Erasmus+ Study Mobility (Spring Semester 2025–2026) Additional Application Call

20 Ekim 2025

Applications under the Erasmus+ 2024 Project Period for our students who wish to receive education in partner universities abroad within the framework of the Erasmus+ Exchange Programme for the 2025-2026 academic year spring semester will be accepted between the dates 20.10.2025 and 03.11.2025 (Until 4:00 PM). No applications or documents will be entered into the system after the specified date. Click for application.

Application Conditions;

  1. Student Status: Students participating in the activity must be full-time students. Students enrolled in formal (on-campus) Associate or Bachelor’s degree programs at Istanbul Galata University who are at least in their second year of study are eligible to apply for the Erasmus+ study mobility.
  2. Note: First-year students may apply for the Erasmus+ study mobility call to be announced in February 2026, after their Grade Point Averages (GPAs) are established at the end of the fall semester.
  3. Students registered at a Bachelor’s/Associate Degree programme who have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.20 out of 4.00.
  4. To be eligible for the Student Mobility for Studies, students must have the required workload of ECTS (30 ECTS Credits per Academic Term, 60 ECTS Credits per Academic Year and 20 ECTS for one term in three-semester Education).
  5. For those students who participated in the 2014-2020 mobility, the total duration of the mobility activities including the new period cannot exceed 12 months within the same cycle of study.
  6. Students can apply for study and internship mobility during the frozen period. However, they cannot perform their study mobility or compulsory internship during the period of freezing their registration.

 

Who are not Eligible to Apply for the Mobility;

  1. Students at the Preparatory Programme and those enrolled in a Distance Learning programme are not eligible to apply.
  2. Double Major students can apply for only one of their Majors.
  3. Minor students can apply for their major department.

 

Attention: Students who do not renew their registration cannot apply.

 

Required Documents for Application;

1. Transcript (up-to-date and certified)

2. Statement of Student Status (up-to-date and certified)

3. Additional Documents ( *Documents basing the request for additional grant support should also be uploaded to the system as PDF.)

 

Important Notes:

  1. Barcoded documents issued on the E-Government will be valid.
  2. If the date on the Transcript and Student Certificate is at least 15 days before and/or not the same as the application dates, the application will be deemed invalid.
  3. Incomplete or incorrect applications will be viewed as invalid, and those students who submitted such application will not be able to take the Erasmus Language Proficiency Exam.
  4. If the student is a dual citizen, it is obligatory to upload the front side of both IDs or passports.

English Proficiency Exam for Exchange Programmes;

Students who would like to study abroad and do internship within the scope of Erasmus + Exchange Program are required to take the written exam which will take place on 05/11/2025, as well as the speaking exam on 07/11/2025. The first session of the Erasmus+ language exam, the written exam (75%), aims to measure the student's grammar, reading-comprehension skills and vocabulary, and the second session of the oral exam (25%) aims to measure the speaking skill. Candidates who do not attend the first session will not be entitled to attend the second session. There is no make-up exam for the language exam.

Students who fail to pass the minimum score of 40 (forty) in the written exam will not have the right to participate in the speaking exam. Students who do not get a "passing grade" in the foreign language exam will not be evaluated.

To pass the exam and become eligible for the Student Mobility, students must receive a minimum score from the English exam (total score obtained from the verbal and written exams) corresponding to B2 level according to the CEFR system. The minimum score required to pass the exam is 65 (sixty five).

Students who will not take the Foreign Language Proficiency Exam to be administered by our University can submit a letter including their scores of an exam deemed equivalent by ÖSYM (Centre for Assessment, Selection and Placement) (such as TOEFL, IBT, PTE Academic, CPE and CAE). The score obtained from such equivalent exams must correspond to the minimum score required (65) for ; KPDS/ÜDS/YDS. The score obtained from an equivalent exam will be deemed valid and evaluated according to ÖSYM’s Score Conversion Scale. The relevant exam result documents must be uploaded to the system during the application. Documents sent after the application are not accepted.

The list of applicants to take the exam and exam hours will later be announced on the website’s “announcements” section.

