Erasmus+

Erasmus+ is EU’s biggest exchange program in Higher Education for studies and training in Europe.

As an Erasmus+ student you have the possibility to exchange to another European university as a part of your degree at your home university (for a period of 2-12 months).

• As Erasmus+ student you do not pay tuition fee
• You can exchange more than once – both on bachelor and master level
• You receive an Erasmus Grant

Erasmus+ Grant

The grant changes from year to year and depends on which country you go on exchange to. For 2022-23 the rates are:

• € 460 per month to Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Rep of Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Sweden.
• € 410 per month to other European countries in the Erasmus+ program.

Students eligible for additional grant:

If you are going on exchange and you have children younger than 18 years old you will receive € 250 extra per month.  Please inform us about this on erasmuspluss@uia.no. It is your responsibility to check if this is possible and practical.

You will need to sign a Declaration of Honor.

Students with disabilities and chronic diseases can also receive € 250 extra per month. Please contact erasmuspluss@uia.no for more info

Students with status as refugees can receive the same amount extra per month. You will need to sign a Declaration of Honor. Please contact erasmuspluss@uia.no for more info.

Special needs:

If you have expenses on your exchange caused by special needs or disabilities you can apply for extra funding to cover these expenses. 

Please contact erasmuspluss@uia.no for info.

Important to remember when you go on Erasmus+ exchange: 

When you receive an offer of an Erasmus+ exchange from us and also are accepted by our partner university you will receive a grant.

The grant is calculated from the day you start your studies at the partner university to the day you finish your studies same place.

The first 70% of your total grant will normally be transferred to your bank account in October/March while the last 30% are transferred after you have finished your exchange.

All students who receives and accepts an offer of Erasmus+ exchange will receive an email with info about what they need to do.

Following is a list of what you need to do to receive the grant:

Before your exchange:

1. OLS language test: Most students must do this test before the exchange. This is mandatory to receive the grant. You will automatically receive the test in English language, if you are going to study in another language please inform us by email.

2. Grant Agreement: You fill in page 1 and sign on page 4. After this we will fill in the rest, sign and return a copy to you. Send the full document to us.

3. Skjema for lønn –og godtgjørelse:  Here you fill in the contact info at the top of the form and sign where it says «Regningsutstederens underskrift».  Remember to fill in every post marked with x.

You can send both forms scanned on email to: erasmuspluss@uia.no

Deadline for these two documents is June 30/November 30. 

On your arrival at our partner university:                     

4. Confirmation of Erasmus status: This form will be filled in and signed at the university you exchange to at the start of your studies. 

Then you scan it and send it on email to: erasmuspluss@uia.no.

You will first receive 70% of the grant when everything above is done.

After finishing exchange: 

1. Finish an EU online report (you will receive this on email from EU after finished exchange semester). 

2. Hand in confirmed end date for your stay. Use the form Confirmation of Erasmus status and get it signed at the host university.

Learning Agreement (OLA): See email about this.

When all this is done you will receive the last 30% of your grant.                                            

Remember also to: 

Register and pay semester fee at University of Agder even if you are going on exchange (remember to withdraw from exams after registering).