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PROMOS-Scholarships are awarded according to the call for applications. Please notice the paragraph "Important notes" below and check safety, feasability and eligibility of your project carefully.
PROMOS-Scholarships are awarded according to the call for applications. Please notice the paragraph "Important notes" below and check safety, feasability and eligibility of your project carefully.
The PROMOS programme supports self-organised exchanges by students and PhD students. The programme is run by the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD) and is being financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF).
Its aim is to increase mobility among students from German universities.
The International Office of Ulm University focuses on supporting the following types of exchange:
Type of exchange | DESTINATION | TARGET GROUP | LENGTH OF STAY |
Master Theses | worldwide | Students | min. 1 month up to max. 6 months |
Research Papers (Teacher Trainees) | worldwide | Teacher Trainees (Lehramtsstudierende) | min. 1 month up to max. 6 months |
Internships (incl. PJ-Tertiale) | worldwide (except ERASMUS region) | Students | min. 6 weeks up to max. 6 months |
Study Visits | worldwide (except ERASMUS region) | Students | min. 1 month up to max. 6 months |
Language Courses | worldwide | Students, PhD Students | min. 3 weeks up to max. 6 months |
Specialist Courses | worldwide | Students, PhD Students | up to 6 weeks |
Study Trips (groups) | worldwide | Students, PhD Students | up to 12 days |
Students who are enrolled at Ulm University and
While receiving a PROMOS scholarship, students must stay enrolled at Ulm University.
Stays of at least one month at universities abroad with the aim of writing or preparing a master thesis can be sponsored up to six months.
Stays of at least one month of teacher trainees at universities abroad with the aim of writing or preparing a research paper can be sponsored up to six months.
Stays of at least six weeks in foreign countries for internships can be sponsored up to six months. Internships in countries participating in the ERASMUS programme can generally not be funded. In exceptional cases internships in Erasmus countries can be funded, if it is not eligible for funding by the Erasmus+ Traineeship programme. Please note: despite the BREXIT, internships in UK can still be funded by the the Erasmus+ Traineeship programme (est. until 09/2022).
Stays of at least one month at foreign universities as part of a study programme can be sponsored up to six months. Study visits leading to a foreign university degree are not eligible. Study programmes in countries participating in the ERASMUS programme cannot be sponsored.
Stays of three weeks in foreign countries for participating in a language course can be sponsored up to six months. In order to qualify for a scholarship, the course has to be organised by a university or well-established language institute and has to consist of at least 25 hours of lessons per week.
Stays in foreign countries with the aim of participating in a specialist course can be supported up to six weeks. Specialist courses are for example summer courses/schools or workshops at universities or similar institutions.
Trips for giving lectures or taking part in a congress cannot be supported. Please refer to the DAAD-website of the congress-Programm for fundings.
For detailed information on the support of study trips, please refer to the information given below (“Study Trips”).
The funding is country-specific and calculated as follows:
In the column on the right hand side, a document stating the current support rates can be downloaded. The following table gives an overview of the types of financial support that can be granted for the different types of exchanges.
Type of exchange | Monthly payment | Travel lump sum | Course Fees | Subsistence |
Financial Support | country-specific (ca. € 300-400 per month) | country-specific | € 500 per person | country-specific (ca. € 30-45 per person and day) |
Master theses | X | X |
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Research papers (teacher trainees) | X | X |
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Internships (incl. PJ-Tertiale) | X | X |
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Study Visits | X | X |
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Language courses | X | X | X |
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Specialist courses | X | X | X |
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Study trips (groups) |
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| X |
If you receive any other (partial) scholarships, you need to state this on your application for a PROMOS scholarship!
Scholarship donors of other publicly funded scholarships have to be informed about the PROMOS funding!
The regular application deadlines for future funding, given the DAAD’s approval, are as follows:
- January 15, 20XX (for exchanges starting January 20XX)
- June 1, 20XX (for exchanges starting August 20XX)
Only applications that are complete and have been handed in within the deadline will be considered.
The selection decision is made public 4-6 weeks after the application deadline.
Your stay in the foreign country should commence six months after the application deadline at the latest.
