Funding options

Big dreams despite a small budget?

There are numerous ways to fund your studies abroad.

Erasmus+ Blended Mobility

Erasmus+ Blended Mobility gives students the opportunity to participate in a combined programme in another country inside or outside the EU-33, consisting of a virtual component and a physical stay of 5 to 30 days in the host country.

Requirements:

  • Full-time student status at a German university
  • Home university has a valid Erasmus University Charter (ECHE)
  • Student exchange at a partner university that the home university has concluded an Erasmus Inter-Institutional Agreement with

Benefits:

  • Mobility grant to cover additional costs related to studies abroad (for the period of stay in the host country)
  • Assistance with preparations for the stay abroad
  • Recognition of academic achievements abroad
  • Additional grants for students with a chronical illnessor disability & students travelling with their children
  • Grant for sustainable travel

Funding rates:

For the academic year 2021/2022, the following funding rates for blended mobility have been set:

  • Day 5-14: 70 € per funding day
  • Day 15-30: 50 € per funding day

Students traveling to the partner university by sustainable means (e.g. train, bicycle) will receive a one-time grant of € 50 and may receive up to 4 additional days of funding.

Students with a proven chronic illness or disability receive an additional €100 (€150 for stays longer than 14 days) as well as a travel grant.

Students travelling with children also receive an extra €100 (€150 for stays longer than 14 days) as well as a travel grant.

PROMOS

Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences awards PROMOS scholarships providing partial funding financed by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Depending on the relevant destination country, these scholarships amount between € 350 and € 550 for each month funded. Students planning international study periods outside the Erasmus programme countries with a minimum stay of three months are eligible for this funding.

Applications are to be submitted through the International Office. Scholarships recipients are selected twice a year by the Comitee of International Relations.

Application deadlines:

  • for study exchanges in the summer semester: 15 January
  • for study exchanges in the winter semester: 15 June

Application documents:

See also a step-by-step guide to study abroad.

Selection criteria:

  • Quality of the Letter of Motivation
    • Relevance to studies
    • Extracurricular activities
  • Average grades / average grades for language courses

 

Want to learn more about PROMOS? Look here.

German Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG)

Stays abroad by German students can also be funded under the German Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG). It is relatively uncomplicated to acquire funding for one or two semesters that are an integral part of a course (i.e. where credits are transferred for the academic achievements abroad). German students who do not receive BAföG in Germany are also advised to apply, as the subsidy rates are higher due to the additional costs for staying abroad. In any case, all applications are to be submitted to the BAföG office for the given destination country (not to the BAföG office in Nordhausen).

By the way: The funding can be combined with Erasmus+ or PROMOS, as these are only partially credited to BAföG.

For more information, see: https://www.bafög.de/de/auslandsfoerderung-384.php (only available in German).

Other Funding Options

In addition, there are a number of different scholarships to promote study periods abroad. An overview is given by the scholarship database of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).