Fernweh Scholarships

Eligible stays abroad

One- to six-month study stays abroad

• Study stays that are not part of the Erasmus+ program. In other words, PROMOS targets students who would like to study for a semester at a university outside Europe or at a European university with which there is no Erasmus+ agreement, or who are ineligible for renewed Erasmus+ funding.

One- to six-month stays abroad to write a final thesis

• Writing a final thesis anywhere in the world. For students who would like to write a final thesis at a university, institute or company in a foreign country.

Four-week to six-month internships abroad

• You can apply for PROMOS funding for internships outside Europe.
• Funding is not availabe for internships in EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Turkey because of overlaps with the Erasmus+ Internship Program.
• Students can still apply at the DAAD for internships at EU institutions and the bodies and organizations that manage EU programs, at Germany's diplomatic missions, the Goethe Institutes, the German Humanities Institutes, the German Archaeological Institute, and the German schools abroad that are supported by the German government (DAS schools). PROMOS funding is not possible in such cases.

Personal requirements

• You are a student at the University of Potsdam

Academic requirements

• good academic performance
• sufficient knowledge of the language of instruction
• positive evaluation by a university lecturer

Please refer to the PROMOS website for further information.

The mobility grant is primarily aimed at students who will be doing one of the University of Potsdam's cooperation internships abroad. Participation in the internship programme represents an important contribution to the internationalization and profiling of the University of Potsdam and should therefore be supported.

Funding conditions

• Internship contract or an official internship confirmation for a cooperation internship abroad

Please note: Mobility grants are awarded according to available funds. Your application will be considered for one of the other Fernweh scholarships if applicable.

Please note that the scholarships in Erasmus+ KA171 are not continuously available.
Your application will be considered for one of the other Fernweh scholarships if applicable.

Eligible stays abroad

• study stays at one of the Erasmus+ KA171 partner universities
• In the current projects, only partner universities in the following countries are eligible for funding: Israel

Personal requirements

• You are a student at the University of Potsdam

Academic requirements

• good academic performance
• sufficient knowledge of the language of instruction
• positive evaluation by a university lecturer