Information for German Students

Widening one’s horizons – looking out beyond one’s own borders – finding out what others do: key concepts today for all those on the threshold of their career. With the help of the programmes and organisations listed here you can build on your professional and linguistic competence - and during your time abroad you can of course also help to promote international understanding.

German students are eligible for financial support for study abroad if such study would be beneficial at this stage in a student’s career, and as long as at least part of the study carried out abroad would be counted towards their degree at home. The period spent abroad must be at least six months in duration. More information may be had from the DAAD (website in German) and the Deutsches Studentenwerk (website inGerman).

ERASMUS as a sectoral programme within the framework of the EU-education programme on lifelong learning concerns itself with higher education. It supports:

study terms at European universities outside Germany

students' placements at related institutions of higher education, centres of scientific research or enterprises in Europe.

Students interested in taking a study term at a European university outside Germany respectively a students' placement should apply directly at the European university, they wish to study at. For further information on application modalities please consult one of the International Offices of your German university (website in German).

The FREE-MOVER-Programm of the German Academic Exchange Service provides students the opportunity to take a study term at European universities outside Germany not taking part in the ERASMUS-Programme.

Applications for the Free-Mover-Programme should be adressed directly to the German Academic Exchange Service: DAAD-internetportal (for further information about application modalities see also the "Leitfaden zur Antragsstellung im Programm FREE MOVER", in German).

Applicants in all subject areas are eligible for scholarships for either a semester or a year. All applicants must be in at least their third semester of study when they apply.

The DAAD has online a Search Engine for Study Abroad, with information on possible courses abroad, entrance requirements, degrees and possible sources of financial support as well as practical advice on studying abroad.

Furthermore it has compiled an overview of language courses in other European countries.

As a rule support is only available for placements within Europe, unless the parent institution or examining body confirms that a placement outside Europe would be particularly beneficial at this point in the student’s degree. The placement should last at least three months. Further information is available from the DAAD.

There are numerous programmes with different partner countries, with a variety of requirements and lengths of duration. These scholarships (including the traineeships run by the international exchange organisation IAESTE) are listed in one data bank. These schemes are mediated by the DAAD.

The German Committee of the IAESTE places salaried and assisted practicals for students of the natural sciences, the engineering sciences and agriculture and forestry. Students of the mentioned as well as related faculties may apply for a practical. For further information see: http://www.iaeste.de/cms/index.php?id=60/cms/index.php?id=33

The Carlo Schmid Programme, initiated in 2001, offers interested, highly-qualified students and postgraduates the opportunity to get insight into the workings of an international administration. (Cooperation between DAAD und Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes).

The programme International Understanding at School of the Robert Bosch Foundation offers for students and graduates the possibility of placement at schools in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Ukraine, Byelorussia, Russian Federation, Georgia, Romania and Hungary for a couple of month. The student apprentices sit in on lectures, gain experience, get to know the other country and its pupils and initiate projects stimulating intercultural learning.

are offered by the InWEnt ltd. (website in German) to students at German specialized colleges, in the fields of economics and technical/applied sciences, who have completed at least three semesters of study and six months of work experience. Students in international courses of study are eligible only under certain circumstances.

ASA - the European network for development education

The ASA-Program and its partners organize three-month work and study stays for young people from Germany and other European countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and South Eastern Europe. It promotes exchange and learning about our One World through personal experience. ASA offers together with its partners of the Global Education Network of Young Europeans, GLEN,

training for the young European participants and a scholarship for the stay including insurance and a travel allowance.
www.asa-programm.de/en/index.html

US-Interns is a transatlantic exchange program. The program finds 8-12 week (up to 6 months) internships for students at American and German universities in the respective host country. Special attention is given to matching the individual qualifications of the participants with the expectations and demands of the employer.

www.usa-interns.org/index.htm

Jurists

Camber of Commerce Abroad (AHK):

According to the direction of the Federal States (Bundesländer) for juridical education trainees of jurisprudence and students during the one-level education for jurists could complete a part of their education at the German Cambers of Commerce Abroad. The German Cambers of Commerce Abroad gives extensive information and a summary of the countries in which such a placement is possible.

ahk.de/en/practical-trainings/

ELSA:

The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) the largest association for juridical students worldwide and presents the possibility for juridical students, trainees and young jurists to get involved or to study further. The STEP-Placement Programme offers placements accompanied locally by ELSA.

www.elsa-germany.org/step/en

Economists

AIESEC:

International exchange organisation for students of economic and social sciences and related subjects.

www.aiesec.org (website in German)

Engineers

IAESTE:

Exchange organisation for students for technical experience.

