• Students must find an internship placement themselves; the International Office is only responsible for managing Erasmus+ funding.
• Duration: 5–30 days or 2 to 12 months. Unfortunately, funding is not available for a period between 30 days and 2 months. Therefore, internships lasting, for example, 6 weeks cannot be funded.
• Funding is generally only available for internships in Erasmus+ program countries (EU member states as well as Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey). In exceptional cases, funding may also be available for non-program countries (e.g., Switzerland). We can only give information on whether there is budget available for a mobility in a non-program country once you have a secured spot for an internship in one of these countries.
• Any company, training or research institution, or other organization within the Erasmus+ program countries can serve as a host institution, except for EU institutions and similar organizations (see "exclusion criteria").
• Your head of study program must confirm that the internship is a meaningful addition to your studies.
• The internship must be a full-time position.

Erasmus+ funding is not possible in the following cases:

• If your residence is already in the host country (e.g., commuters).
• If the internship is with an EU institution or other EU bodies, including specialized agencies, organisations managing EU programs, EU parliament members, or private individuals.
• If you have already received more than 12 months of Erasmus+ funding within your current study cycle.
• If the internship is only a part-time position.

There are three different types of internships. For each type, you must obtain confirmation from your degree program director that the internship is a useful addition to your studies!

• Mandatory Internship:
  If your curriculum includes an internship, it is considered a mandatory internship under the Erasmus+ program. For a mandatory internship, you must have at least 3 ECTS credits per month of stay accredited at FHWN for the internship.

• Voluntary Internship:
  If you do not have an internship in your curriculum, you can do a so-called voluntary internship. It is usually completed during non-teaching periods.

• Graduate Internship:
  You can get funding for an internship that you start after your graduation and end within 12 months after graduation. The application for funding of a graduate internship must be submitted while you are still a student, at least 2 months before your final exam!

The prerequisite for applying for Erasmus+ funding for an internship abroad is that you have already received a confirmed internship placement. Students have to organise an internship placement themselves, the International Office is only responsible for the Erasmus+ funding.

Please send an informal email at least two months before the start of your internship (or in the case of a graduate internship, at least two months before graduation!) to magdalena.pauer@fhwn.ac.at (or for students from Wieselburg to andrea.fuchs-poeachacker@fhwn.ac.at) with the following details:

• Name
• Degree Program
• Internship company
• Start and end date of the internship
• Type of internship (mandatory, voluntary, or graduate internship)

You can only apply for Erasmus+ funding once you have secured a confirmed internship placement! However, you are welcome to schedule an information meeting at the International Office in advance.

• Mandatory and voluntary internships:
  The Erasmus+ funding application must be submitted to the International Office at least 2 months before the start of the internship.
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• Graduate Internship:
  The Erasmus+ funding application must be submitted to the International Office at least 2 months before graduation (not before the start of the internship!).

Do you have special inclusion needs, such as due to a chronic illness, a disability, or are you planning to travel with your child? Erasmus+ offers special support options in such cases. The International Office is happy to advise you and will, of course, handle your request with full confidentiality!