In addition to the monthly allowance, students can apply for social top-ups. The social top-ups cannot be combined with each other.

Social Top-up: Students with child

If you take your child/children abroad, you are entitled to an additional lump sum of 250 € per month.

You submit the request after application and placement by uploading a Declaration on Honor and supporting documents (copy of the birth certificate of the child/children; supporting documents proving that the child/children will be taken abroad (e.g. travel documents, proof of care on site)). Information on how to apply will be emailed to you in a timely manner.

Social Top-up: Students with a disability or certified chronic disease

As a student with a certified degree of disability or with a certified chronic illness that results in additional financial needs abroad, you will receive an additional lump sum of 250 € per month.

You submit the request after application and placement by uploading a Declaration on Honor and supporting documents (proof of the disability or certificate of the chronic illness including declaration of the doctor that there is an additional financial need abroad). Information on how to apply will be emailed to you in a timely manner.

If particularly high costs are incurred during the stay abroad (e.g. for barrier-free accommodation or flight or for an accompanying person), you can alternatively submit a real cost application (long application). In this application, the costs incurred must be detailed and can then be reimbursed up to a maximum of 15.000 € per semester. The application must be submitted via the IO of the TUD at least 2 months before the start of the stay abroad.

Social Top-up: First-generation students

As a first-generation student, you can apply for a monthly top-up of 250 € if no parent/relative has a degree from a university or college.

You submit the request after application and placement by uploading a Declaration on Honor and supporting documents (declaration on honor of the parents/relatives). Information on how to apply will be emailed to you in a timely manner.

Social Top-up: Working students

As an employed student, you can apply for a monthly top-up of 250 €.

Prerequisites: The employment began at least six months before application or before the start of mobility abroad without interruption and ends at the latest with the start of the semester abroad. The activity can not be carried out during the stay abroad.

You submit the request after application and placement by uploading a Declaration on Honor and supporting documents (employer's certificate). Information on how to apply will be emailed to you in a timely manner.

Distance calculator http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/distance-calculator_en

 You can reduce your ecological footprint in the Erasmus+ program as well and apply for a green travel top-up for travels that are predominantly low-emission, environmentally friendly and when sustainable means of transport such as bus, train or carpooling are used. In addition, up to 4 additional travel days can be funded if the travel duration is significantly extended due to sustainable travel.

You submit the application for a Top Up by means of a Declaration of Honor. Proof of the use of sustainable means of transport must only be submitted with the final documents after the end of the stay. You will receive information on this by email in timely manner.

• Check that your identification document (passport) is valid for foreign travel (including the passport’s residual validity - 6 months rule if applicable). An overview of specific requirements for each country may be found with the Deutsches Auswärtiges Amt (German Foreign Office)
• Double check that the Incoming Team of TU Dresden () sent you an official letter of admission for the VISA
• If you would like to reserve accommodation in a student dormitory, you can apply for a room at the Studentenwerk Dresden. Please apply immediately after receiving the letter of admission.

ENROLLMENT

• To acquire official student status at TU Dresden and avail yourself of university accident insurance and the full range of benefits offered to enrolled students at TUD, please complete the enrollment process. Therefore, please complete the steps outlined in your letter of admission including:

  • Provide proof of payment of the semester contribution.
    You will receive information about the payment along with your admission letter.
  • Request a German statutory health insurance (costs around € 125 - 150 per month), that will be on your charge. It can be purchased before the mobility in your country online. It is essential that the insurance covers the entire duration of your stay.
• Check your email frequently: we will send you information about your face-to-face appointment in the office for the delivery of the Welcome Kit and all the necessary documents to start your mobility.

Changes in the study programme may be made within five weeks after arrival and should be agreed upon by all parties. All changes should be indicated in Learning Agreement Tables A2 and B2, while Tables A and B should not be modified.

One month before the end of your stay, you will receive an automatically generated email (please check your spam folder) to take part in the EU Online Survey and complete a report on your stay; you have 10 days to do this.

After completing the EU survey, you will receive the 2nd installment (30%) of your Erasmus+ grant. If you fail to complete the report, you will have to repay the grant.

Within 30 days AFTER you leave TU Dresden, please upload the following documents in your Mobility Online Account:

• Confirmation of Attendance confirming the start and end date of your study period at TUD. These must match the dates stated in the Grant Agreement, otherwise the grant will be reduced by the time not covered. The confirmation is signed at the end of your stay if you send it to .
• Transcript of Records / alternatively Learning Agreement Table D, confirming the amount of credit points/workload which was accomplished, issued by your TUD faculty or examination office.
• Proof of Recognition / alternatively Learning Agreement Table E, confirming recognition of the academic achievements that were achieved during your stay at TUD.
• Certificate of Enrolment from your home university for the period of time spent at TUD.

In addition to the monthly allowance, students can apply for social top-ups. The social top-ups cannot be combined with each other.

Social Top-up: Students with child

If you take your child/children abroad, you are entitled to an additional lump sum of 250 € per month.

You submit the request after application and placement by uploading a Declaration on Honor and supporting documents (copy of the birth certificate of the child/children; supporting documents proving that the child/children will be taken abroad (e.g. travel documents, proof of care on site)). Information on how to apply will be emailed to you in a timely manner.

Social Top-up: Students with a disability or certified chronic disease

As a student with a certified degree of disability or with a certified chronic illness that results in additional financial needs abroad, you will receive an additional lump sum of 250 € per month.

