Since 2015 Alliance 4 Universities has been taking part in Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility programme (Action KA171). Through this programme, students and staff from non-European partner universities can come on exchange for studies, research, teaching or training to A4U universities. Vice versa, students and staff from A4U universities can go on exchange to non-European countries.
The open calls for applications will be published below, and the previous calls and results are available here.
In order to apply:
- Read carefully the call for applications to check your eligibility and conditions of the mobility scheme.
- Check the applicants’ guide (below) for step-by-step instructions on how to complete the application.
- Check participating universities factsheets below for their course/research offer, available services and contact details.
- Complete the online application form in your category of mobility (Bachelor, Master, PhD or staff), attaching the requested documents. Applicants are strongly advised to submit their applications well before the deadline so that their applications can be checked and omissions addressed if any.
Call for the First Round of the ERASMUS+ 2025.
This call is closed, not accepting applications.
It includes mobilities concerning Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa for students and staff. The mobilities announced in this second round call must take place in the academic year 2026-2027 based on the academic calendar of the host university. Exceptionally, they may be postponed to the academic year 2027-2028.
All mobilities must be completed by 31 July 2028.
The call for applications was open until February 27, 2026 (inclusive).
💻 On Friday, 16 January, a Webinar on how to apply was held. Slides are available here.
This list indicates whether your application has been accepted for processing, meaning that you have submitted all the required documents. However, this does not yet imply the awarding of the Erasmus grant.
If your application appears as “not admitted”, you have a cure period until March 22 to submit the missing documents. You must send the required documents to coordinacion@a-4u.eu.
Applicants’ guides: for Bachelor, Master, PhD students and Staff.
Find research groups at A4U universities that work in your field
Table of equivalence of B2 level in English to other English certificates
Fields of education codes to be used in learning and mobility agreements
Erasmus+ programme guide 2022-2027
Guides for selected mobility participants: incoming staff, outgoing staff, incoming students, outgoing students.
Guide for academic staff who consider hosting an Erasmus+ PhD student
Factsheets of partner universities:
Spain: Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Namibia: University of Namibia (UNAM), Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)
Botswana: University of Botswana (UB), Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST)
Kenia: University of Nairobi, Kenyatta University
Ethiopia: Addis Ababa University, Wolaita Sodo University
Ivory Coast: Ecole Nationale Superieure de Statistique et d’Economie Appliquée (ENSEA)
Senegal: Groupe Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Dakar, Université Gaston Berger de Saint Louis
Gambia: American International University West Africa, University of the Gambia
South-Africa: Stellenbosch University, University of the Witwatersrand
Application for mobility of Master students
You must provide:
Transcript of Records for both the Bachelor degree and Master courses already taken.
Learning Agreement (fill in the first 3 pages only. Those who apply for mobility to Spain should have their learning agreement signed by the sending institution and the applicant. Signatures can be scanned.)
Letter of support provided by the sending university, indicating the average mark for each of the applicant’s transcripts of records, and confirming that the applicant’s level of English is at least B2.
Recommendation letter in Spanish or in English, to be sent directly by the referee to coordinacion@a-4u.eu with “Recommendation letter” in the subject line, by the application deadline.
Motivation letter.
Those applying for a top-up grant for disadvantaged participants should provide official documentation that certifies the disadvantaged background.
Application for mobility of PhD students
You must provide:
Learning Agreement for PhD students (Fill in the first 4 pages only. Only proposals signed by both sending and receiving institutions and the applicant will be accepted. Signatures can be scanned).
CV
Recommendation letter in English or Spanish, to be sent directly by the referee to coordinacion@a-4u.eu, with “Recommendation letter” in the subject field by the application deadline.
Those applying for a top-up grant for disadvantaged participants should provide official documentation that certifies the disadvantaged background.
Application form for mobility for teaching, training or both
You must submit:
Abridged CV
Mobility Agreement for teaching and for teaching/training or Mobility Agreement for training only. Only proposals signed by both sending and receiving institutions will be admitted. Signatures can be scanned.
Contact details at A4U universities
Mobility Office at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB):
erasmus.ka171@uab.cat / +34 93 586 8256
Mobility Office at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM):
erasmus.ka107.em@uam.es / +34 91 497 2935 (for queries of Bachelor, Master and PhD students)
erasmus.staff.mobility@uam.es (for queries of staff)
Mobility Office at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M):
erasmuska171@uc3m.es / +34 91 624 86 58
Mobility Office at Universidad Pompeu Fabra (UPF):
oma.incoming@upf.edu / +34 935 422 504 (for queries of Bachelor and Master students)
silvia.vilanova@upf.edu / +34 935 422 063 (for queries of PhD students and staff)
