Mobility of doctoral students

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

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

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

In a country participating in the Erasmus+ programme:

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

You can consult :

• the interactive map of destinations for the list of European partner universities with which the USMB has signed an Erasmus+ agreement.

Internship mobility

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

The placement period abroad is supervised by the (French) sending institution and the host company/organisation, which conclude a placement agreement with the student.

The partner university/organisation/host company must accept the learning agreement before the mobility.

Blended Intensive Programm (BIP) :

Hybrid mobility refers to physical mobility combined with a virtual component facilitating collaborative online learning based on exchange and teamwork. This virtual component may, for example, involve learners from different countries and study programmes coming together online to attend courses or to work collectively and simultaneously on tasks that are recognised as part of their study programme.

The mobility must take place during the academic year.

Internship mobility :

Duration between 5 and 30 days or from 2 months (60 days) to 12 months for internships.

NB: the maximum duration of USMB funding is 120 days.

Blended Intensive Programm (BIP) :

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

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

• Deposit of 75% at the beginning of the mobility. To receive the first payment, the doctoral student must have sent the original of the mobility contract and the internship agreement, taken the language test on the OLS platform and sent the certificate of the beginning of the stay signed by the partner university.
• Balance of 25% at the end of the mobility, upon receipt of the second OLS language test, the end of stay certificate and the online report.

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

If many doctoral 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 the international co-supervision of theses.

For the academic year 2022-2023, 3 calls for applications are organised for the award of Erasmus+ scholarships.

• From 2 to 13 May 2022 for feedback to the doctoral student on the possible award of the grant on 3 June 2022
• From 2 to 14 November 2022 for feedback to the doctoral student on the possible award of the grant on 2 December 2022
  
• From ¹ to 13 February 2023 for a return to the doctoral student on the possible award of the grant on 1 March 2023

To apply, the doctoral student must complete the application form (available only during the opening periods of the application campaign).

Review of applications

Mobility requests are examined by the International Relations Orientation Commission (CORI)

The applicant will be informed of his acceptance by the DRI; he will have one week to accept or refuse the allocated place. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

To apply, access your dedicated international mobility portal

The application form is open from 2 to 14 November 2022.
It serves as an application form for the European Commission's Erasmus+ scholarship.

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

• a RIB (account in France in your name),
• If you are a scholarship holder on social criteria or in a handicap situation: the final allocation notification from the CROUS for the year 2022/2023 and/or the handicap certificate (MDPH).

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

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

• Prepare your departure: consult the practical information
• Mandatory and free language test on the EU Academy website before the start and at the end of the mobility period
• Download the Erasmus+ educational contract
  Signed by the parties (student, USMB educational manager, host university educational manager) before your departure, this document formalizes the educational content of your stay and allows the recognition of your grades obtained abroad.
• Download the Erasmus+ internship agreement

At the beginning of your stay:

Certificate of attendance

You have benefited from an Erasmus+ grant:

• End of stay certificate: to be sent within three months after the end of the mobility
• Erasmus+ Participation Report to be completed and submitted online within 30 days of receiving the notification (e-mail from the European Commission).
• Free mandatory language test on the EU Academy website

• Doctoral student mobility brochure