
• End date: the last day you are required to be present at the host organisation.

The host organisation must confirm the start and end dates. If you travel to the host country earlier than required, for example for a language course, you will not receive grant support for this period. This also applies if you decide to stay in the host country after the confirmed end date. 

For the academic year 2024/2025, a travel grant is allocated to all students based on travel distance and mode of transportation. See examples below.

In addition to the travel grant, you get two additional days of funding for non-green travel, and four additional days for green travel. 

How and when will I receive the grant? 

As a rule, the grant is paid in two installments:

• 70% is paid after submission of the Confirmation of Erasmus+ Exchange Period.
• 30% is paid after your exchange is completed and the final report is submitted.

Note that the grant is paid through UiO's salary system. The amount will be marked as salary, and UiO will automatically collect your electronic tax card. UiO will transfer the grant in NOK to your Norwegian bank account.  You are responsible for covering transaction costs, for example if you use a foreign bank account.

UiO receives EU funding per academic year. If you plan to do a traineeship for a full calendar year, from spring semester to autumn semester, you will receive support for one semester at a time. 

What if I cancel the traineeship?

If you decide to withdraw from the exchange semester before two months have passed, you will have to pay back the grant in full. If you withdraw after two months, you keep an amount equal to the period you completed. It is important that you notify the Erasmus team and your UiO faculty or department.

If you have to cancel the traineeship due to illness, you can apply to keep all or parts of the grant. You must document the illness with a note from your GP.  

Contact utveksling@uio.no if this is the case, but do not send sensitive information. 

The host organisation must sign a confirmation as soon as possible after your arrival in order to confirm the duration of the traineeship.

• For traineeships: Confirmation of Erasmus+ Exchange Period (pdf)

Send the signed form to utveksling@uio.no.

Submit a report

You are required to submit a report upon your return. You will receive an email from EU Survey after the confirmed end date of your traineeship.