The Erasmus+ program offers the possibility to combine short-term internships abroad with virtual phases from home if a long-term internship abroad is not feasible. An Erasmus+ mobility grant can be awarded only for the period spent abroad. A short-term stay abroad lasts a minimum of five and a maximum of 30 days. There are no time requirements for the virtual component. During the virtual component trainees work on internship content in addition to the in-person internship component. 

Erasmus+ grants will continue to be used mainly to fund long-term mobilities of two to twelve months. In justified individual cases, funding for a blended mobility internship can be applied for. The reasons why long-term mobility is not an option must be clearly explained. Possible reasons include, for example:

• Health: chronic illnesses, degree of disability of at least 20%,
• Family: caring for children or relatives in need of care,
• Study program related: study programs that do not allow for extended absences (e.g., due to ongoing experiments in the laboratory).

Participation requirements

• Physical long-term mobility is not feasible for plausible reasons. 
• Degree of disability of 20% or more, or chronic illness, or 
• Students traveling with childr/-en or caring for relatives in need of care. 
• In other cases, it is mandatory that applicants have prior, relevant internship experience abroad.
• The minimum physical duration of five days must be observed.
• A minimum of 3 ECTS credits will be awarded for the internship (for voluntary internships 3 ECTS should be considered as a guideline for workload).
• During the virtual component, collaborative online work, exchange, teamwork takes place within the framework of joint projects.
• Timely, complete application.

Mobility grant

For the stay abroad, the possible funding is composed as follows:

	Mobility period Mobility grant	Possible additional grants for "fewer opportunities "*	Possible additional grants for sustainable travel
5-14 days physical mobility	79 Euro per day	if applicable, additional one-time 100 Euro	up to 6 travel days extra
15-30 days physical mobility	56 Euro per day	if applicable, additional one-time 150 Euro	up to 6 travel days extra

* fewer opportunities 
No subsidy will be paid for the virtual phase.

Application

Before applying for a mobility grant for a blended mobility internship, please write us an email at least four months before the start of the planned internship explaining why a physical long-term internship abroad is not feasible and send us proof of a relevant previous internship abroad by email to the email address erasmus-praktikum@fu-berlin.de.

Please include:

• a brief description of your internship project abroad,
• a justification as to why a physical long-term internship abroad is not possible,
• if applicable, proof of a relevant previous internship abroad and
• if applicable, proof of a degree of disability, of chronic illness, birth certificate of your children/your child or proof that your relative needs care.