Erasmus+ Relevant Forms

23.04.26, 14:00-16:00 |5.310 
Mandatory Info Session for International Students with Exchange Places Abroad – Application at Host University, Funding/Grant Agreement, Formalities, Recognition Process, Learning Agreement

Fri, 24.04.2026, 09:00 - max. 12:00 | C HS 1 
Info Session (in German only): Application at partner university, Erasmus+ funding and grant agreement, Erasmus+ further requirements, academic recognition and learning agreement.
The presentations can be found here after the event.

International Students with low proficiency in German write an email to outgoing@leuphana.de and will receive individual equivalent information.

19.05.26, 17:00-19:00, C9/AStA Wohnzimmer
Get-Together for all Outgoings and Incoming students

In the checklist you will find all the necessary steps to take before, during and after your studies abroad at Leuphana, as well as the relevant contacts.

During your period of study abroad, you will retain your student status at Leuphana, but will generally be exempt from paying tuition fees for the duration of your stay abroad. You will not receive a term ticket.

Step 1: ALL students wishing to study abroad must complete the ‘Notification of Semester Abroad’ form on the Study Abroad Portal by the 10th of June (winter semester) or 10th of January (summer semester). You will need your planned STUDY-RELATED dates of stay for this.

Step 2: The IC sends a list of outgoing students to Student Services containing the following details: first name, surname, student number, email address, host university, planned start date, planned end date.

Step 3: Student Services informs students that their semester abroad has been registered.

Students who require the semester ticket after their stay abroad must pay the full semester fees and actively apply for this in advance with Student Services.

If a student cancels their stay abroad or extends it, the IC informs Student Services.

In the academic year 2025/26 and 2026/27, Erasmus outgoings will be funded from 2 different Erasmus+ projects. We will assign you to a project.

When prompted, please submit the information required for the grant agreement using the form on the Study Abroad Portal. We will then draw up the grant agreement and send it to your email address. If you have applied for top-ups, please submit the declarations of honour together with the signed grant agreement by email to the IC.

The Erasmus+ Student Charter sets out the values and priorities of the Erasmus+ programme and the rights and obligations of participants.

Top-ups for “students with fewer opportunities”

We are very happy about the additional funds that are available for Erasmus students with fewer opportunities.

The following groups of students may apply for additional funding (top-up) of 250 euros per month:

• Students with a chronic illness, provided this results in additional costs whilst abroad
• Students with a disability
• Students with a child or children
• First-time degree students
• Working students (no longer applicable from the 2026 project onwards)
• As proof, please submit a signed declaration of honour and, where applicable, further supporting documents along with the scholarship agreement to the IC. Detailed information on the criteria and required evidence can be found directly in the declarations of honour in the download section. The top-ups cannot be combined with one another. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions!

Due to given reasons we have to point out that your information in the honorary declarations can be checked within the scope of an audit. In case of false information or forged signatures, there may be criminal consequences in addition to a reclaim of the funding.

Top-up for arrival and departure

Starting the 2024 project, necessary travel days can be funded. For non-environmentally friendly means of transport, up to 2 travel days are subsidized at the daily rate. If environmentally friendly means of transport are used, funding is available for up to 6 travel days.
Starting the 2025 project, in addition to travel days, distance-based travel allowances (distance Lüneburg → host university) will also be paid.

If you would like to apply for travel days / travel allowances for Green Travel, you must submit a declaration of honor. For non-environmentally friendly trips, it is sufficient to state this in the subsequent form. Explanations on Green Travel can be found in the declaration of honor.

Outgoing students create their Online Learning Agreement (OLA) exclusively(!) in the portal for stays abroad (login; then at the very bottom). As soon as the OLA function is available in the portal, you will be automatically notified via the OLA system.
If the OLA function is not visible in the portal, please contact Stefanie Bahnsen: la.outgoing@leuphana.de.

The Online Learning Agreement - First Version (OLA FV) documents the basic eligibility for recognition of courses taken at the host university. It will be approved online in the portal by all three parties (student, Leuphana International Center, host university).
Any changes must be documented/approved via the portal after the start of the stay abroad using an Online Learning Agreement - Changes (OLA C).

Please proceed as follows:

1. The OLA is based on the so-called routing slip for the Online Learning Agreements:
   • Enter all courses that you would like to take at the host university and assign them to the Leuphana modules you would like to have recognized. Please fill out the routing slip electronically!
     Note: You can only recognize achievements from the curriculum of your own major, minor and complementary studies or degree program (GS). See also: recognition.
   • Have the credit eligibility of the selected courses/modules confirmed by exclusively the designated responsible person (see list below). This can be done either by signature or by clear email correspondence. Make sure that all details (numbers, titles, CP of all courses at the host university and the assigned Leuphana modules) are clearly stated in the email. Provide meaningful course descriptions to the responsible persons.
   • Mark host university courses as "additional course" ("Zusatzleistung") on the routing slip; no signature is required.
      
