Diversity & Inklusion
As a core concerns of the European Union, diversity and inclusion are among the central guiding themes in the Erasmus+ program 2021 - 2027. All target groups should be given equal access to the program. Various instruments have been developed to achieve this goal:
The fewer opportunities grant within the framework of student mobility consists of 250€ per funding month, which is paid in addition to the mobility grant. The target group includes:
- Program participants with a disability of 20 or more or with a chronic illness,
- Program participants traveling abroad with their child(ren).
From project 2022 onwards also:
- Students from a non-academic background,
- working students.
For more information on the fewer opportunities grant, see the individual student mobility funding lines:
Fewer opportunities Erasmus+ Internship Special Funding
Fewer opportunities Erasmus+ Study Abroad funding (see "Top-up fewer Opportunities")
In the framework of staff mobility, it is possible to apply for a special grant:
Special funding Erasmus+ staff and teaching mobility
In order to enable more students to participate in the Erasmus+ programme who are unable to complete a long-term stay abroad, more flexible mobility options are now available:
- the minimum duration of study visits is now two months (previously three months)
- PhD students can now also carry out short-term mobilities:
see doctoral internship mobility - Students can also participate in "blended" mobility formats (combination of short stay abroad and virtual exchange):
see Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) - Students who are not able to carry out long-term mobilities can also participate in short-term mobilities, for example in Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) or Erasmus+ Blended Short-term Internships. This is especially interesting for students with fewer opportunities (students with a disability, a chronic illness, students taking care of children and the like, see above).
A wide range of counseling and support services on the topic of diversity for students and employees of Freie Universität can be found on the FU Berlin Diversity Web Portal.
Study Barrier-Free - Counseling for Stdents with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses