ERASMUS+ financial support
Students who are selected to participate in the Erasmus programme by their home university, will receive a scholarship financed by the European Commission and the Republic of Estonia. See Erasmus+ financial support options for student mobility below:
- 674 EUR per 30 days – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
- 606 EUR per 30 days – Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain
- 550 EUR per 30 days – Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
Please note that:
Students participating in Erasmus+ programme, will receive an additional 118 EUR (one time payment) on behalf of the Estonian Government.
The scholarship is usually not sufficient to cover all expenses during the exchange semester. Therefore, the students may need to use some of their own funds (savings, parents' support, loans).
Double-financing is not allowed, which means that if a student receives any other scholarship financed by the European Commission or the Republic of Estonia, they can participate in the Erasmus programme, but without Erasmus scholarship.
Students who are entitled to fewer opportunity top-up, additional 250 euros per 30 days, are as follows:
- recipient of Estonian need-based study/special allowance;
- parent of minor child/children;
- from foster care background;
- with diminished work ability;
- with health related special needs or chronic illness*.
Fill in the Declaration of Honor/Kinnituskiri (request from the Mobility Centre) with supporting documents and send it to mobility@taltech.ee for the following dates:
- exchange studies for autumn or full academic year - 15th of July
- exchange studies for spring semester - 15th of November
Need based allowance certificate is available from the Estonian state portal (file name: OTSUS). Special need based allowance certificate you can get from the Dean's Office.
*In case the fewer opportunities students’ monthly top-up will not cover all health related costs, you will have the right to also apply for inclusion support.
Additional funding is available for participants with physical, mental or health-related conditions via the Erasmus+ inclusion support. Erasmus+ grants may therefore be higher than the regular study grant to offset the specific difficulties faced by the participant (such as adapted accommodation, travel assistance, medical attendance, supportive equipment, adaption of learning material, an accompanying person for students with disabilities). This additional support grant is a contribution based on real costs.
Contact us about the application procedure: mobility@taltech.ee
The higher education institution and National Agency will assess your application and will decide on the additional amount you may receive.
Students, who prefer sustainable means of transport to their exchange destination and back, can receive a green travel support. Sustainable means of transport is defined as the travel that uses low emissions means of transport for the main part of the travel, such as bus, train or car-pooling.
Green travel support will include:
- one-time additional top-up of 50 euros;
- additional 4 travel days (2+2) that will be counted in the regular scholarship calculation.
When using public transportation, the participant must present tickets/boarding passes (after the mobility) to TalTech. Before signing the Financial Agreement, students need to fill in Green Travel Declaration form (request from the Mobility Centre).
As a new possibility within the Erasmus+ programme, students can also do a blended mobility (combining a virtual period with a physical short-term mobility). Additinoally, students can take part in the international dimension, which involves third countries that are not associated to the programme. Find more information about the additional funding opportunities below:
As a new possibility within the Erasmus+ programme, students can also do a blended short-term mobility, combining a virtual period with a physical short-term mobility:
- Contains 5-30 days of physical presence abroad;
- Contains a virtual period before or after the physical mobility;
- Must receive at least 3 ECTS.
As part of short-term mobility, you can participate in Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) organized by one of the partner universities of TalTech.
For PhD students, besides the blended mobility, students can carry out a short-term doctoral mobility (5-30 days) without the virtual period. In this case, the 3 ECTS requirement is not applicable.
Read more about the short-term/blended mobility here.
Scholarship:
- Up to the 14th day of activity — 79 EUR per day
- 15th to the 30th day of activity — 56 EUR per day
2 travel days (1+1) may be also be covered by individual support
Top-up for students with fewer opportunities:
- 100 EUR for a physical mobility activity period of 5-14 days
- 150 EUR for the one of 15-30 days
As a new possibility within the Erasmus+ programme, students can take part in the international dimension, which involves third countries that are not associated to the programme.
Students must find a host university that is willing to host them and receive a Letter of Confirmation. Based on the Letter of Confirmation, TalTech has the opportunity to sign a one-time cooperation agreement with them, which grants the student a scholarship for the student mobility.
Scholarship:
- Region 1-12: 700 EUR per 30 days
- Region 13-14: 674 EUR per 30 days
NB! There is a fixed budget for International Dimension, meaning TalTech can process a limited number of applications on a first come first serve basis.
Third countries not associated to the Programme:
| Region 1: Western Balkans | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro |
| Region 2: Neighbourhood East | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine |
| Region 3: South-Mediterranean countries | Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia |
| Region 4: Russian Federation | Territory of Russia as recognised by international law |
| Region 5: Asia | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam, Brunei, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macao, Singapore and Taiwan |
| Region 6: Central Asia | Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| Region 7: Middle East | Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates |
| Region 8: Pacific | Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Australia, New Zealand |
| Region 9: Sub-Saharan Africa | Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo - Democratic Republic of the, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Region 10: Latin America | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela |
| Region 11: Caribbean | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago |
| Region 12: US and Canada | United States of America, Canada |
| Region 13 | Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City State |
| Region 14 | Faroe Islands, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
EuroTeQ Scholarship
Students, who are going for a physical mobility in the 2024/2025 Academic Year to one of the EuroTeQ partner universities (see below), will get an additional scholarship.
The scholarship is in the amount of 500 EUR (one time payment) which can be given out for up to 15 students.
EuroTeQ members:
- Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) - Czech Republic
- Ecole Polytechnique (L’X) - France
- Technical University of Denmark (DTU) - Denmark
- Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e) - Netherlands
- Technical University of Munich (TUM) - Germany
TalTech Scholarship (for Bilateral Agreements)
It is now possible for students to apply for a TalTech Scholarship when going to study abroad with our bilateral agreements.
During the application round, the students can apply for a 1000 EUR scholarship. This application round we will be able to give out this scholarship for 5 students. It is a one time payment to help the students with the plane tickets, visa procedure ect.
In order to apply for this scholarship, please add an additional Motivation Letter (2500 characters, without spaces) to your SoleMove application.
Valle Scholarship (USA)
The Valle Scholarship supports the exchange of graduate students between the University of Washington and universities in Nordic countries in the fields of civil and environmental engineering, architecture, landscape design, urban planning, and construction management. The program is unique in that students are fully funded and receive a monthly stipend, tuition and travel to and from their destination.
Applicants must be citizens or residents of the United States, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, or Sweden. Each year applications for exchange scholarships are accepted from October 1st until the following February 1st.
The program is the legacy of Norweigian immigrant Henrik Valle and Helen Stray.
NB! Students who are granted the scholarship or who are in the process of applying, please notify mobility@taltech.ee, so we can keep you updated about necessary steps you need to take in TalTech before your exchange.