2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR
ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME COUNTRIES
ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TRAINING MOBILITY APPLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT
Contract Number: 2024-1-TR01-KA131-HED-000198369
Calendar
| 02 October 2025 | Publication Date of the Call for Applications |
| 22 October 2025 | Start date of applications for 2025-2026 Erasmus+ Staff Training Mobility, at 00:00 |
| 23-24 October 2025 | Erasmus Staff Language Exam (EPDS) |
| 18 November 2025 | Closing date of applications for 2025-2026 Erasmus+ Staff Training Mobility, at 23:59 |
| 20 November 2025 | Preliminary Evaluation Results (together with the Language Exam Results) |
| 20-24 November 2025 | Period for appeals against the Preliminary Evaluation Results |
| 28 November 2025 | General Evaluation Results, Determination of the Principal and Reserve Lists |
| 28 November 2025 – 09 January 2025 | Withdrawal Dates |
Important Note: The deadline for selected candidates to complete their mobility is 30.06.2026.
The start date for mobilities has been set as 1 December 2025.
Our staff may follow any updates to the application calendar on the web page of the İZÜ Erasmus Institutional Coordination Office.
Applying staff members must have a B1 level of English and must obtain a letter of acceptance from the institution where they will receive training. If a Language Exam Result document is available, the exam result documents must be uploaded to the system. (Assessments will be made taking into account the 5-year validity requirement for YDS and YÖKDİL certificates. The validity period of other exam proficiency certificates is 2 years. When uploading the relevant language certificates to the system, they must be uploaded so that the verification codes are visible. Candidates without a language exam certificate must select the option "I would like to take the Erasmus+ Language Proficiency Exam" when applying."
-For the table converting YDS, YÖKDİL and TOEFL-IBT-CBT-PBT scores into İZÜ Erasmus+ Language Proficiency Exam scores, click here.
1-Staff Training Mobility with Erasmus+ Programme Countries
2-Who Can Apply?
3-How to Apply?
Applications will be made through the Erasmus Application Portal. After logging in to the application system with your Turkish ID number and password (via e-Government), you can complete your application by uploading the required documents to the system. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. The application link is shared below.
https://turnaportal.ua.gov.tr/
4-Application Requirements
5-Selection of Staff (Selection Criteria)
Staff Training Mobility Evaluation Criteria
| Criterion No | Criterion Description | Criterion Score | |
1 | Benefiting from the program for the first time, | +5 | |
2 | Being a member of the administrative staff, | +3 | |
3 | Benefiting from the program for a second time within the same Erasmus+ project period, | -20 | |
4 | Being a staff member with a disability, | +10 | |
5 | Being a veteran staff member, | +10 | |
6 | Being a relative of a martyr or a veteran, | +10 | |
7 | Having benefited from the program in the previous Erasmus+ project period, | -10 | |
8 | Having benefited from the program two Erasmus+ project periods ago, | -7 | |
9 | Having obtained a valid letter of invitation from the host institution, | +5 | |
10 | Having withdrawn without a force majeure reason after being selected to go in the previous Erasmus period, | -10 | |
| 11 | Obtaining a letter of acceptance again from a previously visited institution | -10 | |
12 | Documenting that one level of higher education was completed in a foreign language | +5 | |
13 | Activities aimed at developing digital skills within the Training Mobility activity. | +3 | |
14 | Staff members, or their first-degree relatives, who receive disaster victim assistance from AFAD. | +10 | |
15 | Activities related to Artificial Intelligence within the scope of the 2021-2025 National Artificial Intelligence Strategy prepared by the Presidency's Digital Transformation Office | +3 | |
16 | Administrative staff who document a YÖKDİL, YDS, TOEFL or IELTS result, or the result of an exam recognised as equivalent by ÖSYM, are awarded points as indicated in the table alongside. | Score Range | To Be Awarded Score |
35-42,5 | +1 | ||
42,5-49 | +2 | ||
50-60 | +2 | ||
61-70 | +4 | ||
71-80 | +6 | ||
81-90 | +8 | ||
91-100 | +10 | ||
| In the event of a tie in the ranking, the following priorities are applied in order until the tie is broken. | |||
1 | Staff who have documented their Foreign Language Proficiency. | ||
2 | Length of service at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University. | ||
6-Mobility Process for Selected Staff
a-) Before the Mobility
b-) During the Mobility
c-) After the Mobility
Grant Support
| Country Groups |
Host Country | Daily Grant (Euro)** |
Group 1 Countries | Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway Region 13 and 14 Countries Not Associated with the Programme |
171 |
| Group 2 Countries | Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus, , Spain, Malta, Portugal, Greece, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia |
153 |
| Group 3 Countries | Bulgaria, , Croatia, North Macedonia, , Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, , Türkiye* | 133 |
| Other Countries | Region 1-12 Countries | 190 |
Travel Support
| Travel Distance | Standard Travel Grant Amount (Euro) | Green Travel Grant Amount (Euro) |
| Between 10 and 99 KM | 28 | 56 |
| Between 100 and 499 KM | 211 | 285 |
| Between 500 and 1999 KM | 309 | 417 |
| Between 2000 and 2999 KM | 395 | 535 |
| Between 3000 and 3999 KM | 580 | 785 |
| Between 4000 and 7999 KM | 1188 | 1188 |
| 8000 KM or more | 1735 | 1735 |
Erasmus+ Mobility without Grant Option
Staff may exercise this right by selecting the "Without Grant" option on the online form when applying, or by notifying the Erasmus Institutional Coordination Office after the results have been announced.
Additional Grant for Participants with Special Needs (Inclusion Support)
For the mobility of staff with disabilities, an additional grant may be provided in line with their special needs. For detailed information, you may contact the Erasmus Institutional Coordination Office.
Quotas and Total Grant
| Quota Type | Number of Places |
| With Grant (Principal) | Academic staff: 4 Administrative staff: 3 |
| Without Grant | Optional |
Grant Calculation
Staff selected for staff mobility will be provided with 5 days of grant and travel support.
Calculation: 80% of the total of 5 x the daily grant amount for the destination country + the travel grant awarded according to the distance in km calculated for the destination country will be paid before the mobility, and the remaining 20% will be paid after the mobility is completed and the certificate of attendance has been submitted to the Erasmus Institutional Coordination Office.
Erasmus Institutional Coordination Office
Contact: erasmus@izu.edu.tr