The Erasmus grants can only be awarded if the budget allocated to ESSEC by the European Commission permits. Therefore, please note that due to budget restriction, the number of grants for departures from 1st July 2024 will be reduced.



1. Eligibility Criteria for departures from 1st July 2024


for STUDY AND INTERNSHIP mobilities


You are eligible if you meet these criteria
NOT eligible
Mobility minimum duration of 2 months (60 days)

Virtual mobility 


Enrolled at ESSEC and not yet graduated

Apprentices whose salary is maintained during the mobility 


Only complete applications, on a first-come, first-served basis

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€) 

Internships must be referenced and validated on MoovappsAll internships paid more than 4,35€ per hour (around 660€/month) (on the 2024 project).

Internships paid more than  €2,500 (gross) per month (on the 2023 project)

International students going on an internship mobility to their home country

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

Masters/Mastères not certified by the RNCP (Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles)

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.
  • Only 6 monthly payments will be granted if the mobility exceeds 6 months.
  • Students who have not received any financial aid will be given priority. However, the Erasmus grant is not guaranteed.
  • Non-compulsory internships will be given low priority 


  • Only 3 monthly payments will be granted to mobilities outside the Erasmus programme countries. 



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 


2023 PROJECT:


Basic and top-up amounts for a STUDY mobility funded on the 2023 project:

The financial €50 top-up can be allocated in case of green travel / Le complément financier de 50 € pourra être attribué si utilisation d'un moyen de transport écoresponsable



2024 PROJECT:


Basic and top-up amounts for a STUDY mobility funded on the 2024 project:



2023 and 2024 PROJECTS - INCLUSION FINANCIAL 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 €551 in 2023 (€566 in 2024) / Etudiant appartenant à un foyer dont le Quotient familial CAF est inférieur ou égal à 551€ pour 2023 (566€ pour 2024)


Payment of the scholarship


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 ESSEC Registrar


2.2.a Erasmus+ Programme Countries:


2023 PROJECT: The budget allocated for the internship mobility grants for the 2023 project has been used up. 


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

A financial €50 top-up can be allocated in case of green travel / Un complément financier de 50 € pourra être attribué si utilisation d'un moyen de transport écoresponsable


2024 PROJECT:


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



2023 and 2024 PROJECTS - 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 €551 in 2023 (€566 in 2024) / Etudiant appartenant à un foyer dont le Quotient familial CAF est inférieur ou égal à 551€ pour 2023 (566€ pour 2024)


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:


Maximum duration funded:

- 6 months on the 2023 project

- 3 months on the 2024 project 


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 €551 

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.

- Host country


3)

- Other students



2023 PROJECT:  The budget allocated for the internship mobility grants for the 2023 project has been used up. 


Basic amounts fixed by Essec for an internship mobility in a non-programme country (only 6 monthly payments will be granted)

- The financial €50 top-up can be allocated in case of green travel (G1 and G2 countries) / Le complément financier de 50 € pourra être attribué si utilisation d'un moyen de transport écoresponsable (pays G1 et G2)


- For budgetary reasons, the contribution to the travel costs for a mobility in a non-programme country will only be allocated to students concerned by inclusion top-ups / Pour des raisons budgétaires, la contribution aux frais de voyage pour une mobilité vers un pays hors programme ne sera attribuée qu'aux étudiants concernés par les critères d'inclusion :



2024 PROJECT: 


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



2023 and 2024 PROJECTS - INCLUSION 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 €551 in 2023 (€566 in 2024) / Etudiant appartenant à un foyer dont le Quotient familial CAF est inférieur ou égal à 551€ pour 2023 (566€ pour 2024)


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 send 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


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. IF YOU DO NOT VALIDATE STEP 2 (END OF MOBILITY) YOU WILL HAVE TO REIMBURSE THE 1ST PAYMENT (70%).