PROMOS funding for study stays abroad
Promoting the mobility of German and equivalent students
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Information
PROMOS at a glance
This funding scheme includes partial scholarships and one-off travel allowances to support:
- study-related stays abroad (3 to 6 months)
- theses (1 to 6 months)
- internships (1 to 6 months)
- study-related visits.
The increased mobility of students and doctoral candidates is one of the central demands of everyone involved in the higher education system within the Bologna Process. The PROMOS mobility programme, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), makes an important contribution to the mobility of German students and other students having an equivalent status at the German universities. In the PROMOS funding scheme, you can apply for a scholarship for up to six months to help finance your stay at a foreign university. For general information about the PROMOS scholarships, please go to the bottom of this page.
Are you looking for other funding options? If you are searching for internships abroad and other mobility options funded by the PROMOS programme, please visit the following sections: Internships Abroad and Other Forms of Stays Abroad. Do you have any other questions about the PROMOS programme? The International Office will be glad to answer them. For our office hours, please go to the bottom of this page.
Below, there are further information on the scholarships available.
Information
Next application deadline is 1st November, 2024.
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Scope of the scholarship and possible amount of funding
The funding includes:
- a monthly scholarship based on the funding rates of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- a travel allowance.
The amount of the scholarship instalments depends on the host country and is based on the standard scholarship instalments of the DAADpdf, 142 kb · de.
Tuition fees cannot be covered by the University of Jena. (Tuition fees are waived in case of bilateral exchange programmes undertaken at foreign partner universities of the FSU.) Single-semester scholarships in the Erasmus+ area can only be awarded where there is are Erasmus+ collaborations with the University of Jena.
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Requirements and duration
Applications can be submitted by students enrolled on any full-time study programme at our university who are:
- German citizenship or
- persons with an equivalent status to German citizens in accordance with the section 8 subsection 1 (2ff) as well as subsections 2, 2a and 3 of the Act on the Promotion of Education (Bundesgesetz über individuelle Förderung der Ausbildung, BAföG) or
- non-German students and graduates enrolled on a study programme at a German institution of higher education who aim to graduate at that German institution of higher education.
The groups of persons as defined in 2. and 3. cannot apply for a stay in their home country. A students home country is considered to be the one in which they spend the majority of their life, nationality plays a minor role.
Students may only complete a stay abroad during their studies at the University of Jena. Doctoral candidates cannotapply for a single-semester scholarship at a foreign institution of higher education.
Duration: 3 to 6 months
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Application deadlines
Applications for stays abroad from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025 must be submitted by 1 November 2024, 23:59.
Applications for stays abroad from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025 must be submitted by 1 May 2025, 23:59.
Currently, the PROMOS programme is closed for applications. The next application procedures will start in April and October.
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Application documents required
- application form ( see below)
- motivation letter*
- CV (tabular form)
- letter of reference from a member of the teaching staff at the University of Jena
- confirmation of admission from the host university. (If you would like to complete a stay at a partner university of the University of Jena, you only have to submit a nomination confirmation from the subject-specific coordinator or the programme manager.)
- Transcript of Records (available in Friedolin)/grade certificates (if available)
- valid certificate of student status
- proof of proficiency in the official languagepdf, 362 kb · de (or working language of the host institution). This must be issued by a foreign language assistant or the Language Centre of the University of Jena. Secondary school leaving certificates does not suffice! Other certificates, based on the CEFR, are acceptable alternatives.
*Motivation letter
Write a brief description (about 1-2 pages, A4):
- explaining why you have decided to undertake the planned stay abroad,
- outlining your academic and professional goals,
- and stating how the stay is relevant to your course of study.
Indicate whether and how you are preparing for your stay (e.g. language courses and specific seminars).
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Application process
You can submit your application for the PROMOS programme online. Using the online form, you can upload your application documents (as a single PDF file).
If you would like to apply for the PROMOS programme using the online form, you must register with MoveON portal first. You can save your details at any time and complete the registration process later if any information or documents might be missing.
When you complete the registration process, a PDF document will be generated and you will receive a confirmation e-mail.
Please submit complete applications as a PDF document via our online form only.
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Selection criteria
- explicit description of your plans and their usability
- exact description of how your stay abroad will be integrated into your studies
- best possible academic performance
- language skills
- other (extra-curricular) experience
- completeness and appropriate form of your application
- letter of reference
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Important information
If you submit your application via the MoveON online portal successfully, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. It is therefore not necessary to check the status of your application again. If your application documents are not complete, we will contact you and set a deadline for the submission of the missing documents.
Please do not submit any documents via e-mail, unless asked to do so.
Secondary school leaving certificatesare not considered sufficient as proof of language proficiency.
You can expect to receive a reply within 78 weeks after submitting your application.
Do you have any questions? You are welcome to write us: promos@uni-jena.de.
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Application form
Next application deadline is November 1st, 2024.
