International Office

Scholarships for Stays Abroad

Staying abroad is always associated with certain costs, about which you should inform yourself before your departure - these costs can involve tuition fees, insurances, flights or general living expenses. Here you can find an overview of different funding possiblilities for your studies or your internship abroad.

Forms and further information are available for download under "Documents" at the end of the page.

ERASMUS+

Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg can allocate funding of the European mobility programme Erasmus+ to successful applicants to one of our European partner universities. In some cases this is also available for students writing their final Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis at partner universities. Please refer to our list of partner universities to check which Erasmus+ agreements are in place for which study programme and partner university. The duration and amount of funding is specified and determined by country-specific bands.

ERASMUS+

DAAD Programme PROMOS

The DAAD programme PROMOS allows Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg to offer students scholarships mainly for the duration of up to one semester abroad. This funding and an additional contribution to your travel expenses is available for a study period or an internship abroad, provided they are recognized within your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. Writing your final thesis abroad is also covered by this programme. Please submit your application for the PROMOS scholarship to the International Office.

PROMOS

Auslands-BAföG (student financial aid)
Studies or an internship abroad can be funded via Auslands-BAföG. Students who are not in receipt of financial aid for their studies in Germany, can apply for Auslands-BAföG. Due to the higher costs associated with a stay abroad, this state funding may be granted to some students. Tuition fees (up to a certain amount) and a contribution to your travel expenses may also be covered.

Auslands-BAföG (in German)

DAAD- Programme HAW.International

Under this program students in Bachelor and Master programs at German HAW/FH’s receive scholarships for a stay abroad in the context of their studies, final thesis or internship. It is a full scholarship (monthly scholarship installment, travel allowance, insurance benefits) and the duration of funding varies according to the type of stay: Study stays min. 3 to max. 6 months; thesis stays min. 1 to max. 6 months, internships min. 2 to max. 6 months.

All information on application requirements, application deadlines and scholarship benefits can be found on the DAAD website.

HAW.International scholarships (in German)

Scholarship Database of the DAAD
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers several scholarship programmes depending on your destination. The DAAD website also has a database of additional scholarships and external funding opportunities. Please note that application deadlines may be more than a year in advance of your stay (the application deadline for the “DAAD-Jahresstipendium” in the US is in July of the preceding year for example)

DAAD scholarship database (in German)

Fulbright Scholarship
The Fulbright Commission awards travel grants for study periods in the US once a year. This funding is available to German students planning their studies in the US via a German-American University cooperation. In addition, there is an annual scholarship to apply for and partially finance study periods at Graduate Schools in the US. Please submit your application via the International Office.

The International Office sends further information on each funding opportunity by email to all students in due course.

Fulbright Germany

Academic Departments

The departments may be able to provide project-related scholarships. Please check the department's website or arrange a consultation.

Internship Specific Funding Possibilities

‘Get Balkanised!’ internship programme Application for Erasmus+ scholarships to support internships in the "Get Balkanised!" programme in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia for the summer semester 2024

Carlo-Schmid-Programm Carlo-Schmid-Programm für Praktika in Internationalen Organisationen und EU-Institutionen

RISE weltweit Weltweite Forschungspraktika für deutsche Studierenden aus den Natur-, Lebens- und Ingenieurwissenschaften.

Globalink Research Internship - Mitacs 12-wöchiges Forschungspraktikum unter der Aufsicht von kanadischen Hochschullehrern aus den Bereichen Natur-, Ingenieur- und Mathematikwissenschaften sowie Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften.

IAESTE (International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience) IAESTE vermittelt fachbezogene Auslandspraktika für Studierenden aller technischen und naturwissenschaftlichen Fachrichtungen.

Baltic Science Network Das Mobilitätsprogramm des Baltischen Wissenschaftsnetzes für Forschungspraktika (BARI)

Education loan

The education loan programme is organised by the state, applications are submitted to the Federal Administrative Office (BVA) and payments are made by KfW. It is aimed at students in advanced stages of their education, regardless of their income and assets.

Training loans

Information

Please note that you must check in each individual case whether you fulfil the requirements for the respective funding. In some cases, there are restrictions regarding nationality, residence status and place of residence. Application deadlines of one year or longer before the stay abroad must be expected.