Number of Erasmus scholarships halved

The Erasmus scholarship is going up. In 2007, it will increase from 150 to 175 euros and by 2013 it will have risen to 250 euros. But because the budget for Erasmus scholarships is hardly increasing in proportion, far fewer students will be eligible. Nuffic expects the number of Erasumus scholarships to fall from 5,000 to 2,500 in 2007. The Erasmus scholarships are part of the new programme for lifelong learning, for which the European Commission originally budgetted 13.6 billion euros for 2007-2013. Read more: Eurogates. Forum of education news