Funding Opportunities for Semester Abroad

If you are planning a semester at a foreign university, you have to plan for some savings. After all, you don't only have to pay for university fees, but also for your accommodation, food and, of course, you want to see something even if you have already lived in another country. But you are not on your own when it comes to financing! If you're smart, you should find out beforehand which funding programs are also available for semesters abroad.

Semesters abroad must have a minimum duration of six months or one semester or twelve weeks (studies within the framework of a university cooperation). Here, too, there is a good chance of receiving a subsidy if you already receive Bafög in Germany. The same applies to the amount as for the internship abroad. It is important to apply in good time so that you will already be sponsored on your arrival.

www.bafoeg.bmbf.de

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supports stays abroad with scholarships. The different types of scholarships offered by the DAAD vary according to duration, field of study and the respective country, which students, interns, graduates, artists, scientists and doctoral candidates can choose freely.

The Promos program is not only for internships abroad but also for semesters abroad, inside or outside the EU! Your project can be supported by up to 500€ per month. Check with the International Office at your university to see if funding from the PROMOS program is available.

German Academic Exchange Service DAAD

Kennedy Alley 56

53134 Bonn

Phone: +49 (0)228 882441

Email: study abroad(at)daad.de

www.daad.de

These education funds are an attractive funding option for financing study-related costs.

www.bildungsfonds.de

Although the Fulbright Program is one of the largest exchange programs for study projects in the USA, this also applies to a combined stay of one semester and a subsequent internship abroad. The prerequisite for this is that you are at least in your third semester (FH) or fourth semester (university). If you are a graduate, however, you must not have graduated more than one year ago. In addition, good English language skills and a high level of general knowledge about Germany and the USA are important for the interview before the Fulbright Commission in Berlin.

Oranienburger Strasse 13-14

10178 Berlin

Phone: +49 (0)30 284443-0

Fax:+49 (0)30 284443-42

Email: fulkom(at)fulbright.de

www.fulbright.de

The Henkel Foundation is a private initiative of the Henkel company. It generally supports semesters abroad and, in exceptional cases, also internships abroad.

Dr. Jost Henkel Foundation

Henkel KgaA in 40191 Düsseldorf

Phone: +49 (0)211 7978082 or +49 (0)211 7973888

E-mail: christina.pohl(at)henkel.de

www.henkel.de

College Contact offers various full and partial scholarships and financing possibilities for semesters abroad at its partner universities, for which potential foreign students can apply. Unlike educational loans or BAföG, a scholarship does not have to be paid back.

College Contact GmbH

Centre for International Education and Career

Hammer Str. 39

48153 Münster

Germany

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 - 17:00

www.college-contact.com/stipendien

The Erasmus+ program pursues the objective of education and training. For more than 25 years, the European Commission has been providing efficient support for study visits to 33 countries. Students are supported for three to twelve months in each cycle of study (bachelor, master, doctorate). As a scholarship holder, you do not pay tuition fees in the Erasmus+ program. In addition, the European Commission provides students with a monthly grant of up to 500 euros.

www.erasmusplus.de