Erasmus+ Biology - Application in Göttingen

Apply between January 1st and 31st

Application for places at partner university of Biology and grant in the Erasmus+ programme is possible from 1 - 31 January each year. The order of the incoming applications does not matter as long as you submit your (complete) application within the application period.

Use the online portal MoveON to hand in your application. Select the correct form (Erasmus+ Key Action 131 Ausschreibung 20yy/yy). You can name up to five universities to apply for. You must know already the semester dates of your desired exchange university and semester. Autumn term at our partner respects to our winter term at Uni Göttingen. Spring term respects to our summer term, even if the semester abroad starts in January.

The following documents need to be uploaded to complete the application (see the hints below):

• Motivation letter
• Language certificate(s) (in case it is not evident from your transcript of records)
• Transcript of records (with ranking)
• Graduation certificates (high school or bachelor’s certificate)
• Certificate of matriculation of the current winter term

Good to know:

The motivation letter has to be written in English. Explain your personal and professional motivation for each of the universities you prefer, including information about costs and financing of your stay abroad. You are welcome to let us know about your special interests/skills and if you have extra-curricular activities (e.g. social engagement, honorary post or part-time job to finance your study). You must hand in languages certificates for each desired university/country. Download your transcript of records with ranking place from FlexNow including courses that are not completed yet. The programme coordinator for Biology is Dr. Anke Schürer. After submission of your application in MoveON, modification of your application is no longer possible. Please save the generated document for your own records. If you realise that you have forgotten some documents, you will need to complete the entire application again.

Await ranking between February 1st to 20th

All correctly submitted applications will be reviewed and ranked according to the criteria published at the university-wide call for application. Approximately the six to eight best ranked students (quota is determined by Göttingen International and might vary from year to year) receive in addition to an Erasmus study place an offer of financial support (grant).

By February 20th you will receive an offer for one of the five universites you have applied for via e-mail.

Confirm place offer until February 28th

We kindly ask you to respond to the offer of placement prior to February 28th via e-mail. Be sure to have access to internet and your e-mail during this period. It will be considered as rejection of Erasmus placement if you do not reply in time. For further steps see Application at Partner University.

Acceptance until March 10th

You have received a place offer for an Erasmus+ exchange. Congratulations!

Besides your e-mail confirmation of our place offer you have to accept the Erasmus+ place in MoveON until March 10th. This is at the same time the binding commitment on your side. For this purpose, you will receive an e-mail with further instructions at the beginning of March. Make sure you have access to internet and your email address during this time.