Erasmus+ for incoming students

You can be eligible for the Erasmus+ programme if your exchange will take place at Maastricht University (UM). The Erasmus+ grant is a partial compensation for costs during your exchange and it is provided by the European Commission. The International Relations Office of your home university can inform you if you are eligible for the Erasmus+ grant.

There are several conditions for the Erasmus+ grant. Your home university can also have separate conditions, on top of the conditions we explain below. For specific information on your situation, we recommend you to contact the International Relations Office (IRO) of your home university.

• The minimum duration of an Erasmus mobility needs to be 2 months (60 days).
• During your Bachelor study you can use the Erasmus+ grant for a maximum of 12 months (this can be spread out over several exchanges or internships).
• During your Master study you can use the Erasmus+ grant for a maximum of 12 months (this can be spread out over several exchanges or internships).
• Your exchange can only take place at Maastricht University if your home university has an agreement with UM, your home university can inform you about the options.
• Your exchange needs to be fulltime.

You can apply for the Erasmus grant via your home university.

The Dutch grading system, used from elementary through university education is the 1 to 10 scale given in the following table, wherein 10 is the highest grade, 6 the minimum pass and 1 the lowest grade.

Within the Netherlands, educators uniformly comment on the great difficulty in obtaining 9s and 10s and the respectability of 6s. There is also agreement that an 8 represents a high level of achievement, while grades 6 and 7 generally account for the majority of passing grades awarded.

For the P- and C-competences the qualifications Fail ( F ) – Pass ( P ) – Good ( G ) refer to the expectations at the current level of education. To receive the credits, a PASS is the minimal requirement. Good or above expectations is awarded when a student performs better than the peer group and better than can be expected at that stage in the programme.

For more information about the course catalogue, housing, insurance, visa etc, please visit our exchange website.