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Applications for the final Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Scheme are now open

26 Oct 2022

Are you interested in spending a short period of time teaching or training in another European country?

The International Programmes Office, on behalf of the European Commission, administers the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility scheme. The scheme provides funding to enable staff to undertake a period of teaching or training in a participating European country.

  • Please note that the 2022-23 academic year is the final year that the UK can participate in the Erasmus+ Programme, and no funding will be available after 31/05/2023.

All successful applicants are eligible to receive funding to support their travel and subsistence expenses.

The scheme is split into two strands:

  • Teacher Mobility (for academic staff only), which provides funding to enables academics to teach at another European university for a short period of time.
  • Staff Training (for non-academic or academic staff), which provides funding for staff to acquire training at another university or enterprise, which can be applied to their current position at our University. Training may include: job-shadowing, language training, workshops or courses. The training period can be from two working days to two months.

Erasmus+ Staff Mobility funding cannot be used to support conference attendance.

ALL academic and Professional Services staff directly employed by our University are eligible to apply for funding, regardless of pay grade. We particularly encourage applications from colleagues in the early stages of their career, and those on pay grades 5 and below.

Participating in the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility scheme is an excellent opportunity to enhance personal and professional development, and allows staff to develop and share knowledge relevant to their area of work. Previous examples of activities funded by the scheme include:

  • A visit to Lund University in Sweden by a graduate intern, in order to learn about Lund’s mentoring scheme for international students with the aim of implementing a similar scheme at Manchester.
  • One of SALC’s Research Grant Writers spent a week in Germany receiving training on writing bids for high value research projects.
  • An academic from Physics spent 10 days at Lisbon University teaching on a Cosmology course.

Colleagues are required to find their own teaching/training opportunities, and will then apply for Erasmus+ funding.

  • For further information on how to find an eligible opportunity, or to request an application pack, please contact Victoria Rowlands, International Programmes Administrator – victoria.rowlands@manchester.ac.uk.

This opportunity is offered with the support of the Commission of the European Communities within the framework of the LLP Erasmus Programme. The European Union is not liable for any use made of the information supplied under this programme.