You submit the request after application and placement by uploading a Declaration on Honor and supporting documents (proof of the disability or certificate of the chronic illness including declaration of the doctor that there is an additional financial need abroad). Information on how to apply will be emailed to you in a timely manner.

If particularly high costs are incurred during the stay abroad (e.g. for barrier-free accommodation or flight or for an accompanying person), you can alternatively submit a real cost application (long application). In this application, the costs incurred must be detailed and can then be reimbursed up to a maximum of 15.000 € per semester. The application must be submitted via the IO of the TUD at least 2 months before the start of the stay abroad.

Social Top-up: First-generation students

As a first-generation student, you can apply for a monthly top-up of 250 € if no parent/relative has a degree from a university or college.

You submit the request after application and placement by uploading a Declaration on Honor and supporting documents (declaration on honor of the parents/relatives). Information on how to apply will be emailed to you in a timely manner.

Social Top-up: Working students

As an employed student, you can apply for a monthly top-up of 250 €.

Prerequisites: The employment began at least six months before application or before the start of mobility abroad without interruption and ends at the latest with the start of the semester abroad. The activity can not be carried out during the stay abroad.

You submit the request after application and placement by uploading a Declaration on Honor and supporting documents (employer's certificate). Information on how to apply will be emailed to you in a timely manner.

Distance calculator http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/distance-calculator_en

 You can reduce your ecological footprint in the Erasmus+ program as well and apply for a green travel top-up for travels that are predominantly low-emission, environmentally friendly and when sustainable means of transport such as bus, train or carpooling are used. In addition, up to 4 additional travel days can be funded if the travel duration is significantly extended due to sustainable travel.

You submit the application for a Top Up by means of a Declaration of Honor. Proof of the use of sustainable means of transport must only be submitted with the final documents after the end of the stay. You will receive information on this by email in timely manner.

After selection by the academic supervisor of the corresponding ERASMUS+ partnership on the part of the TUD and after nomination at the partner institution, you will receive all necessary information on ERASMUS funding from the International Office.

• Have your Learning Agreement signed by the academic supervisor at TUD and the academic supervisor at the partner institution. Upload it via your workflow in Mobility Online.
• Check whether you are entitled to a Social Top-Up (see box "Top-Ups") and fill out the corresponding Declaration on Honor if necessary. Send the document by e-mail to .
• You will then find the ERASMUS Grant Agreement in your mailbox (semester address) - please sign it and return the original by post! In this agreement you will also find the amount of your grant.
• Upload your TUD enrollment certificate for the winter semester in the mobility portal (if you want to receive ERASMUS funding for a stay abroad, you must still be enrolled at the TUD, regardless of whether you are on a leave of absence or in a study semester).

Once the above requirements have been met, you will receive 70% of your total ERASMUS funding (1st installment) before the start of your stay abroad.

• If there are any changes to the courses on offer or to your course selection, you should create an updated Learning Agreement within the first few weeks of starting your studies, have it signed and upload it to Mobility Online.
• If you particularly like your stay abroad and would like to extend it, contact both your host university and the partnership coordinator of your faculty at TUD in good time and inform the International Office at least 30 days before the end of your planned stay.
• If you have to shorten your planned stay, inform the host university and the IO of the TUD in good time before departure and follow the instructions regarding proof of the ERASMUS stay.

Too bad, your time abroad is already over, but you would at least like to receive the second installment of the ERASMUS grant. To do this, submit the EUSurvey online survey (you will receive an invitation by email) and upload the following documents to the mobility portal no later than 30 days after the planned end of your stay:

• a certificate of attendance from the host university: "Confirmation of Attendance"
• the certificate of enrollment from TU Dresden for the period of the stay abroad (if not already uploaded to the portal at an earlier date)
• Experience report on the studies at the host university
• Copy of the academic achievements ("Transcript of Records" - Learning Agreement template Transcript of Records), can also be submitted after the 30-day deadline
• Proof of recognition(Learning Agreement Template Recognition: Recognition outcomes), can be submitted after the 30-day deadline

The second installment of the ERASMUS grant will be transferred immediately after the end of your stay abroad if you have uploaded the above-mentioned documents to the mobility portal. Please note that you will only receive funding for the period of stay certified in the Confirmation of Attendance and contractually agreed in the funding agreement. If the period is shortened, the funding amount will be reduced and the second installment will be adjusted accordingly. Any excess funding received must be repaid upon request.

After arranging the time and activities of your teaching/training stay with the academic coordinator at TU Dresden and the academic coordinator at your home university, please send the following documents to the International Office (address below) at least one month before travelling to TUD:

• signed ERASMUS+ Application for Staff Mobility Teaching/Training
• Mobility Agreement Teaching or Mobility Agreement Training signed by all parties – document may be sent as scanned copy

Subsequently, TUD International Office will send you the Grant Agreement stating the amount of the grant awarded.

At the end of the mobility, you will be asked via e-mail (please check your spam folder) to complete and send back the EU Online Survey within 30 days.

Please also send the Confirmation of Teaching / Confirmation of Training to TUD International Office. This document confirms the start and end date of the period abroad – these must match the dates stated in the Grant Agreement, otherwise the grant will be reduced by the time not covered.

Distance calculator http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/distance-calculator_en

 You can reduce your ecological footprint in the Erasmus+ program as well and apply for a green travel top-up for travels that are predominantly low-emission, environmentally friendly and when sustainable means of transport such as bus, train or carpooling are used. In addition, up to 4 additional travel days can be funded if the travel duration is significantly extended due to sustainable travel.

If the distance exceeds 4000km, you cannot apply for a green travel top-up.