2. Transfer the courses/modules listed on the routing slip to the OLA FV in your portal. Attention: ALL host university courses but only Leuphana modules confirmed as eligible for recognition are to be entered in the OLA.
    
3. Complete the OLA in the portal by "save" and "approve" - the OLA will be sent automatically to the Leuphana International Center for review and approval.
    
4. Parallel to step 3, send the routing slip as a pdf via email to: la.outgoing@leuphana.de.

You will receive an automatic notification as soon as your OLA has been completed in the portal or if it needs to be amended. You can also view the processing status at any time in the portal/OLA section and then also download it there as a PDF file.
 

Submission deadline:

• according to the deadline of the host university (or if applicable, as part of the application documents), but in any case no later(!) than 5 weeks before the start of the stay abroad.

Please note:

• The instructions for completing the OLA in the portal as well as the instructions for the docketrouting slip (see below).
• OLA and related documents will be processed in order of receipt.
• Especially in July/August, processing times may be longer due to vacations/absences.
• pdf documents with digital or electronic signatures are sufficient - originals are not necessary.
• Incomplete OLA documents will not be processed.

The lists of the persons responsible for recognition:

• for Bachelor students (website) or download here
• for Master students (website) or download here

Further information regarding recognition are available here.

Any changes to the first agreed and approved study programme (i.e. the OLA - Fist Version) after the beginning of the mobility must be documented within 5 weeks after the start of lectures at the host university with an Online Learning Agreement - Changes.

Please proceed as follows:

1. The basis for the OLA C is, similar to the OLA FV, a routing slip for the OLA:
   • Enter all changes to the OLA FV in the OLA routing slip (Changes).
   • Please consider the "Instructions Routing Slip for the Online Learning Agreement" below!
      
2. Create the OLA C in the portal for stays abroad:
   • Log in to the portal 
     -> “Edit LA”
     -> on the left "First Version" (later visible as "Latest Proposal")
     -> click on the field "+ Propose Changes" at the very bottom: Delete or add courses/modules related to the completed OLA FV (unchanged courses/modules remain as they are).
   • Attention: The OLA C can only be created once the OLA FV has already been approved online by all parties. You can see this at the top in the “First version” section.
      
3. Complete the changes ("Latest Proposal"): "Save" and “approve”. The OLA C will be sent automatically to the Leuphana International Center for review and approval.
    
4. Parallel to step 3, send a routing slip matching the OLA C as a pdf by email to: la.outgoing@leuphana.de.

Deadline:

• 5 weeks after the start of the lecture period at the host university.

List of the persons responsible for recognition:

• for Bachelor students (website) or download here
• for Master students (website) or download here

Students whose host university has not approved the OLA FV online, but only signed a pdf, use the form “Learning Agreement During the Mobility” and the matching routing slip (see below).

According to the EU guidelines the Erasmus funding has to be calculated on a daily basis. Therefore, you have to submit a confirmation of your host institution indicating the beginning and end of your study abroad period.

The start date is the first day you are present at the host university for academic purposes, e.g. welcome event or start of language course.
The end date is the last day you need to be present at the host university, e.g. the end of the individual examination phase.

Only the physical stay at the host university is eligible for funding. If you leave earlier and complete your studies online, the funding ends with your departure.

The minimum stay is 60 days; shorter stays are not eligible for funding.

The extension of an Erasmus mobility programme must be applied for in good time at the host and home university. First, obtain the consent of the host university by having the responsible person sign the extension application. Send the application together with a current Leuphana enrolment certificate to sandra.schnell@leuphana.de at least one month before the end of the first semester at the host university in order to obtain the approval and signature of the International Centre. In order to receive an extension, all necessary documents have to be submitted on time in accordance with the checklist.
An extension from the summer to the winter semester is generally not possible.

After the extension has been approved:

• A new original scholarship agreement is not required. To change the scholarship agreement, you will receive an email with the new funding data and the new funding amount. You must agree to the change by email for it to take effect.
• Create OLA for the second semester online and send the tracking sheet / email correspondence to la.outgoing@leuphana.de at the same time.

Erasmus+ students must submit a mandatory Online Participant Report via the EU Beneficiary Module. The report is not intended for publication but rather serves to evaluate the Erasmus+ program. Students will receive the request to submit the Online Participant Report by email upon termination of their study abroad (title of the email: “Ihr Bericht über den Erasmus-Auslandsaufenthalt / Erasmus participant report request”).

In addition, all outgoing students must submit an experience report after completing their studies abroad, in which they can evaluate their studies abroad in retrospect and provide personal experiences, praise, criticism and recommendations.

The experience reports are an important source of information for the next participants and help to evaluate the exchange programs. If you release the report, part 2 of the report ("Description and evaluation") will be published anonymously in the MoveOn portal at https://leuphana.adv-pub.moveon4.de/home-page-1573/.

Please upload the complete and signed report in a pdf file to the portal for study abroad programs within four weeks after the end of the study abroad program.