This article outlines the Erasmus+ mobility options available to doctoral students at European University Cyprus. It includes long-term, short-term, and blended internship opportunities abroad, funding details, and grant amounts for each type of mobility. It also lists the eligibility requirements and the application documents that must be submitted at least two months before the start of the mobility.
Enrolled doctoral students can participate in Erasmus+ student mobility for internships.
The funding opportunities for doctoral students include:
- long-term internships abroad
- short-term stays (optionally in combination with a virtual phase from home) and
- blended mobilities with a short-term physical stay abroad and a virtual phase.
PhD students with an employment contract with EUC can also participate in Erasmus+ staff mobility, mainly for
- Erasmus+ long-term doctoral mobility Erasmus+ traineeship
The funded duration of the activity should be between 2 to 12 months. The eligibility conditions for PhD students are the same, as the general Erasmus+ traineeship activities.
- Erasmus+ short-term doctoral mobility Erasmus+ traineeship
The activity requires a physical period abroad of 5 to 30 days. An additional virtual activity is optional.
- Blended doctoral mobility Erasmus+ internship
Activities that combine a physical activity abroad of 5 to 30 days and a mandatory virtual activity. There is no time limit for the virtual phase.
Additional support grant to cover supplementary costs for the activity abroad may be provided in case of ‘fewer opportunities’ applications.
Mobility grant for the time spent abroad:
| Mobility period | Mobility grant | Possible additional grant for ‘fewer opportunities’ |
| Day 5-14 of physical mobility | 79 Euro per day | If applicable, additional: 100 Euro (one-time payment) |
| Day 15-30 of physical mobility | 56 Euro per day | if applicable, additional: 150 Euro (one-time payment) |
No subsidy will be paid for the virtual period.
PhD students interested in participating in the Erasmus+ Doctoral Mobility for Traineeships should submit to the Erasmus Office the below documents at least two months before the beginning of the mobility activity:
- a short description of the internship project abroad
- in case of a short-term mobility application, please submit a short statement clarifying the reason for not conducting long-term internship abroad,
- the Enrolment Department Consent form (https://euc.ac.cy/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Enrollment-Department-Consent-Form-Studies_Traineeship.doc), signed by your Enrolment Department Advisor.
- the graduation certificate issued by the Enrolment Department, in case of mobility for recent graduates
The application documents must be submitted by email at least 2 months before the mobility activity commences. Please note that only fully completed and signed documents will be accepted.
In addition to the application documents, there are documents Before, During and After the mobility required by the Erasmus Program. These documents can be found in the EUC Erasmus+ mobility procedure & documents for traineeship. (https://euc.ac.cy/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Erasmus-BeforeDuring-After-mobility-documentation.pdf)