Selection Criteria;

Criteria and weighted scores to be used in evaluating applications:

Criteria

Weighted Score

Academic achievement level

50% (out of 100 points)

Language level

50% (out of 100 points)

Martyr and veteran children*

+15 points

Students with disabilities

(During Application, the required document(s) must be submitted to the Erasmus Office)**

+10 points

Students for whom there is a court ruling concerning protection, care or housing under the Social Work Act no. 2828***

+10 points

Those who receive aid from AFAD for themselves or their first-degree relatives

+10 points

Students who have previously benefited from the same type of project (with or without a grant)******

-10 points

Participating in mobility in the country of citizenship*****

-10 points

Despite being admitted, not participating in the Student Mobility without informing in time about renunciation

-10 points

For those who are admitted to the Student Mobility:

Not participating in the meetings or trainings organised by the higher education institution regarding the Student Mobility without giving any justifiable excuse (Only applicable if they reapply for the Erasmus Programme)

-5 points

Not taking the language exam without giving any justifiable excuse (Only applicable if they reapply for the Erasmus Programme)

-5 points

*According to the 21st Article of the Anti-Terror Law dated 12/4/1991 and numbered 3713, as well as the war veterans and their spouses and children, and the wives and children of the war martyrs, “public officials should not perform their duties while performing their duties at home and abroad or even if their titles have been removed. The spouses and children of those who were injured, became disabled, died, or killed due to terrorist acts and the coup attempt and the terrorist act carried out on 15 July 2016, pursuant to Article 7 of Decree-Law No. 667 of 23 July 2016, and The spouses and children of those who lost their lives due to the actions or the disabled civilians and their spouses and children are prioritized if they apply for Erasmus + student mobility.

 

**For prioritization, the student must submit the Disability Health Board report included in the "Regulation on Disability Assessment for Adults" published in the Official Gazette dated February 20, 2019 and numbered 30692.

*** For prioritization, the student must submit a letter from the Ministry of Family and Social Policies stating that there is a protection, care, or accommodation decision in accordance with Law No. 2828.

****One or more of the following activities which includes internships experiencing: digital marketing (eg. social media management, web analytics), digital graphics, mechanical and architectural design; application, software and code or website development; installation, maintenance and management of information systems and networks, cybersecurity, data analytics, data mining and visualization; programming, robotics and artificial intelligence trainings. Customer service, request creation, data entry or routine office duties cannot develop digital skills.

***** If he/she has the citizenship of the country he will choose, the student who does not provide information at the time of application and who is entitled as “ADMITTED” will be deprived of his/her right if the citizenship status is revealed later.

*******It is applied only once. If a student is selected, the application will not be reconsidered for subsequent applications. However, if the student is not selected, additional points will continue to be applied to future applications.

 

*The student can apply for both mobility. However, it is obligatory to upload the 'Priority Petition' during the application. (the student should write a petition stating the mobility that he/she wants to be reduced by -10 points)

Students are ranked according to their total scores and placed in accordance with their preference lists and quotas of the universities. If the total scores calculated by considering all criteria are equal; the priority will be given to the student with a high academic success grade, in case of equal high academic success grade priority will be given to the younger student by age.

If they wish, students can renounce their right to claim financial support (grant). Students who are not eligible to receive a grant can benefit from the programme as a “zero-grant” student.

* Additional Grant Support

Additional grant support to be included in the amount of grant is available for the disadvantageous participants. To apply for the additional grant support, the disadvantageous participants must have fewer financial and social opportunities and meet the following conditions:

  1. Being subject to Law no. 2828 (for whom there is a court ruling concerning protection, care or housing made by the Ministry of Family and Social Policy under Law no. 2828)
  2. Students for whom protection, care or accommodation decision has been taken within the scope of Child Protection Law No. 5395.
  3. Receiving orphan’s pension
  4. Becoming a child of a veteran or martyr
  5.  Receiving survivor benefits (orphan’s pension or disability pension), or if one of the applicant’s family members (mother, father or guardian) receives survivor benefits, they are eligible to apply (The applicant must submit a document issued by some institutions such as the ministries, social assistance and solidarity foundations, Directorate General of Foundations, Turkish Red Crescent, AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Center) to prove that they are receiving survivor benefits at the time they apply for the mobility programme.)
  6. Disabled Persons (Disabled persons with a disability rate of at least 70% documented by the Disability Health Board report in the "Regulation on Disability Assessment for Adults" published in the Official Gazette dated February 20, 2019 and numbered 30692)
  7. Students whose  parents or their guardians over the age of 65, who receive disability or needy pension within the scope of the Law No. 2022 dated 01.07.1976 on Pensions for Needy, Powerless and Orphan Turkish Citizens and Disabled and Needy Turkish Citizens.
  8. Those who receive aid from AFAD for themselves or their first-degree relatives

 

Those students who meet the above-mentioned conditions and provide documentary evidence can receive Additional Grant Support as described below, depending on the type of mobility:

Type of Mobility

Amount of Additional Grant Support

Student mobility for 2-12 months

250 € per month

 

Note: Credit and Dormitories Institution scholarships and similar scholarships, other grants, aids and scholarships in the nature of success scholarships, and one-time aids are not considered within the scope of the said financial aid.

