Erasmus + Social Inclusion

Social Top up

• The Social Top up is intended to support participants with an impairment (from at least GdB 20) or chronic illness, who have verifiable additional costs abroad as a result.
• After a successful application, Erasmus+ participants are asked to provide proof (e.g. certificate or copy of the GdB) when requested (sample).
• Cannot be combined with other Social Top ups for participants with children, first-time graduates or working students.
• Please also take advantage of our advisory service at an early stage.

Application for funding (individual application)

• Participants with a disability can submit an individual application..
• Preparatory travel (incl. accompanying person) and additional costs incurred abroad during the mobility are eligible for funding up to €15,000/semester and €30,000/year respectively.
• What is part of the foreign-related additional costs in the event of impairment?
1. Travel costs: car costs, taxi costs, flight costs, train costs
2. Accommodation: Rent
3. Assistance: travel expenses, hourly wage, accommodation
4. Medical advice
5. Didactic material
• Please take advantage of our advisory service. We will support you in the application process. The application for costs must be submitted by us to the National Agency (NA DAAD) 2 months before the start of the mobility.

Social Top up

• The Top up is intended to support participants who are planning an Erasmus+ KA 131 funded stay abroad with child(ren).
• An application is also possible if the partner is travelling with the child.
• The Social Top up can only be applied for once per child (no double funding).
• Parents who are planning to study abroad with at least two children can both apply for Social Top up.
• After a successful application, Erasmus+ participants will be asked to submit evidence (e.g. birth certificate(s), travel receipts) on a random basis.
• Cannot be combined with other Social Top ups for participants with disabilities, first-time graduates or working students.
• Please take advantage of our advisory service.

Application for funding (individual application)

• Participants planning an Erasmus+ KA 131 funded stay abroad with child(ren) can alternatively submit an individual application.
• Preparatory travel (incl. accompanying person) and additional costs incurred abroad during the mobility are eligible for funding up to EUR 15,000 per semester and EUR 30,000 per year.
• What are additional costs incurred abroad?
  1. Travel costs: car costs, taxi costs, flight costs, train costs
  2. Accommodation: rental costs
  3. Childcare costs
• The real application must be submitted by us to the National Agency (NA DAAD) 2 months before the start of the mobility.
• Please make use of our advisory service at an early stage. We will support you in the application process.

• The Social Top up is intended to support participants who come from a non-academic household.
• Neither of the parents has an academic degree (e.g. university/technical college degree). Degrees obtained abroad by parents/relatives are considered academic degrees, even if they are not recognised in Germany.
• After successful application, Erasmus+ participants are randomly asked to submit a declaration on their parents' honour.
• Cannot be combined with other Social Top ups for participants with disabilities, participants with child/ren or working students.

• Students who are gainfully employed and who have been working for at least 6 months in a job that is subject to social insurance contributions in relation to the mobility are eligible to apply.
• The employment may be terminated a maximum of three months before the start of the mobility. Example: The academic mobility starts on 15 October, the employment may end on 15 August at the earliest.
• The students have earned a monthly average of at least 450 EUR and at most 850 EUR (net earnings). Please note: No remunerated work may be carried out during the Erasmus+ funded period abroad, including online from the host country.
• Students doing a remunerated traineeship with Erasmus+ (cf. additional earnings limit) are not eligible to apply. After a successful application, participants will be asked to submit evidence (e.g. salary slips) on a random basis.
• Cannot be combined with other Social Top ups for participants with disabilities, participants with children or first-time graduates.

Top-up

Application for funding (individual application)

• Teilnehmende mit einer Beeinträchtigung ab GdB 20 oder einer chronischen Erkrankung können einen Individualantrag stellen.
• Preparatory travel (incl. accompanying person) and additional costs incurred abroad during the mobility are eligible for funding up to €15,000/semester and €30,000/year respectively.
• What is part of the foreign-related additional costs in the event of impairment?
1. Travel costs: car costs, taxi costs, flight costs, train costs
2. Accommodation: Rent
3. Assistance: travel expenses, hourly wage, accommodation
4. Medical advice
5. Didactic material
• Please take advantage of our advisory service: Karen.Denecke@zvw.uni-goettingen.de. We will support you in the application process. The application for costs must be submitted by us to the National Agency (NA DAAD) 2 months before the start of the mobility.

Top-up

• Participants with children can apply for a one-time grant of up to € 250.00 per mobility for childcare costs abroad (proof required). The prerequisite is that a grant has not already been applied for and approved elsewhere within the university.
• Please use our counselling service: Karen.Denecke@zvw.uni-goettingen.de. We will support you in the application process.