Erasmus+ program

École Polytechnique encourages students to participate in a study exchange or a traineeship abroad as an integrated part of its degree programs. The school facilitates these international exchanges, and ECTS credits obtained at the host organization abroad can be certified as part of the respective degree program at l’X. To support your international exchange projects, École Polytechnique can also allocate Erasmus+ grants to cover part of your travel and living expenses abroad.

For the academic year 2025-2026, École Polytechnique can allocate Erasmus+ grants to:

• Students of the Ingénieur Polytechnicien Program who aim to complete their research internship during Year 3 or their studies during Year 4 abroad,
   
• Students of the Bachelor of Science program who plan to study at a partner institution abroad during their 3rd year,
   
• Students of the Master of Science & Technology programs planning to do their internship during the 2nd year outside France. (Applications for an internship in a university laboratory or a start-up linked to a university are considered a priority.)

The grants are distributed among students from the funds allocated to École Polytechnique by Erasmus+. Within École Polytechnique, the School’s International Affairs office manages the Erasmus+ program.

Special arrangements can be put in place for students from Ukraine.
 

Destinations within Europe

The study exchanges or internships have to take place at a higher education institution or a research organism located abroad:

In one of the 26 countries of the European Union, not including France: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

In one of the third countries: Iceland, Lichtenstein, Northern Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.

These destinations are split into three groups: The grants get calculated based on the cost of living of the host country, as indicated in the table below.

Further information on the Erasmus+ program is accessible here.
 

Amount of the financial aid:

The amount of financial aid is calculated according to the duration and the cost of living in the country where the exchange semester will occur. The aid may be partial and may not cover the entire duration.

For 2025, the following rates apply: 
(An additional rate of €150 can be allocated for international mobility linked to an internship.)

Additional aids can be allocated:

Additional funding is available for environmentally responsible modes of transportation:

Insofar as alternatives exist, participants are encouraged to use the most environment-friendly way of transportation, i.e. train, bus, car-pooling, bicycle, or any other environmentally responsible mode of transportation. Additional financial support can be granted for the use of an environmentally responsible way of transportation to travel from France to the host city.
Depending on the distance, the following additional funding may be granted upon presentation of the tickets:

Students can also benefit from financial support (mobility grant and travel support) for an exchange semester or internship at the School's partner university in the following country, which is not included in the traditional Erasmus program: Cameroon

École Polytechnique's students can apply for this financial support (outgoing mobility), as can also the students from the partner university listed below (incoming mobility).

Each mobility grant is allocated for the first to the last day of mandatory presence at the host institution.

The minimum term for a study exchange abroad or an internship is 2 months. The maximum term for international mobility is 12 months per student, per cycle (Bachelor, Master, PhD).

École Polytechnique supports professors and researchers in their international projects and can provide Erasmus+ grants for mobility linked to teaching or training abroad (for several days and up to two months). The mobility grants cover part of the travel and living expenses abroad and can be distributed within the limits of the funds allocated to École Polytechnique by the French Erasmus+ Agency. 

DESTINATIONS WITHIN EUROPE:

• The mobilities have to take place at a higher education institution or a research organism located:
   
• In one of the 26 countries of the European Union, not including France: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.
   
• In one of the third countries: Iceland, Lichtenstein, Northern Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.

These destinations are split into three groups: The grants get calculated based on the cost of living of the host country.

PARTNER INSTITUTIONS IN THIRD COUNTRIES, OUTSIDE EUROPE:

Professors and researchers can benefit from financial support (mobility grant and travel support) to visit a partner institution in Cameroon in the context of a training project.

• Professors and researchers of École Polytechnique can apply for this financial support (outgoing mobility).
• Also professors and researchers from the partner university in Cameroon can benefit from this support (incoming mobility).

These grants are linked to specific scientific fields:

Each mobility grant is allocated for the first to the last day of mandatory presence at the host institution.

École Polytechnique also encourages doctoral candidates and recent graduates (postdocs) to benefit from international experience to meet diverse training needs and hence offers mobility grants to support global projects linked to their specific research fields. Grants can be distributed within the limits of the funds allocated to École Polytechnique by the French Erasmus+ Agency.  

Further information is available in the respective section on the website of Institut Polytechnique de Paris

École Polytechnique’s staff members and also visiting staff members from other institutions can benefit from Erasmus+ grants for international mobility projects. To ensure quality and best benefits for the participant, the planned activity abroad must be linked to his/her professional development and meet his/her needs in terms of training and personal development. The following activities are eligible for Erasmus+ grants:

• Teaching at an academic partner institution abroad (please refer to the section “International mobility – opportunities for researchers and professors”),
• Training at an academic partner institution or company abroad,
• the activity can also consist of training sessions (other than conferences, which do not count as training sessions), or observation periods related to the profession of the applicant. It can also combine different of the above-listed activities.

Moreover, École Polytechnique staff members can benefit from Erasmus+ to visit their counterparts at EuroTeQ Engineering University’s academic partner institutions to support international collaboration across departments.