Short exchanges abroad

Metropolia grant for short-term mobility for study periods under 2 months is available twice during degree studies. The grant amount is 350 € (150 € to Estonia / student) unless mentioned otherwise.

If you want to apply for the Metropolia grant  for short-term work placements, see the pages for work placement abroad.

Conditions for the Metropolia grant:

• You are Metropolia degree student
• The trip takes place during the normative time of the studies
• The trip is part of your degree at Metropolia
• You get credits for the trip or the trip is part of a study module at Metropolia
• The programme lasts for at least 2 days, but less than 60 days
• You should apply for the grant before the trip starts and the signed form must be returned as soon as possible, but latest during the same semester when the short-term student mobility takes place.
  • Autum semester: 1.8.-31.12, Spring semester: 1.1.-31.7.
• You can apply for the short-term student mobility grant max. twice during your studies at Metropolia
• You cannot receive several different funds to the same travel.
• The short-term student mobility grant cannot be paid for Bachelor thesis writing or data gathering.
  • For master's thesis, your research plan should include an obligatory business trip.
• The Metropolia grant is a travel allowance that requires travel to exchange destination.
• You will need to return the Metropolia grant if your trip is cancelled. 

1. Fill in the Electronic Grant Application Form for Short-term Mobility.

• Fill in all the fields on the grant application.
• Use only your metropolia.fi e-mail address as contact information.
• Please note that when you select a field of study or country of destination, the page reloads.
• NB! The data you fill in will not be saved until after you click "Send". After sending the form you cannot edit your application.

2. After you have sent the grant application form, you will automatically receive an e-mail titled "Ohje Metropolian lyhyen vaihdon apurahan hakijalle / Instructions for Metropolia short-term grant applicant".  Please keep the e-mail for future reference.

3. Print the application form attached to the e-mail, and ask the person in the Degree Programme to sign it. Depending on the trip, the person who signs the application can be eg. the tour leader, Head of Degree Programme or a Study Advisor.

4. Upload the signed form to Mobility-Online system. You can find a link to the system from the e-mail mentioned in step 2.

5. You will receive a confirmation e-mail once your application has been processed.

NB! Due to the large number of grant applications at Metropolia, the grants are processed once a month. Signed grant applications received 10th of each month (exceptions July no processing and December by 8th) will be paid by the end of the month. The grant is processed 3 months before the start of the travel at the earliest.

Information about short-term exchanges will be published in these pages or you can find more information through OMA workspaces. The most popular season for short-term exchanges organised by Metropolia partner universities is during summer and winter. You can also search the opportunities independently and if you have questions, feel free to contact your degree programme International Relations Adviser. 

You can receive most of the information about upcoming short-term opportunities by following the communication and announcements through OMA workspaces. Often times there are only limited seats per short-exchange and therefore, internal application rounds are organised throughout the year. If needed, you can inquire about these possibilities from your international relations Adviser. 

Summer schools and other opportunities that are open for students will be listed to these pages according to the availability. 

Upcoming short-term options 

Jönköping University: Application open 1.12.2025-30.4.2026, Metropolia grant 350 €

• Project Management and Leadership, 10 credits
  1 June - 26 June, 2026, Bachelor level
• Human-centered Cybersecurity and Privacy, 10 credits
  1 June - 26 June, 2026, Bachelor level
• Purchasing Logistics with a Global Perspective, 10 credits
  1 June - 26 June, 2026, Bachelor level

You can find more information about the upcoming short-term exchanges through OMA workspaces.

You can find more information about the upcoming short-term exchanges through OMA workspaces.

You can find more information about the upcoming short-term exchanges through OMA workspaces and some course details will be also shared in this page.