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Students with chronic illnesses

Students with a degree of disability of at least 20 and chronic illnesses receive a lump sum of additional 250€ per month for long-term internships of 2 to 12 months. For blended mobility internships or short-term internships (doctoral mobility) abroad special funding is 100€ (physical mobility of 5-14 days) or a one-time special funding 150€ (physical mobility 15-30 days).

If this additional sum does not cover actual costs, persons with a degree of disability of 20 and chronic illnesses or more can submit an application for funding of real additional costs abroad (long application). A grant can only be awarded for requested additional costs if no other national agencies - such as integration offices, health insurance companies, regional associations, social welfare offices, student services - finance them. These must be listed and proven when submitting the application. Additional costs are calculated by comparing the costs of a non-disabled person with those of a disabled person abroad. Further information can be found at https://www.fu-berlin.de/studium/international/media/Antrag-C2-Langantrag_Gefoerderte-mit-Behinderung_2019.pdf. The Erasmus internship team will help you prepare your application. Please submit your documents 2 months before the start of the stay abroad. Please inform us early so that we can advise you in the best possible way!

Preparation of internships abroad for students with disabilities and chronic illnesses

The choice of host country and internship site plays a crucial role for students with special needs, contributing to the success of their stay abroad. The internship provider abroad must be informed about the student's special needs in order to meet them and make an internship possible without major problems.

Further Information is available on https://eu.daad.de/infos-fuer-einzelpersonen/foerderung-fuer-studierende-und-graduierte/sonderfoerderung/de/51277-sonderfoerderung-fuer-studierende-mit-behinderung/ (unfortunately only in German).

Information from the FU Berlin on advice and support for disabled and chronically ill students can be found on the following website: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/einrichtungen/service/studierende/behinderte/index.html.