Financial support for Erasmus+ student stays is based on the different costs of living in the destination countries ("programme countries").
As of the 2018 project year, the following minimum levels for three country groups for study visits (SMS) will apply across Europe:
Group 1 (€ 450 per month): Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden.
Group 2 (€390 per month): Belgium, Greece, Iceland, Croatia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Cyprus.
Group 3 (€330 per month): Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia.
Erasmus+ trainees receive at least an additional €105 per month, i.e., €555 in Group 1, €495 in Group 2 and €435 in Group 3.