Mobility

Erasmus+ is the EU programme that supports Higher Education and training in Europe. It provides opportunities to study, train and gain experience within Europe and beyond.

Do you want to follow a (blended) course at one of the tropEd partner institutions? Or would you like to follow a training at an EU higher education or research institution?

ITM has obtained funding to support 5 outgoing staff mobility initiatives in the academic years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (with deadline 31 July 2026), focusing on intra-EU mobility.

An Erasmus+ mobility grant is not intended to cover the full cost of the stay abroad. The mobility grant compensates for extra mobility expenses incurred such as insurance, visa costs, the higher costs of living in the host country and other additional expenses. The applicable amounts of the 2024 call are available in Annex 1.

Interested? Contact the ITM Education Office (Charlotte Morantin – cmorantin@itg.be) to discuss the existing possibilities.

Who can apply?

ITM staff members involved in education and research (including supporting staff). Priority goes to PhD and/or postdoctoral staff members.  

Type and duration of the staff mobility

• Outgoing staff mobility for a training period in a receiving organisation located in a:

  • member state of the European Union,

  • third country associated to the programme (North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey)

    Not eligible countries: Belgium, country of your citizenship and/or country of origin (international students and students with double nationality)

• Physical mobility: from 2 to 60 days, excluding travel time

• Note: participation in conferences is not eligible for funding as staff mobility for training.    

Receiving organisation

The receiving organisation must be:

• a higher education institution from an EU member state or third country associated to the programme awarded with an ECHE;

• any public or private organisation from EU member states and third countries associated to the programme, active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training, youth, research and innovation.

Evaluation criteria and procedure

All eligible and complete applications will be reviewed by the E+ mobility Selection Committee, which is composed by ITM members from the Education Office and departmental educational coordination units. The following evaluation criteria will be considered:

• The overall objectives of the training mobility

• The candidate’s training plan

• The candidate’s specific motivation in terms of the added academic, scientific and/or professional value and interest of the traineeship period abroad

• The added value of the training period abroad at individual level (staff member) and the strategic value for ITM

• The quality (e.g. accreditation) of the training and receiving organisation

Application process

• Submission E+ grant application: Send your completed application form, motivation letter and study plan by e-mail to erasmusplusmobility@itg.be.

• The application needs to be submitted at least two months prior to the planned date of departure.

• The grants are awarded to applications positively evaluated following the abovementioned criteria. This will be done on a first come, first serve basis, until the mobility budget runs out.

• Do you have questions or would you like more information? Contact erasmusplusmobility@itg.be.

Erasmus+ is the EU programme that supports Higher Education and training in Europe. It provides opportunities to study, train and gain experience within Europe and beyond.

Do you want to follow a (blended) course at one of the tropEd partner institutions? Or would you like to do a traineeship at one of ITM’s international partner institutions to strengthen your lab skills or to collect field data for your thesis?

ITM has obtained funding to support 10 outgoing student mobility initiatives in the academic years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (with deadline 31 July 2026), mainly focusing on intra-EU mobility:

• 8 grants for studies and traineeships in member states of the European Union (1) and in third countries associated to the programme (2)

• 2 grants  for studies and traineeships in third countries not associated to the programme (region 1 to 14) (3) - priority goes to self-funded MSc students of ITM.

An Erasmus+ mobility grant is not intended to cover the full cost of the stay abroad. The mobility grant compensates for extra mobility expenses incurred such as travel costs, insurance, visa costs, the higher costs of living in the host country and other additional expenses. The applicable amounts are available in Annex 2.

(1) Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden

(2) North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey

(3) Full country list available in Annex 2.1.

Interested? Contact your departmental educational coordinator or supervisor to discuss the possibilities.

Who can apply?

• MSc students from high-income countries (HIC) and low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)

• Doctoral students from HIC & LMIC (ITM-registered PhD students only - without the status of ITM staff member)

Type, venue and duration of the student mobility

• Outgoing mobility for studies (SMS) and traineeships (SMT) to:

  • member states of the European Union,

  • third countries associated to the programme (North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey)

  • third countries not associated to the programme (Annex 2.1) - priority goes to self-funded MSc students of ITM.

    Not eligible countries: Belgium, country of your citizenship and/or country of origin (international students and students with double nationality)

• Duration of the student mobility for studies and/or traineeships:

  • Study and Traineeship: from 2 to 12 months of physical mobility, excluding travel time, with deadline of 31 July 2026

  • Short-term Blended Mobility for MSc students: from 5 to 30 days (3 ECTS) with compulsory virtual component

  • Short-term Doctoral Mobility: from 5 to 30 days

    Note: participation in conferences is not eligible for funding as a short-term doctoral mobility.

Deadline for all mobility activities: 31 July 2026

Receiving institutions

1. Student Mobility for studies

The receiving higher education institutions (HEIs) based in Erasmus+ programme countries (= EU member states and third countries associated to the programme) must be higher education institutions (HEIs) awarded with an ECHE. All receiving partner country organisations (= third countries not associated with the programme - region 1 to 14) must be HEIs recognised by competent authorities and have signed interinstitutional agreements with ITM before the mobility takes place.

2. Student Mobility for traineeships

The receiving organisation can be (5):

• any public or private organisation active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training, youth, research and innovation. For example, such organization can be:

  • a public or private, a small, medium or large enterprise (including social enterprises);

  • a public body at local, regional or national level;

  • embassies or consular offices of the sending EU member state or third country associated to the programme;

  • a social partner or other representative of working life, including chambers of commerce, craft/professional associations and trade unions;

  • a research institute;

  • a foundation;

  • a school/institute/educational centre (at any level, from pre-school to upper secondary education, and including vocational education and adult education);

  • a non-profit organisation, association, NGO;

  • a body providing career guidance, professional counselling and information services;

• a HEI from an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme awarded with an ECHE, or a HEI from a third country not associated to the programme recognised by competent authorities that has signed inter-institutional agreements with their partners from an EU member state or third country associated to the programme, before the mobility takes place.

(5) The above types of organisations are not eligible as receiving organisations for student mobility for traineeships: EU institutions and other EU bodies including specialised agencies (exhaustive list); organisations managing EU programmes such as Erasmus+ National Agencies (in order to avoid a possible conflict of interests and/or double funding).

Evaluation criteria and process

All eligible and complete applications will be reviewed by the E+ mobility Selection Committee, which is composed by ITM members from the Education Office, Research Office and departmental educational coordination units. The following evaluation criteria will be considered:

• The candidate’s academic record; 

• The candidate’s specific motivation in terms of (i) the added academic and/or professional value of the study/traineeship period abroad (ii) the financial necessity of the travel grant (priority will be given to students without a scholarship and/or bench fee);

• The level of aimed at Learning Objectives;

• The quality (e.g. accreditation) of the course/training and receiving higher education institution.

Application and selection process

• Submission E+ grant application: send your completed application form, motivation letter and study plan by e-mail to erasmusplusmobility@itg.be.

• The application needs to be submitted at least two months prior to the planned date of departure.

• The grants are awarded to applications positively evaluated following the abovementioned criteria. This will be done on a first come, first serve basis, until the mobility budget runs out.  

• Do you have questions or would you like more information? Contact erasmusplusmobility@itg.be.