Doctoral student mobility

As a doctoral student registered at USMB

You can take part in an intra-European mobility scheme under the Erasmus+ program.

You can apply for an Erasmus+ internship grant (see below).

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If you are a USMB contract doctoral student

As a school staff member, you are eligible for teaching and/or academics mobility (valid for a summer school).

Staff mobility

Erasmus+ grant

Doctoral students can carry out :

  • an internship in a company or organization (5 to 30 days or 2 to 12 months) in a country participating in the Erasmus+ program.

Contact your component's international relations office.

All doctoral students registered at the USMB for the academic year concerned by the mobility.

The doctoral student must have the agreement of his or her thesis director, as well as the director of the doctoral school to which he or she belongs, on the coherence of his or her mobility in relation to his or her thesis subject.

The partner university/host company must accept the pedagogical contract and internship agreement prior to mobility.

In a country participating in the Erasmus+ program:

  • European Union countries
  • Non-EU participating countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Northern Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey

You can consult :

Internship mobility

Doctoral students can take part in a mobility program in the form of an internship in a company/organization in another European country.

The internship period abroad is supervised by the sending (French) institution and the host company/organization, which sign an internship agreement with the student.

The partner university/organization/host company must accept the pedagogical contract prior to mobility.

Blended Intensive Program (BIP) :

Hybrid mobility refers to physical mobility combined with a virtual component facilitating collaborative online learning based on exchange and teamwork. This virtual component can, for example, bring together learners from different countries and different fields of study to follow courses online, or to work collectively and simultaneously on tasks that are recognized as part of their study program.

Mobility must take place during the academic year.

Internship mobility :

Duration between 5 and 30 days[short mobility] or from 2 months (60 days) to 12 months[long mobility] for internships.

NB: the maximum duration of USMB funding is 5 days for short stays and 120 days for long stays.

Blended Intensive Program (BIP) :

Virtual mobility (distance learning) + physical mobility between 5 and 30 days

NB: the USMB will finance the stay for 5 days on site.

The funding for these mobilities is provided in the form of European lump sums.

Erasmus+ internship grant : 

  • short-term: €70/day for up to 5 days
  • long-term (over 2 months): between €360 and €480/month depending on destination country

forecast amount based on previous year's information :

  • Group 1 countries: €480 per month
  • Group 2 countries: €420 per month
  • Group 3 countries: €360 per month

Country groups :

Group 1 : Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden
Group 2 : Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain
Group 3 : Republic of Northern Macedonia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia

Other grants may be available for PhD students with scholarships or disabilities.

Doctoral students who receive support from the Erasmus+ program will receive 2 payments upon receipt of proof of their stay (beginning and end):

  • Down payment of 75% at the start of mobility. To receive the first instalment, the doctoral student must submit the original mobility contract and internship agreement, as well as a certificate of commencement signed by the partner university.
  • Balance of 25% at end of mobility, on receipt of second OLS language test, end-of-stay certificate and online report.

Priority is given to PhD students in their 2nd or 3rd year.

If many PhD students express interest in the same destination, priority will be given to those who have had no other international experience during their thesis.

Priority is also given to international thesis co-supervision.

Application

For the 2022-2023 academic year, for internships only, you can apply on a rolling basis throughout the academic year, as long as the internship has been confirmed and is the subject of an agreement signed by all parties (application to be submitted at least one month before departure).

To apply, the doctoral student must complete the application form via the link in the section below.

Examination of applications

Mobility requests are examined by the Commission d'Orientation des Relations Internationales (CORI).

Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by the DRI; they will have one week to accept or decline the allocated place. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

To apply, access your dedicated international mobility portal

The application form for internship mobility is open all year round.
It serves as an application form for the European Commission's Erasmus+ grant.

To register, please bring your student card and the documents below, which can be downloaded at the end of the form:

  • RIB (French bank account in your name),
  • If you have a scholarship based on social criteria or are disabled: the final allocation notification from the CROUS for 2022/2023 and/or the disability certificate (MDPH).

You must also submit the following completed documents to the International Relations Department:

  • Curriculum vitae, including academic experience, to be written in the language of the host institution or in English;
  • Cover letter ;
  • Learning agreement and internship agreement signed by thesis director, Doctoral School director and partner university

Before, during and after mobility

At the beginning of your stay :

Certificate of attendance

You have received an Erasmus+ grant:

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