 

In order to minimize the effects of KA 131 projects because of the earthquake disaster on 6 February 2023,  the provinces of Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa, which were declared a state of emergency with the Presidency's decision dated 08.02.2023 and numbered 6785, and the decisions of the AFAD Presidency inclduing Batman, Bingöl, Elazığ, Kayseri, Mardin, Niğde, Tunceli, and in Gürün district of Sivas, the following measures, flexibility and practices have been introduced:

 

  1. Students reside in the above-mentioned 17 provinces and 1 district and are enrolled in higher education institutions with ECHE in different provinces and who receive aid from AFAD for themselves or their first-degree relatives are prioritized with +10 points in their applications to Erasmus+ student mobility. Students who make more than one application in the same selection calendar are applied +10 for only one application of their choice.
  2. Students who are registered in Higher Education Institutions with ECHE in the above-mentioned 17 provinces and 1 district and whose first-degree relatives receive disaster relief aid from AFAD will be given additional grant support (Inclusion Support) if they winner a grant.

 

Erasmus+ Programme Inclusion Support;

Erasmus+ promotes the participation of people with special needs in the programme. People whose physical, mental or health-related conditions are such that their participation in Erasmus+ would not be possible without extra financial support are potential participants. 

Students must submit their request including the report for Erasmus+ Additional Grant to the Erasmus+ Office (For instance, if they request an Additional Grant Support due to a disability, they must attach the medical report (the report must be issued within 3 months before the application) which includes the necessary information about the disability and the level of the disability, or a copy of their disability ID card. A medical report is also required for those with chronic diseases.) 

Once found eligible, students must attach the necessary documents (including that the receiving higher education institution is informed of the guest student/staff member is a participant with special needs and the institution’s undertaking that it has the necessary equipment to host the participant with special needs) to the form. The additional grant amounts and the grounds for such request must be explained in detail in the form as requested.

 

Important Note: The documents required in the relevant article must be uploaded to the application system. Documents submitted after the application will not be evaluated.

 

Quota;

Students are ranked based on their total score and are placed according to their preferences and the available quotas of partner universities.

In line with the Senate Decision dated 15.06.2022 and numbered 2022/55-3, the following faculties will be given priority to ensure a fair distribution of Erasmus+ grants:

  1. Faculties with a higher number of programs conducted in English
  2. Faculties with a higher number of students
  3. Faculties or vocational schools with a higher number of departments/programs

Students on the reserve list (non-granted students) may still participate in the mobility without a grant (zero-grant mobility), provided that there are available quotas at the partner universities.

Under the Erasmus+ Programme, study and traineeship mobility can be carried out for a maximum total duration of 12 months per study cycle (first cycle: associate and bachelor’s degree). The total duration of mobility (study + traineeship) cannot exceed 12 months within the same cycle.

 

Monthly Amounts of Grant Based on the Countries Travelled within the scope of the 2024 Erasmus Project.

Grants are given to students to help them with additional expenses arising from being abroad during their activity. Grants are only a contribution, not intended to cover the full costs of the student's mobility.

Country Groups

Host Country

Monthly Amount of Grant (Euro) for Studies

Monthly Amount of Grant (Euro) for Traineeships

1st and 2nd Group Countries

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Cyprus, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

 

 

600

 

 

750

3rd Group Countries

Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey

 

450

 

600

 

Travel Support

A travel grant amount is determined based on the distance between the participant’s home institution and the host institution’s city and country.

 

Green Travel refers to travel carried out using low-emission means of transportation, such as bus, train, or carpooling. To be eligible for green travel support, the participant must use green means of transport for both outbound and return journeys, and more than half of the total travel distance must be completed using such means.

 

 

Travel Distance (Standard)

Travel Grant (EUR)

Green Travel Grant (EUR)

10 ila 99 KM arasında

28

56

100 ila 499 KM arasında

211

285

500 ila 1999 KM arasında

309

417

2000 ila 2999 KM arasında

395

535

3000 ila 3999 KM arasında

580

785

4000 ila 7999 KM arasında

1188

1188

8000 KM veya daha fazla

1735

1735

 

 

NOTE:

  1. If you encounter any technical problems during the application process, you can contact us at erasmus@galata.edu.tr . Students who have uploaded incorrect or incomplete application cannot revise their application. Therefore, please be careful while during the application process.
  2. Students who wish to benefit from the Erasmus+ Traineeship Mobility during the summer term of 2026 or the 2026–2027 academic year will be able to apply for the Traineeship Mobility Call to be announced in November 2025.

 

 

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