Students and graduates (exclusively for internships) with fewer opportunities (see target groups) have the opportunity to receive additional financial support:
- a monthly top-up of EUR 250
- an inclusion support
Target groups
Students and recent graduates (exclusively for internships)
- with disabilities
- with health problems, if this results in increased financial expenditure during the stay abroad (compared to the stay in the sending country)
- with a child/with children requiring care who are taken to the place of study/internship and are in the host country for the entire duration of the stay
- with fewer opportunities, who do not fall into one of the above target groups but still have a real need for additional financial support, can make their additional costs known via an application for Erasmus+ inclusion support.
Top up
The TOP UP is offered in the following mobility programmes:
Erasmus+ program
Scholarship abroad to prepare the thesis
Mobility scholarship (study stay with bilateral partners)
Proof must be submitted during the application process.
Inclusion support
is only offered in the
Erasmus+ program
The Erasmus+ inclusion support provides funding in addition to the monthly lump sum (top-up) for actual additional costs incurred in connection with a specific personal situation during the Erasmus+ stay. Inclusion support also enables a preparatory visit.
For further information on criteria, application and proof, please contact the International Office of the University of Arts Linz.
Application procedure - Inclusion support
- Inform the International Offices of the home university and the host institution at the time of application.
- Make an appointment for a preparatory meeting with the project coordinator of the home university.
- The home university decides on the submission of the application.
- The application is submitted by the home university to the Austrian National Agency, at least 8 weeks before the start of the mobility period.
- The Austrian National Agency decides on the approval of the application subject to budgetary eligibility.
- Applications after the start of a mobility can no longer be considered.
- Inclusion support is based on real costs. The Erasmus+ project only funds costs that have actually been incurred.
If you have any questions on this topic, please do not hesitate to contact your program advisor in the International Office team.
update March, 2026