Single Courses

Students have the possibility to apply for an Erasmus+ grant for short-term stays (5-30 days) at a partner university in Europe. 
Erasmus+ short term courses at the undergraduate and graduate level must include a virtual component. This means that the stay needs to blended where part of the course occurs physically and a part of it virtually. The on-campus part of the course cannot be shorter than 5 days and not longer than 30 days.

Students apply for the course at the host institution by themselves. If the host institution requires the student to be nominated by University of Iceland, students can contact the International Division to examine whether it is possible to nominate them.

Every year there are two application deadlines for Erasmus+ short-term grants for single courses:

• 15th April for mobilities in June-December
• 15th November for mobilities in January-May

It is possible to send in applications after these deadlines. In those cases, it is necessary to send an email to shortmobility@hi.is to inform that an application has been submitted. Late applications are not in a priority for grant allocations.

Grant information

Requirements

• The applicant needs to be a registered student at University of Iceland and must have paid the registration fee. Exchange students and other guest students at University of Iceland cannot apply.
• There must be an agreement between the University of Iceland and the host institution. The agreement either needs to be open, in the subject of the student or have a clear connection to the student’s studies.
• Undergraduate students need to have finished at least 30 ECTS at University of Iceland in their subject before the start of the mobility.
• The faculty needs to grant the student permission for the mobility. By granting permission, the faculty is not automatically agreeing to evaluate the course at University of Iceland.
• If the faculty has additional requirements, the student must fulfill them before the start of the of the mobility.

It is important to note doing a study mobility in your final semester can delay graduation since some host universities issue transcripts after the graduation deadline of the University of Iceland.

Applications are submitted here. For applications to be valid, students must attach the acceptance letter from the host university and a transcript of records in English, with ranking.

Applications for grants are prioritized in accordance with the Application Evaluation guidelines of the International Division. 

Students apply for Aurora courses directly to the host university*. Students that have been accepted to participate in an Aurora-organized course or event abroad that entails a short physical mobility abroad can apply for an Aurora grant for up to 30 days. Please note that the allocation of grants does not happen by default and is dependent on the availability of funds and on the International Division approving the grant application.

Grant information

For applications to be valid, students must attach the acceptance letter from the Aurora host university and a transcript of records in English, with ranking. It is expected that participation in Aurora courses is recognized as part of the student´s studies, either by transferring completed ECTS credits or by registering the activity in the student´s diploma supplement.

*Once in a while the host university requires University of Iceland to nominate students to the Aurora course. In such cases, students submit an application to the International Division before they apply to the host institution.

Requirements

• The applicant needs to be a registered student at University of Iceland and must have paid the registration fee. Exchange students and other guest students at University of Iceland cannot apply.
• The host institution needs to be in the Aurora alliance.
• Undergraduate students must have finished at least 30 ECTS at University of Iceland in their subject before the start of the mobility.
• The faculty needs to grant the student permission for the mobility. By granting permission, the faculty is not automatically agreeing to evaluate the course at University of Iceland.
• If the faculty has additional requirements, the student must fulfill them before the start of the of the mobility.

The application deadline for Aurora grants is twice a year:

• 15th April for mobilities in June-December
• 15th November for mobilities in January-May

Applications are submitted here.

Course evaluation and learning agreement
Students must contact their faculty to verify whether the course will be evaluated into their studies at University of Iceland. Before the mobility, students must make an Aurora learning agreement, which must be signed by the student and the relevant international coordinator. The learning agreement must depict whether and/or how the course will be evaluated at University of Iceland.
 

Faculty of Law:

Students must have completed a BA degree in Law before the start of the mobility. Students can only take courses on the graduate level.

If students want to get the course evaluated, they must request for it specifically. To apply for an evaluation of a course, the student must send in the course description (overview of reading material, schedule and course assessment) to the study committe of the faculty.

Faculty of Business Administration:
Students are not allowed to take courses that are similar to a course they have done already or will do later in their studies at the University of Iceland.

Icelandic as a second language
Students studying Icelandic as a second language cannot apply.