www.iaeste.de/cms/index.php?id=60

Medic

German Clinical Trainees Exchange (DFA):

The German medical students' association (bvmd) provides information about medical clerkships abroad.

bvmd.org/

IFMSA:

Exchange organisation for medical students.

www.ifmsa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57:scope-activities&catid=27:general&Itemid=40

Dental Exchange Organisation (ZAD):

Clinical trainees exchange for young dentists abroad.

www.zad-online.com/zad/wwwzad.nsf/d/r_wir_e

Pedagogues

The Pedagogic Exchange Service (PAD) of the Conference of Ministers of Culture within the EU-framework programme on lifelong learning serves as a National Agency in the field of school-education. In this function it is also responsible for the EU sectoral-programme on school-education COMENIUS. The PAD places teaching practicals for:

students of modern foreign languages and student teachers as teaching assistants on foreign languages at foreign educational institutions predominantly in the field of secondary education (within Canada and the USA: to colleges and universities).

entrant teachers at all sorts of schools and subjects within the EU as COMENIUS-assistants .

student teachers as well as entrant teachers on the school-subjects German, German as a foreign language, social studies, history and politics in line with the scholarship-programme "Völkerverständigung macht Schule" at select host- schools in Central and Eastern Europe as well as Kazakhstan and China respectively.

www.kmk.org/pad (website in German)

Robert Bosch Foundation:

Placement in Middle and Eastern Europe. Students and graduates take part for some months at schools in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Ukraine, Byelorussia, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Romania and Hungary. The programme is run by the Pedagogic Exchange Service of the Conference of Ministers of Culture (website in German) and the Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA) (website in German).

Information for applicants.

www.bosch-stiftung.de/content/language2/html/index.asp

Gives financial backing to cultural and scientific projects submitted by senior and junior scientists, as well as by institutions and university departments of every scientific or cultural discipline (website in German).

www.krupp-stiftung.de

The Franco-German University is a network of German and French universities providing special German-French study-programmes and carrying out joint research projects.

www.dfh-ufa.org/fr/ufa/ (website in French and German)

Scholarships for language courses and practical experiences in Germany (website in French).

www.dfjw.org

Information about scholarships for language courses and practical experiences.

As an inter-state institution, the Czech-German Fund for the Future is a concrete result of the Czech-German Declaration. The mission is to support understanding between Czech and Germans in various ways, increase the number of bilateral meetings and expand co-operation through support of joint projects and Scholarships for German or Czech students  of all disciplines to spend a study the other country.

Scholarship holders pursue (doctoral) research on subjects which are of particular importance to the future of Europe. Scholarships are awarded by the DAAD.

www.iue.it

Scholarships for German post-graduates to pursue (doctoral) research in developing countries (website in German, basic information also available in English).

www.fes.de

Higher education awards for further study and specialisation.

www.fnst-freiheit.org

For German students at American universities and colleges (tenable for one year): partly administered jointly by American and German partner organisations. Applicants must have a good knowledge of English. Universities and colleges in the USA require applicants to have passed the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which should be taken in Germany.

www.fulbright.de

Higher education and research scholarships for German students and graduates. Scholarships tenable for one to two semesters.

www.kas.de/wf/en/

Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

The Studienstiftung has a host of study abroad programmes for study, research or internship projects. Additionally, there are special programmes for graduates. The Studienstiftung offers a wide variety of language courses in several European countries. www.studienstiftung.de/start.html?&L=1

In order to be admitted to the Studienstiftung applicants have to be officially nominated, they cannot apply. Most of the scholarship programmes are study abroad programmes designed for graduates, the exceptions are the China Scholarship Programme and the Scholarship Programmes "Metropolises in Eastern Europe", which are open for undergraduates wishing to experience a foreign culture alongside academic studies. For aspiring journalists and young professionals in international organisations relevant practical experience is essential. Here, too, suitable funding is available.

www.studienstiftung.de/selbstbewerbung

Research scholarships for young scientists from Germany and south-east Europe (website in German).

www.suedosteuropa-gesellschaft.com

Biblioteca Hertziana (Max-Planck-Institute), Rom,

German Historical Institute London,

German Historical Institute Paris (website in French and German),

German Historical Institute Rome (website in Italian and German),

German Historical Institute Washington,

German Historical Institute Warsaw (website in Polish and German),

German Institute of Japanese Studies, Tokyo,

Kunsthistorisches Institut, Florence

Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte Paris

Deutsche Historisches Institut Moskau (website in Russian and German)

Orient Institut Beirut/Istanbul.

Scholarships for German students and doctoral candidates of all disciplines to spend a study period in Poland or Czechia (following websites only available in German)

www.gfps.org

Scholarships for Poland and für Czechia.