Participating in a BIP

Information for students and staff

The steps you need to take if you wish to participate in a BIP are listed below. Participation in BIPs is only eligible for funding if the attendance phase takes place abroad. Attendance phases in Germany are not eligible for funding.

For staff: If you would like to participate in a BIP, please contact the IStO in advance to find out whether funding is available for staff mobility. Please send your inquiries to Ms. Geißelmann via staffmobility∂intl.kit.edu.

Students who have registered with a BIP via their KIT faculty will be asked by the IStO to register on Mobility Online. There they must fill out an application and upload various documents. These include:

  • a digital learning agreement (DLA)
  • an OLS language certificate (Online Language Support)
  • a safety briefing
  • sworn statements on top-ups (green travel and specific conditions)
  • a Grant Agreement (GA or funding agreement)

You will be guided through this process step by step in Mobility Online. Further information on the required documents can be found here.

 

Students who meet the eligibility criteria and have uploaded all relevant documents will receive funding in the following amounts for the duration of the BIP:

  • Day 1-14: 79€ per day
  • Day 15-30: 56€ per day

Under certain conditions, students can apply for top-ups. These are queried in Mobility Online. Information the top-up criteria for students with specific conditions can be found here (see special funding). The amount of the top-ups is:

  • 100€ for BIPs with less than 15 days
  • 150€ for BIPs with more than 15 days

All students receive a travel allowance. The amount of the allowance is based on distance and depends on whether students travel in a sustainable way. In addition to the allowance, students are also reimbursed for additional travel days.

The exact amounts can be found in the table below:

Distance Standard Travel Green Travel
10–99 km 28 EUR + 0 days 56 EUR + 0 days
100–499 km 211 EUR + 0 days 285 EUR + 0 days
500–1,999 KM 309 EUR + 0 days 417 EUR + 2 days
2,000–2,999 km 395 EUR + 0 days 535 EUR + 2 days
3,000–3,999 km 580 EUR + 0 days 785 EUR + 2 days
4,000–7,999 km 1,188 EUR + 2 days 1,188 EUR + 4 days
8,000 km or more 1,735 EUR + 2 days 1,735 EUR + 4 days

At this point, we are talking about lecturers in the BIP sense. If you are involved in a BIP as a lecturer, you do not count as a mobile participant. Therefore, you will not be eligible for funding via the BIP. Instead, you can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility.