The Erasmus grants can only be awarded if the budget allocated to ESSEC by the European Commission permits and if all the necessary steps have been completed within the deadlines.



1. Eligibility Criteria for departures for STUDY AND INTERNSHIP mobilities


You are eligible if you meet these criteria
1. Not eligible:
Mobility minimum duration of 2 months (60 days)

Virtual mobility


Enrolled at ESSEC and not yet graduated

European institutions and other EU bodies, including specialized agencies Exhaustive list available at: europa.eu

Only complete applications, on a first-come, first-served basis
Masters/Mastères that do not lead to a master's degree, such as those that are only listed in the RNCP (Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles) 
Internships must be referenced and validated in MyNextMoov / MoovappsInterns living on the French side of the border

ESSEC will not pay Erasmus grants to international students going on an internship mobility to their home country

2. You will not be given priority if you meet these criteria. This is a selective process BUT WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO APPLY 

- Internships paid more than 2000€ (gross) per month
- Internships paid more than 2200€ (gross) per month for CROUS scholarship holders and students eligible for the inclusion top-up only

Apprentices whose salary is maintained during the mobility

Apprentices whose contracts have been put on hold but still receive funding from an OPCO (with the exception of OPCOMMERCE 0 € AND OPCO MOBILITE 700€)

Non-compulsory internships

Students who have already received a financial aid from ESSEC

Gap year (année de césure)



2. Processing of Cases

  • Unmet applications will be placed on a waiting list. These might be financed only if additional funds are alloted by the European Commission.
  • Once an application has been accepted, the file must be completed by the deadline for the grant to be maintained. 
  • To ensure equal treatment for all participants, the budget will be broken down over the year according to the estimated number of departures for each month.


2.1 STUDY MOBILITY (Exchange/DD)


GBBA or GE students going on an exchange or DD at a partner institution with which ESSEC has signed an Erasmus+ agreement:


No need to inform the ESSEC Erasmus coordinator about your mobility project.

Your Study abroad coordinator will send the list of all Erasmus outgoing students to the Erasmus coordinator who will in turn send you the necessary documents to open your Erasmus file.

- START DATE: August, September or October: mail sent by ESSEC Registrar in May/June

- START DATE: January, February, March or April: mail sent by ESSEC Registrar in October/November


CONTACT : for any further information please contact Hélène BONNIN at the following address: registraire@essec.edu


Basic and top-up amounts for a STUDY mobility:


 


INCLUSION TOP-UP:


The financial €250/month-top-up can be allocated in the following cases / Un complément financier de 250 € mensuel pourra être attribué dans les cas suivants :

  • Student with disabilities or with a long duration disease (LDD) / Etudiant en situation de handicap ou d'Affection de Longue Durée (ALD)
  • CROUS need-based scholarship holders levels 6 and 7 / Etudiant boursier sur critères sociaux échelons 6 et 7
  • Student belonging to a household with a CAF family quotient less than or equal to €566 / Etudiant appartenant à un foyer dont le Quotient familial CAF est inférieur ou égal à 566€ (This criterion will be removed for the 2025 project - ce critère sera supprimé sur le projet 2025))


Payment of the scholarship:


Payment will be made to the bank account you have registered on your intranet (MyRegistrar).


1st instalment (70% of the scholarship) : after your arrival and ONLY if your file is complete within the deadline

2nd instalment (30% of the scholarship): after the end of your mobility and when you have provided proof of the end of mobility 


For more information, please contact us :

- make a request via the Ernest platform

or

- send an email at ESSEC Registrar


2.2 INTERNSHIP MOBILITY (see criteria above)


ESSEC students who intend doing an internship in one of the Erasmus+ programme countries or in a non-programme country:

You must inform the ESSEC Erasmus coordinator about your project AT LEAST 1 MONTH BEFORE THE START DATE OF YOUR MOBILITY :

-  via the Ernest platform

or

- by sending an email to registraire@essec.edu


2.2.a Erasmus+ Programme Countries:


Basic and top-up amounts for an INTERNSHIP mobility in an Erasmus+ programme country:



INCLUSION FINANCIAL TOP-UP / CRITÈRES INCLUSION :


 A financial €250/month-top-up can be allocated in the following cases / Un complément financier de 250 € mensuel pourra être attribué dans les cas suivants :

  • Student with disabilities or with a long duration disease (LDD) / Etudiant en situation de handicap ou d'Affection de Longue Durée (ALD)
  • CROUS need-based scholarship holders levels 6 and 7 / Etudiant boursier sur critères sociaux échelons 6 et 7
  • Student belonging to a household with a CAF family quotient less than or equal to €566 / Etudiant appartenant à un foyer dont le Quotient familial CAF est inférieur ou égal à 566€  (This criterion will be removed for the 2025 project - ce critère sera supprimé sur le projet 2025)


2.2.b Non-Programme countries:


Please note that you can also be eligible for an Erasmus+ grant in a partner country, ONLY for an INTERNSHIP mobility. The budget is very limited for this type of mobility and the following  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA are applied:


Priority will be given to:


1)
- Students with disabilities or with a long duration disease (LDD) 
- CROUS need-based scholarship holders levels 6 and 7
- Students belonging to a household with a CAF family quotient less than or equal to €566 (not available on the 2025 project)

2)
- CROUS need-based scholarship holders levels 0bis to 5
- Students with a project related to social/civic engagement (for exemple, humanitarian), sustainable development and/or unpaid internship.

- Students with no remuneration

- Host country


3)

- Other students


Basic amounts fixed by Essec for an internship mobility in a non-programme country (only 3 monthly payments will be granted for a mobility outside Europe)


NCLUSION FINANCIAL TOP-UP / CRITÈRES INCLUSION :


If you are in one of the following cases you can receive the €250/month inclusion top-up:

  • Student with disabilities or with a long duration disease (LDD) / Etudiant en situation de handicap ou d'Affection de Longue Durée (ALD)
  • CROUS need-based scholarship holders levels 6 and 7 / Etudiant boursier sur critères sociaux échelons 6 et 7
  • Student belonging to a household with a CAF family quotient less than or equal to €566 / Etudiant appartenant à un foyer dont le Quotient familial CAF est inférieur ou égal à 566€ (This criterion will be removed for the 2025 project - ce critère sera supprimé sur le projet 2025)


Summary of the Erasmus internship procedure


You can find the detailed procedure regarding internship mobilities via Ernest FAQ: ERASMUS+: INTERNSHIP mobility scholarship procedure / Procédure bourse mobilité de STAGE 


Step 1: To start the procedure the ESSEC Erasmus Coordinator will reply to your grant request by sending you an information email and an application form that you must complete within the deadline.


Without this document your application file will not be opened.


Once engaged in the Erasmus process you must validate 2 steps until the closure of your file. The ESSEC Erasmus Coordinator will send you an email explaining which documents you must complete to validate the steps.


Step 2: Confirmation of start of mobility

Step 3: Confirmation of end of mobility


Payment of the scholarship


Payment will be made to the bank account you have registered on your intranet (MyRegistrar).


After your arrival and if your file is complete, the Erasmus Coordinator will request:

1st payment (70% of the scholarship)


After your return and if you have provided the end of mobility documents the Erasmus Coordinator will request:

2nd & final payment (30% remaining) 



IMPORTANT:  

 BY SIGNING THE ERASMUS GRANT AGREEMENT, GENERAL CONDITIONS AND STUDENT CHARTER YOU COMMIT YOURSELF TO COMPLY WITH THE ERASMUS PROCEDURE.