Number of financed mobilities: 4

The ERASMUS grant:

• 674 euros/month for Italy

Procedure

The contest consists of submitting a file (online). After selection at the FSPUB level, the candidate must complete the registration documents at the Erasmus + Office of the University of Bucharest and at the host university.  

The file

1. Registration form (in Romanian)

At option 1, the candidate will choose Universita degli Studi Napoli Fedrico II.

2. Letter of intent / motivation, which should include a short Study plan, presenting a potential list of courses to be taken at the host university (the candidate will consult the host university’s website). The letter of intent will be written in English.

3. Curriculum vitae, mandatory in Europass format, in English.

The file must be sent to irina.matei@fspub.unibuc.ro during the registration period (March 30 – April 6, 2026), according to the competition’s calendar.

Selection criteria:

• quality of master student at the Master Comparative Politics (MCP), during the selection and during the mobility;
• complete file submitted on time;
• to have the necessary language skills.

The score is given as follows: 

• the academic motivation of choosing the destination and the ability to adapt to new cultural situations and environments (40%): 1 – 10 points, 10 maximum, it is evaluated in correlation with the Study Plan;
• the interest in the international mobility, the relevance of the mobility for the specialization of the student in the field (30%): 1 – 10 points, 10 maximum, it is evaluated through the relevant documents in the file (CV, letter of motivation);
• language skills (20%): 1 – 10 points, 10 maximum, it is evaluated through the relevant documents from the file; C2 – 10 points, C1 – 9 points, B2 – 7 points, B1 – 5 points, A2 – 4 points, A1 – 2 points, very little knowledge – 1 point;
• study performance (10%): the average of all the semesters completed in the current study program (for the first year: 1 semester; for the second year: 3 semesters; for the third year: 5 semesters).

The final score is the weighted average of the four criteria above (the weights are mentioned in brackets). The minimum score for the selection is 7.50.

Further selection criteria

If there are candidates with the same score on the last eligible place, the selection criteria will be, in order, 1. the academic motivation for choosing the destination; 2. the level of linguistic knowledge; 3. the average grade.

Specifications regarding the ERASMUS+ funding:

• It is granted for a minimum of 3 months of physical mobility (minimum 90 days from the presentation at the host university and until the completion date of the exams, according to the data confirmed by the host university) and a maximum of the end of the 2026-2027 host university semester.
• Can only be granted in case of physical mobility in the host country (travel in the host country).
• The Erasmus grant is not intended to cover all expenses abroad, it is only a financial support for physical mobility, which will be fully recognized upon return, provided that the documents necessary for validation are presented.
• A student can benefit from an ERASMUS grant during each study cycle (up to a maximum of 12 months of mobility / study cycle).
• For participants with reduced opportunities (those who benefit from a social scholarship or qualify to benefit) who carry out a study mobility Erasmus+, 250 Euro/month is added to the mentioned sums.
• The individual support for mobility is supplemented by a grant for contribution to transport costs (one-time), with distances calculated according to the European distance calculator (https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/ro/resources-and-tools/distance-calculator), as follows:

Travel Distance	Allocated Transport Grant
Between 500 and 1999 KM:	309 EUR per participant

Calendar

March 30 – April 6, 2026

Online registration

The file must be sent toirina.matei@fspub.unibuc.ro 

April 7, 2026

Displaying the results

April 8, 2026

Appeals

April 9, 2026

Displaying the final results

THE COMPETITION COMMISSION

Prof. dr. Dragoș Petrescu – președinte

Conf. dr. Victor Rizescu – membru

Lector. dr. Sergiu Delcea – membru

THE APPEAL COMMISSION

Conf.univ.dr. Irina MATEI, președintă

Conf.univ.dr. Cosmin DOGARU, membru

Lect.univ.dr. Mihai SEBE, membru