Please apply via the Online-Application (see right column).
The required documents differ in each case depending on the exact exchange plans. Normally, the following documents are needed:
| Personal statement | CV | Certificate of enrolement | Transcript of records/ performance records | Letter of acceptance from host institution | Recommendation of a lecturer | Sufficiency proof for working language | Confirmation of the supervisor | Learning Agreement |
Master Theses | X | X | X | X | X | X (form) | X | X | - |
Research Papers (Teacher Trainees) | X | X | X | X | X | X (form) | X | X | - |
Internships (incl. PJ-Tertiale) | X | X | X | X | X | X (form) | X | - | only PJ (form) |
Study Visits | X | X | X | X | X | X (form) | X | - | X (form) |
Language Courses | X | X | X | X | Proof of availability | - | - | - | - |
Specialist Courses | X | X | X | X | Proof of availability | - | - | - | - |
In case you need a language sufficiency proof of the working language, it can be issued by one of the Language Centre’s (Centre for Languages and Philology, ZSP) teachers. (no TOEFL-test or the like).
The comparability of the language skills is important. Hence, your language sufficiency proof must be based on the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages” (A1 up to C2) and must assess all four spheres of competence (listening, speaking, writing, reading).
If the application requires a language sufficiency proof, language skills that are equivalent to at least B2 are expected.
In order to get your Practical Year recognised by the “Landesprüfungsamt” (LPA), your language skills need to be equivalent to B2 (in all four spheres of competence: listening, speaking, writing, reading).
The PROMOS scholarship programme does not include any insurances. However, scholarship students have the possibility to take out an insurance policy via the DAAD.
The following rates could be of interest:
Flyers with offers from other insurance companies are available on request at the International Office.
Further Information (in German only) can be found here: Allgemeine Informationen zu Versicherungsschutz im Ausland
In order to start your schoalrship payments, you have to hand in the following document via the online platform within one week after arriving at your host institution:
Within one month after the end of your subject-related stay at your host facility the following documents need to be handed in via the online platform:
An extension of your stay for private reasons or holidays does not have any impact on the deadline.
In addition to conveying subject-related knowledge and giving an insight into life in the host country, the encounter with local students and scientists should be the focus of the trip.
Associates of Ulm University, who are organizing a study trip for students or PHD students of Ulm University, can apply for funding through the PROMOS programme.
Study trips can be funded by a country specific subsistence allowance per person and day. The funding is calculated as follows:
country specific allowance x number of participants x days
For this year’s current country specific subsistence allowances, please refer to the document which can be downloaded in the column on the right hand side.
At most one accompanying representative of the university can be funded.
IMPORTANT: Please note that the actual amount of your funding will be reduced according to a reduced number of participants and days. (For calculation refer to "What is included in the funding?")
If you receive any other (partial) scholarships, you need to state this on your application for a PROMOS scholarship!
Scholarship donors of other publicly funded scholarships have to be informed about the PROMOS funding!
You have to provide the following documents:
IMPORTANT: Please note that the actual amount of your funding will be reduced according to a reduced number of participants and days. (For calculation refer to "What is included in the funding?")
The regular application deadlines for future funding, given the DAAD’s approval, are as follows:
- January 15, 20XX (for exchanges starting January 20XX)
- June 1, 20XX (for exchanges starting August 20XX)
The selection decision is made public 4-6 weeks after the application deadline.
Your stay in the foreign country should commence six months after the application deadline at the latest. In June, you cannot apply for the following year.
After consultation, applications may be submitted outside the regular deadlines.
Please use the form “Antragsformular für Studienreisen” in the column in the right hand side and send it via email or mail to the International Office.
The International Office will remain closed to visitors until further notice.
Advising is available by email, telephone or videoconference. Please refer to our Team & Contact website.
Documents can be submitted electronically via email.
Advising Hours: | |
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Tuesday: | 13:30 - 15:30 |
Thursday: | 09:00 - 11:30 |
and by Appointment. No Advising: 02.-06.11.'20, 09.11.-31.12.'20 | |
The International Office will remain closed to visitors until further notice. |