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What is Promos?
Are you planning an internship or studies abroad, outside the EU? The Promos-programme from the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Auslandsdienst) sets its focus on the funding of travel costs.
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Admission requirements
This programme from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) is funded by financial means from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The scholarship consists of a one-off payment for travel costs according to DAAD-rates (depending on the country and on the DAAD grants).
For the award of PROMOS scholarships the criteria is predetermined from DAAD and BMBF as follows:
- Qualification/academic performance of the student
- Justification for the mobility
- Language competence, if neccessary for the mobility
- For an internship the payment is relevant
There is no legal claim to a PROMOS scholarship.
Getting your documents ready
For the application please upload the following documents with the subject heading “PROMOS scholarship” within our SRH Scholarship portal:
- Motivation letter for the internship or study abroad semester
- CV/Resume
- For internships: scanned copy of the internship contract including details of the payment
- For studies: scanned confirmation of the partner school or confirmation of your faculty that you will be nominated for a study abroad semester
- Transcript of courses (print out of Campusnet, not older than 2 weeks before application)
- Language certificates (as far as available and obligatory, for semesters abroad e.g. in USA, Australia etc. you need a TOEFL or IELTS certificate)
FAQ
German and international students who are enrolled for a Bachelor or Master degree can apply. You need to have an internship contract at a non-European company or institution or the confirmation for a study abroad semester outside Europe.
The application deadlines are:
- March 31 for mobilities in the 1st half-year (Application possible from January 1)
- July 31 for mobilities in the 2nd half-year (Applicaton possible from June 1)
The scholarships are offered every year.
A Minimum duration of 4 weeks for internships and 1 month for study abroad is required (max. 6 months for both). Internships or studies in the home country are excluded!
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