Before applying
Attend the Info meetings organized by the International Mobility office
Get the required level of knowledge of the language you are interested in time through the CLA language tests or through an international certification
Check carefully if the educational offer of the Partner University fits with your study plan
The Erasmus scholarship is meant as a partial coverage of the living expenses. While choosing the destination please consider the cost of living of the host country.
Application
The Erasmus+ call for studies, available on the page Open selection calls webpage, is published annually between November and December (deadline in January/February)
The application must be submitted online through the dedicated application, attaching a document stating the personal and academic reasons for the choice of destinations and the study project for each destination (Annex 2 of the call).
Admission requirements
The following are eligible to apply for the Erasmus+ study programme:
- Students enrolled in the master's degree in European and International Studies (MEIS)
- Students enrolled in the master's degree in in International Security Studies (MISS) (mobility only possible during the second semester of the second year)
- Students enrolled in the PhD programme in International Studies. (PhD students must have passed all the examinations of the first three semesters and have had their research proposal approved at the end of the third semester. PhD students who have reached the sixth semester of the programme are not eligible)
Language knowledge
Applicants must have an adequate knowledge of the foreign language in which the courses are taught at the destination university.
In particular, the following minimum requirements are required for admission to the selection:
- B2 FOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AREA
- B1 for the FRENCH, SPANISH and GERMAN LANGUAGE AREAS
The language requirement is a requirement for admission to the selection, and must therefore be obtained by the deadline of the call for applications.
Some partner universities may also require higher levels to be obtained by the application deadline at the partner university or by the time of departure.
How to attest your language knowledge
Knowledge of the language can be proven in the following ways
- having passed a language test at UniTrento or another university equal to the level required
- having passed a language test in one of the extraordinary sessions organised in the past for CLA mobility calls
- have one of the certifications valid for participation in international mobility
- only for Engglish language: be enrolled in a degree course taught in English (SIS students: B2)
- be a native speaker
- hold a final secondary school degree or a first or second level university degree obtained in a country where the official language is that of the destination or, alternatively, have completed a full course of study in the language required for the application
Language tests at the University Language Centre
The standard way of accessing the language tests at the CLA is by filling in the study plan during the established periods.
If it is not possible to enrol via the standard procedure for language tests in order to apply for a mobility programme (e.g.: the second language I have chosen to obtain workshop credits is German, but I need to take a B1 level French exam to go on Erasmus in France), you can fill in an online application to request inclusion in the online record book. Information and deadlines can be found on the page Language requirements for participation in international mobility programmes.
Dual Language Area
In the case of destinations with a dual language area (e.g. English-German), it is not necessary to prove knowledge of both languages: you can choose which language area to apply in and fulfil the language requirement for the language of the courses you wish to take at the partner university.
However, we recommend that you always check the teaching offer of the host university, especially if the language of application (e.g. English) does not coincide with the main language of instruction (e.g. German). However, it remains possible to apply with one language (e.g. English), but take courses in both languages (e.g. English-German) if you meet the language requirement.
Selection Criteria
Selection for the assignment of the destination and the corresponding Erasmus scholarship is made according to the following criteria:
Master's degree students
- score awarded for language knowledge (0-25)
- study/research project (0-45)
- weighted bachelor's degree average (up to a maximum of 30)
PhD students
- mark awarded for language proficiency (0-35)
- relevance of the period spent abroad to the research project (up to a maximum of 65)