Link for application:
available in October
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General information
This programme promotes students who would like to carry out preparation and research work abroad before writing their thesis at the University of Jena.
These scholarships are available for all countries. They are not intended for participation in courses at a foreign institution of higher education. In this case, the purpose of the intended stay abroad must be the preliminary work for a final thesis.
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Scope of the scholarship and possible amount of funding
The funding includes:
- a monthly scholarship based on the funding rates of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- a travel allowance.
The amount of the scholarship instalments depends on the host country and is based on the standard scholarship instalments of the DAADpdf, 142 kb · de.
Tuition fees cannot be covered by the University of Jena. (Tuition fees are waived in case of bilateral exchange programmes undertaken at foreign partner universities of the FSU.)
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Requirements and duration
Applications can be submitted by students enrolled on any full-time study programme at our university who are:
- German citizenship or
- persons with an equivalent status to German citizens in accordance with the section 8 subsection 1 (2ff) as well as subsections 2, 2a and 3 of the Act on the Promotion of Education (Bundesgesetz über individuelle Förderung der Ausbildung, BAföG) or
- non-German students and graduates enrolled on a study programme at a German institution of higher education who aim to graduate at that German institution of higher education.
The groups of persons as defined in 2. and 3. cannot apply for a stay in their home country. A student’s home country is considered to be the one in which they spend the majority of their life, nationality plays a minor role.
Students may only complete a stay abroad during their studies at the University of Jena. Doctoral candidates cannot apply for a single-semester scholarship at a foreign institution of higher education.
Duration: 1 to 4 months
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Application deadlines
Applications for stays abroad from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025 must be submitted by 1 November 2024, 23:59.
Applications for stays abroad from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025 must be submitted by 1 May 2025, 23:59.
Currently, the PROMOS programme is closed for applications. The next application procedures will start in April and October.
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Application documents required
- application form (see below)
- CV (tabular form)
- letter of reference from a member of the teaching staff at the University of Jena
- confirmation of admission from the host university/institution
- Transcript of Records (available in Friedolin)/grade certificates (if available)
- valid certificate of student status
- proof of proficiency in the official languagepdf, 362 kb · de (or working language of the host institution). This must be issued by a foreign language assistant or the Language Centre of the University of Jena. Secondary school leaving certificates does not suffice! Other certificates, based on the CEFR, are acceptable alternatives.
*Motivation letter
Write a brief description (about 1‒2 pages, A4):
- explaining why you have decided to undertake the planned stay abroad,
- outlining your academic and professional goals,
- and stating how the stay is relevant to your course of study.
Indicate whether and how you are preparing for your stay (e.g. language courses and specific seminars).
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Application process
You can submit your application for the PROMOS programme online. Using the online form, you can upload your application documents (as a single PDF file).
If you would like to apply for the PROMOS programme using the online form, you must register with MoveON portal first. You can save your details at any time and complete the registration process later if any information or documents might be missing.
When you complete the registration process, a PDF document will be generated and you will receive a confirmation e-mail.
Please submit complete applications as a PDF document via our online form only.
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Selection criteria
- explicit description of your plans and their usability
- exact description of how your stay abroad will be integrated into your studies
- best possible academic performance
- language skills
- other (extra-curricular) experience
- completeness and appropriate form of your application
- letter of reference
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Important information
If you submit your application via the MoveON online portal successfully, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. It is therefore not necessary to check the status of your application again. If your application documents are not complete, we will contact you and set a deadline for the submission of the missing documents.
Please do not submit any documents via e-mail, unless asked to do so.
Secondary school leaving certificates are not considered sufficient as proof of language proficiency.
You can expect to receive a reply within 7‒8 weeks after submitting your application.
Do you have any questions? You are welcome to write to us: promos@uni-jena.de.
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Application form
Next application deadline is November 1st, 2024.
Link for application:
available in October
General information about the PROMOS programme
Students may apply for scholarships provided that the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) approves the funds for the University. Students are not automatically entitled to receive a scholarship.
The Selection Committee reserves the right to grant either a partial scholarship ora travel allowance to certain students in order to provide funding to the largest possible number of applicants.
Scholarships granted by other fund providers will be fully credited. A travel allowance will only be granted to holders of other scholarships if the other scholarships do not contain a specific travel allowance.
PROMOS in combination with other scholarships:
- Students can receive the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship and PROMOS funding at the same time.
- ERASMUS+ and PROMOS cannot be obtained at the same time.
- Domestic BAföG is not taken into account.
- If students receive foreign BAföG, they must inform the responsible foreign BAföG office about the PROMOS funding without prior notice. Travel allowances will be fully credited to the travel allowance granted as part of the foreign BAföG.
- DAAD individual scholarships and PROMOS cannot be obtained at the same time.
As a general rule, students may receive various kinds of funding during each stage of their education (each resulting in earning a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, state examination, etc.). However, funding for stays abroad to complete studies or to do internships may not be granted for a period longer than six months.
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