Grants, housing, deadlines and cities: what is happening and why it matters.
Student life
It is free, but it does not pay for private healthcare, a flight home or a stolen phone. And if you are going to Türkiye, Serbia or North Macedonia, it does not apply.
Domenico Di Siena ·
Grants and deadlines
MEPs are asking for €47.39 billion for Erasmus+ from 2028 to 2034, against the €40.8 billion the Commission proposed. It is still a negotiating position, not law.
Domenico Di Siena ·
Grants and deadlines
Your Erasmus+ grant depends not only on where you go but on where you come from. We compare what fifteen countries’ national agencies pay in 2026-27.
Domenico Di Siena ·
Student life
In Italy, more than 38%. The warning signs repeat across police and university alerts all over Europe: pay before viewing, a landlord who is never around and a bank account in another country.
Domenico Di Siena ·
Grants and deadlines
According to the largest European survey of exchange students, 62.7% got their grant only after departure. In Denmark most are paid before leaving; in Spain, barely one in ten. What it means for your budget.
Domenico Di Siena ·