Erasmus+ Short-Term PhD Mobility (Internship) – First Call Application For 2025-2026 Academic Year
Global Opportunities + Erasmus Grant!
Apply for a funded short-term PhD internship opportunity anywhere in the world🌐 with a €100/day grant + travel support
Application Timeline:
- Application Period: November 17 - December 3, 2025 (until 16:00)
- Announcement of Results: December 12, 2025
What is Short-Term PhD Mobility?
This program enables doctoral candidates to participate in short-term international internships, helping them meet academic and professional development goals. The mobility must last a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 30 days.
Who Can Apply?
- Full-time doctoral students registered at Sabancı University.
- Applicants must have a minimum CGPA of 3.50.
- Candidates must be full-time students at SU during the application.
- The planned activity must be approved by the student's thesis advisor.
- The mobility duration must be at least 5 days. Activity dates should be specified in the acceptance letter or email provided by the hosting institution.
Destination Institutions:
You may carry out your internship at any university, company, or organization located around the world including Erasmus+ program or non-program countries, except:
- EU institutions
- EU agencies
- Erasmus+ National Agencies
*If the internship will be carried out at higher education institutions in countries not related to the program (non-European & UK and Switzerland), a bilateral inter-institutional agreement must be signed between the sending institution and the receiving institution prior to the internship activity. For further information, you can contact us at suoutgoing@sabanciuniv.edu.
Grant Information:
- Mobility Period: Minimum 5 – Maximum 30 days (including travel days)
- Daily Grant: €100 per day**
- **The standard Erasmus+ grant per day for short-term doctoral mobility is €79 until 14 days; and 56€ from day 14-30. However, Sabancı University will provide an additional top-up, increasing the total daily grant to €100 per day for selected participants.
- 📍 Travel Grant Table:
| Distance (KM) | Travel Grant (€) |
| 10–99 | 28 |
| 100–499 | 211 |
| 500–1999 | 309 |
| 2000–2999 | 395 |
| 3000–3999 | 580 |
| 4000–7999 | 1188 |
| 8000+ | 1735 |
Available Quota& Timeline:
Mobilities should be completed until July 31st.2026!
• 10 students for European countries for mobilities
• 5 students for non-European countries
Eligible Activities:
Students, with the aim of gaining general skills, work experience, or research experience directly related to their doctoral studies, can undertake internships abroad at a university, business, research institute, laboratory, organization, or another relevant work area. Internships can be for various activities, including conducting fieldwork, gathering data, and collecting materials necessary for the thesis.
Participation in conferences/symposiums is not eligible for this grant but candidates can attend relevant events independently of their mobility.
Required Documents for Application:
- Official acceptance letter or pre-acceptance email (with activity dates& duration)
- Signed Mobility Application Form (by student and thesis advisor)
- Transcript
- Language proficiency document (submitted at admission or updated version)
- Application and required documents should be submitted on Turnaportal.
Selection Criteria:
Placement Score Breakdown:
- 50% – Academic Success (CGPA)
- 50% – Language Proficiency
Additional Points / Deductions:
- +10 – Financial aid from AFAD (self or first-degree relative)
- +15 – Children of martyrs/veterans
- +10 – Students with disabilities
- +10 – Students under Child Protection Law No. 5395
- +5 – Internships in digital skills (DOTs)
- -10 – Previous Erasmus+ at same degree level
- -10 – Internship in country of citizenship
- -10 – Cancellation without valid reason
- Candidates will be placed starting from the highest score based on the relevant grant budget.
- Students are expected to confirm their participation after the placement results are announced. If a student cancels the participation, Students on the waiting list or those participating without a grant will be informed. In the event that the budget is insufficient to cover all applications, participation without a grant is also possible.
Grant Payments
- 90% of the grant: Paid on the Friday before departure
- Remaining 10%: Paid after submission of post-mobility documents
Turkish Airlines Benefits
Participants are eligible for a 15% discount on the base fare for international flights and a total baggage allowance of 40kg. (The campaign is valid until the end of 2025. If there will be any renewal, it will be announced.)
🌐 Contact & For More Info:
🔗 Website: https://iro.sabanciuniv.edu/en/outgoing-students/erasmus
📧 Contact: Zeynep Ezgi Erdem – suoutgoing@sabanciuniv.edu