Funding short-term mobility
You can apply for a grant for short-term mobility if it is an Erasmus+ blended short mobility, the course is a short mobility period organized by ECIU University or Nordlys network. It is not possible to receive a grant for other short mobility options.
Grant conditions (academic year 2026-2027)
- Student may be awarded one short-term mobility grant per degree level during their studies
- Student must be enrolled as attending degree student (grants cannot be awarded during an extension period)
- Student must include the course in their degree
- Student cannot be in a paid employment relationship with Tampere University during the mobility period
- The grant is not awarded automatically
- Grants may be awarded within the limits of the available budget, in accordance with the grant terms and selection criteria
Grants
| Destination | Grant | Other |
| Erasmus+ blended short-term mobility | 79 € / day (max. 5 days + 2 travel days). Travel support based on the distance. | The physical mobility of the short-term mobility can be longer than 5 days, but the grant is only paid for five days and possibly two travel days. In addition to the daily grant and travel support, it is also possible to get an increased travel support for green travel, as well as a grant for students with fewer opportunities. |
ECIU University short-term mobility
| 79 € / day for the first 14 days and thereafter 56 € / day for days 15-30. Travel support based on the distance. | The grant is paid for the duration of the physical mobility. Two travel days can be added to the short-term mobility (one before and one after the physical mobility) and the grant is paid also for these days. In addition to the daily grant and travel support, it is also possible to get an increased travel support for green travel. |
| Nordlys network short-term mobility | Short-term mobility (1–2 months): 250€/month + travel support depending on the country (330–1300€)
Express mobility (1–3 weeks): 250€ for the 1st week,100€ for the 2nd week, 100€ for the 3rd week +travel support depending on the country (330–1300€) | Travel support by country: -Greenland: 1300€ -Faroe Islands and Iceland: 660€ -Norway, Sweden, and Denmark: 330€ Doctoral students cannot apply this funding option. |
| Other short-term mobility options | It is not possible to receive a travel grant, check the possible grants offered by the destination. | For partner universities, a possible discount or exemption from course fees. |
Travel support in the Erasmus+ and ECIU short-term mobility:
For Erasmus+ and ECIU short-term mobility, the grant includes a separate travel grant based on the distance (km) between Tampere and the main campus of the host university. The distance is calculated with the help of the distance calculator provided by the European Commission: Distance Calculator | Erasmus+ (europa.eu)
If you travel to the country of your mobility period by train, bus or carpool, you can get green travel support. The requirement for receiving the green travel support is that you will travel the majority of the actual kilometers in a more environmentally friendly way.
| Travel distance | Standard travel support | Green travel support |
| 10-99 km | 28 eur | 56 eur |
| 100-499 km | 211 eur | 285 eur |
| 500-1999 km | 309 eur | 417 eur |
| 2000-2999 km | 395 eur | 535 eur |
| 3000-3999 km | 580 eur | 785 eur |
| 4000-7999 km | 1188 eur | 1188 eur |
| 8000 km -> | 1735 eur | 1735 eur |