Outgoing Erasmus Students

About the programmes

International exchanges are administered centrally via TCD’s Global Office. Nearly all exchanges in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa are suitable for students from the School of English. Many of the non-Anglophone destinations are suitable too (e.g. Yonsei, Kyoto, National University of Singapore, Chinese University of Hong Kong,  City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University)  but please check with the Outbound Coordinator Dr. Ema Vyroubalova (vyroubae@tcd.ie) before you apply.

Erasmus exchanges are arranged by individual schools with their partner institutions throughout the EU.  Please note that, in order to be eligible for Erasmus via School of English, you must have attained a II.2 or higher  result in your annual examinations in your JF year. 

Joint Honours students are free to apply for Erasmus arranged by both or either of their departments,  but must have the approval of both departments to participate in an exchange. SH students with a major in another subject and a minor in English can apply for the English exchanges but will be given a lower priority.

School of English does not participate in ELAN or COIMBRA but Joint Honours or Major/Minor students whose other subject or non-English major participates in ELAN or COIMBRA can generally go on these exchanges as the relevant partner institutions all offer suitable English modules.

Application for School of English Erasmus in AY 2025-26

Applications for both Erasmus and non-EU international exchanges will be done via a central online application portal, which  opened on October 7th and will be available until November 15th.  The deadline for School of English Erasmus exchanges is also November 15th. Students wishing to submit applications for both international exchanges and Erasmus, must submit separate applications.

Erasmus application form

Information and link to International Exchanges form

Info sessions/webinars:

School of English Erasmus Webinar

A webinar about Erasmus exchanges through the School of English will be held on Wednesday October 16th, 6-6:45pm on Zoom. The session will be recorded and made available afterwards for anyone unable to participate live.

https://tcd-ie.zoom.us/j/96983593404?pwd=UkDYhnr4Ua5YvuYfjChjsE7LSwcHb6.1

Meeting ID: 969 8359 3404 Passcode: 987905

Material from Info sessions held by Global on October 1-2

Slide show and recording from the webinar about International exchanges and Erasmus organized for all students (i.e. not specific to English) by Global is available here:

https://www.tcd.ie/study/study-abroad/outbound/

School of English Erasmus Partners

In the 2025-26 academic year, School of English will participate in Erasmus exchanges with the following institutions. While the UK is not part of the EU or Erasmus, the exchanges with UK institutions are still administered at the School level, together with our Erasmus partnerships.

While every effort will be made to accommodate student preference, places on these exchanges are limited, and we cannot guarantee a place at your chosen institution. Also, while each of these institutions offers enough modules suitable for students of English literature (and taught through English) to do either one term or whole year there, Joint Honours students should note that it is possible that not all of these institutions will be considered suitable by their other department or will offer their other subject taught through English; therefore communicating with both departments is essential.

Funding

Funding is available to cover some of your travel and maintenance costs. The grant for a full academic year abroad varies depending on where you go, but most students can expect to receive in the region of €1,500. All Irish grants and scholarships continue to be paid while you are away on an Erasmus exchange.
Additional funding is available for students with disabilities to cover costs needed for various accommodations necessitated by the disability as well as for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Sadly, due to Brexit, NO Erasmus funding for exchanges in the UK  is available. 

Modules/Learning Agreement

The School of English does NOT require you to take any specific modules while abroad, but you will be required to submit a Learning Agreement detailing all the modules you intend to study and outlining how many credits are available for each module. This will be reviewed by the Study Abroad Coordinator, who will contact you if there are any problems (Joint Honours students will need to have their Learning agreement approved by both Coordinators). At the end of the year (or semester), the Coordinator will convert your marks back into a Trinity grade.