Traineeship grant

When doing a traineeship abroad and getting your traineeship credits accepted to your degree, you are eligible for a traineeship grant. The amount of the grant depends on the chosen exchange programme and on the length of the traineeship. You may get a grant for a Traineeship that lasts 2-6 months. You can apply for our exchange grants through the SoleGRANT system, which is accessed by first logging in to the SoleMOVE system.

You will get the grant in two parts: the first payment is 80 % of the total grant amount and it is paid before the exchange. The second one is 20 % of the total amount and it is paid after the traineeship. To get the second payment you are required to complete the reporting.

External grants

You are recommended to request external grants from foundations, organizations, funds, societies, etc. You may request for example grants of the Finnish National Acency for Education, country-specific grants, or grants given by organizations such as the Finnish Japanese Society. There are plenty of tips and links available on the Internet. You should also be active and apply in good time because each organization has its own application period.

Apply for a grant using SoleGRANT that is part of the SoleMOVE system. To draw up your application, sign in to the SoleMOVE system, through which you can access the SoleGRANT application. Remember to confirm your exchange first in the SoleMOVE.

The basic data of your application are automatically transferred from the SoleMOVE exchange application to the SoleGRANT exchange application. Add the required information and appendices to the SoleGRANT application, and then send it for processing. We pay the grants on 15th and last day of each month.

Erasmus+ grants are determined according to the duration of the exchange and the cost of living in the target country. One calendar month makes you eligible for one full monthly payment. For example the period 15 Sep – 14 Oct makes a full calendar month. The days exceeding a full month make you eligible for a daily allowance according to the category (below).

Erasmus+ G1 Placement
Grant: 690 euros/month, daily grant 23€ 
Target countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden

Erasmus+ G2 Placement
Grant: 640 euros/month, daily grant 21,30 €
Target countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey & North Macedonia 

Erasmus+ travel grant

Green Travel

You can apply for additional Green Travel support if you travel using an environmentally friendly means of transport (bus, train, carpool or bicycle). At least half of the journeys must be made using the aforementioned green means of transport. You can find more information in the Green Travel declaration form (link to the form).

Those going for Erasmus+ exchange have opportunity to apply for additional support, if the conditions for receiving the support are met.

The following are eligible for Fewer opportunities -top up:

students with underaged child/children,
students who are family carers,
students with disabilities,
students having severe and/or chronic health problems,
students with migrant background.

Fewer opportunities support is €250/month. For short-term mobility, the support is €100 when the exchange lasts 2 to 14 days and €150 when the exchange lasts 15 to 30 days. You can find more information about the support and the grant criteria in the Fewer Opportunities form (link to the form)

Accessibility and inclusion support enable exchange when a special need causes extra costs for the exchange period, for which it is not possible to get support from elsewhere. A special need can be caused by a disability, a mental or physical illness or a learning disability. You can get more information about the grant and how to apply for it from the Internationalization services and the website of the Finnish Board of Education (link to the page).

Other Programmes

FREEMOVER

Europe and Israel

Duration of the exchange 3–6 months, grant €300.
Duration of the exchange 7–12 months, grant €400.

Other destinations

Duration of the exchange 3–6 months, grant €400.
Duration of the exchange 7–12 months, grant €500.