As a student at the University of Skövde, you may be eligible for an Erasmus trainee scholarship to perform a traineeship in Europe. You can complete your traineeship in companies, organizations and research centers. This opportunity is open for students at the University of Skövde at bachelor’s and master’s levels as well as for doctoral candidates. These opportunities are also open to recent graduates.
Applications for trainee scholarships are processed on an ongoing basis. To apply for this scholarship, contact utlandsstudier@his.se
Who can apply for an Erasmus scholarship?
To be eligible to apply for a scholarship under the Erasmus programme, you must be registered as a full-time student and intend to obtain a degree at the University of Skövde. You can also apply for a scholarship for a traineeship period after completing studies, but the application must be submitted during the last semester, while you are still registered as a full-time student at the University of Skövde.
You can only be an Erasmus intern for 360 days as a maximum, during your specific education level.
To apply you have to find an internship on your own, in one of the countries participating in the Erasmus+ programme. You also have to conduct internship full time according to the agreed placement plan, Learning Agreement for Traineeship.
The traineeship should your field of study and must be approved by your director of studies and/or programme coordinator if you go within your programme.
You cannot go on Erasmus Traineeship if you already are enrolled as an exchange student at the University of Skövde.
Three ways to complete a traineeship through Erasmus:
As part of a degree project at the University of Skövde
As a voluntary traineeship outside of your course of study at the University of Skövde, for example during the summer
Immediately after completion of academic studies at the University of Skövde. The traineeship must be completed within 12 months after the degree is issued. You have to have applied for and received your degree when you go abroad.
The traineeship must be the equivalent of full-time employment for a continuous period of from two entire months up to twelve months.
The scholarship
The grant is not a full scholarship, but rather a contribution to be used for expenses and other costs related to the traineeship period. The scholarship amount is calculated based on the duration of the traineeship period (number of months and days) and the country in which the traineeship takes place.
Monthly amounts are determined annually by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) and are the same for all higher education institutions in Sweden and the scholarship amounts can be found at UHRs web page.
Two instalments
The scholarship is paid in two instalments. The first part, 70% of the scholarship, is paid when the traineeship starts. The remainder is paid after the traineeship period has ended. If the traineeship is cancelled earlier than the agreed-upon period, you will be required to refund all or part of the scholarship. You are not allowed to receive other scholarships or grants from the EU or UHR during the same period in which you receive the Erasmus scholarship. Additional scholarship funds for outgoing students with disabilities.
If you are a student who needs educational support or special adaptations during your time abroad, there is an opportunity to seek funds for the additional costs that may arise. “Additional costs” refers to the increased costs that the institution of higher learning or the individual student incur and that are not financed in other ways, such as: transport, educational material, housing assistant/companion, medical follow-up, physiotherapy and/or medical examination in the host country.
Application information
Larger companies and organizations often advertise traineeships on their websites. Some tips on how to find a traineeship:
To apply for the scholarship, please submit the following documents and email them to utlandsstudier@his.se We will get back with a decision as soon as possible. SI scholarship holders should contact the SI and us since there are limitations.
Students completing traineeships within the Erasmus programme, within their programme, are covered by Kammarkollegiet’s Student UT insurance. If you go abroad outside of your programme or during the summer you need to obtain an insurance on your own.
All trainees students must submit a Learning Agreement for Traineeship, from a template which you will receive from the University of Skövde, before leaving to their receiving institution. Learning Agreement is to be written and signed by the University of Skövde, the receiving institution. The Learning Agreement should contain detailed information on the traineeship.
All outgoing students must take an online language test – Online Linguistic Support (OLS) – before and after the exchange/traineeship period. When your application documents have been submitted, you will receive an auto-generated email from OLS with log-in information and instructions. An online language course could be offered to improve language skills.
All outgoing students should submit a Grant Agreement where information about bank account is included. You will receive the document from the University of Skövde.
The University has no obligation to pay an insurance for you. Thus, at present the University of Skövde order and pay an insurance called STUDENT UT from Kammarkollegiet when you do the traineeship within your studies – if you do the traineeship over the summer or as a recent graduate we do not. We issue an insurance certificate and a Medical Insurance Card from Kammarkollegiet. All trainees are strongly recommended to take out liability and accident insurance cover on their own.
In addition to this, the student should arrange residence permit in Sweden and in the host country, accommodation, private insurance, and also review their own finances because the scholarship will not cover all costs but function as a contribution.
The student should hand in a registration form to the University of Skövde, in order to be a registered trainee student.
The student will hand in the Certificate of Arrival to us as soon as arrival and first day at traineeship. Payment will be made to the student; 70% of the grant. The grant will be paid provided that the tuition fee is paid and the student is registered for the course.
The student will hand in the Certificate of Departure in connection to the final days of the traineeship
Language test number two is distributed online.
The student should fill in Erasmus evaluation form online, and send an email with a travel report to utlandsstudier@his.se
The remaining 30% of the scholarship will be awarded, alternatively that the amount of money will be adjusted by the number of days according to the specific dates of the Certificate of Arrival and the Certificate of Departure.
Updated: 8/29/2023 9:47:09 AM
Published: 2/20/2020
