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Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility

Academic Mobility of Students and Staff

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Introduction: Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (or Erasmus+ Key Action 171) is a global scholarship and exchange programme funded by the European Union. The initiative supports the academic mobility of students and staff between Programme Countries (Europe) and Partner Countries (the rest of the world).

Every year, UCD has the opportunity to apply for Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility funding in partnership with institutions around the world. The funding obtained provides scholarships to students and staff to work or study with one of our partner universities. Please see the bottom of this page for a list of partner countries and institutions and any opportunities currently open. 

Key Information

Erasmus+ ICM grants are available to:

  • UCD undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students to study abroad at Erasmus+ partner institutions
  • Undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students in Erasmus+ partner institutions to come to UCD
  • UCD academic staff ("teaching staff") and administrative staff ("training staff") to spend a period of teaching and/or training at Erasmus+ partner institutions
  • Academic and administrative staff from Erasmus+ partner institutions to come to UCD.

*Teaching staff are required to teach 8 hours per week at the host institution.

Each selected individual participant receives a travel contribution based on the distance between the sending and receiving institution. In addition, each grantee receives a stipend based on the type and duration of grant they have been awarded. The rates are as follows:

  • Incoming and outgoing staff: €180/€190 per day for the first 14 days – for days 15 to 60, it is 70% (€126/€133) of the daily rate
  • Incoming students to Ireland: €900 per month
  • Outgoing students from Ireland: €700 per month

Additional financial support is available for participants with fewer opportunities (for example, students with disabilities or long term health conditions). 

Please note: Erasmus+ ICM funding lasts for 3 years, any funding leftover must be returned to the HEA. For more in-depth details on the application process please e-mail (opens in a new window)erasmusicm@ucd.ie. 

UCD currently has live Erasmus+ ICM partnerships with universities in Albania, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Uganda, Vietnam and the US. Projects tend to be small with opportunities in specific academic areas. Applications open and close throughout the year. For current ICM opportunities, please see the table below. Additional calls will open as new Inter Institutional Agreements are signed with partners. 

Partner institutions Academic area Open for nominations
University of Ghana, Ghana

These opportunities are primarily suitable for staff and PhD students from the UCD Centre for Humanitarian Action. Staff and PhD students from other academic areas may also be considered. 

 Open - Contact(opens in a new window)erasmusicm@ucd.ieand see further information on the project.
Université de Tunis, Tunisia 

These opportunities are suitable for UCD PhD students from the College of Arts and Humanities to spend three months at the Université de Tunis. 

 Open - See information on how to apply.

For more information about the application process please contact(opens in a new window)erasmusicm@ucd.ie.

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