Application

Application process

Applications for a semester abroad are handled centrally by the Viadirna International Affairs Department and open every year in November/December. They are valid for the following academic year: Those who apply in December 2026 can go abroad from the 2027/28 winter semester and/or the 2028 summer semester.

Procedure

  1. Viadrina enters into agreements with partner universities.
  2. You apply to Viadrina for a semester abroad and can list up to 5 preferred partner universities.
  3. Following our selection and your acceptance, we will nominate you to the partner university for which you have been selected.
  4. You then apply directly to that university. Neither an application nor contact with the partner university is possible prior to nomination.

Following the regular selection procedures, the remaining places will be allocated.

Application documents

Please upload the following documents during the first (December 2026) and second application round (February 2027) via the online application portal:

  • Curriculum Vitae – in German or English (as you prefer)
  • Transcript of records – PDF from viaCampus showing all marks available at the time of application. Master’s students must also submit their Bachelor’s degree certificate with grades.
  • Language proficiency certificate(s) – PDF of the "Transcript Of Language Achievements" from viaCampus; additional language certificates if applicable
  • Certificate of enrolment for the current semester (compulsory for Viadrina students; if you are not yet enrolled, please submit this later)
  • Identity card or passport – only the page showing your name and date of birth

In the third application round (April 2027), please submit these documents by email. You can find all the relevant information on the webpage for allocation of remaining places.

Questions on the application form

In addition to your personal details, you will need to answer the following three questions on the online form for each of your preferred partner universities (question 4 is not mandatory):

  1. Courses: Which 2–3 courses would you like to take at your chosen university? (If necessary, refer to current or past course lists.)
  2. Funding: How do you intend to finance this exchange abroad?
  3. Language skills: Do you already speak the language of instruction, or will you have achieved this by the time you apply to the partner university?
  4. Additional comments (not mandatory): Do you have any further comments? Please let us know, for example, if you would only like to go abroad together with another student, if you would prefer a particular campus at partner universities with several sites, or if you are flexible regarding your start semester at partner universities with limited places in the summer or winter semester (e.g. in Asia).

Application deadline

First round of applications – Regular selection process

If you are registering on our portal for the first time, the activation link may arrive with a delay. Please also check your spam folder. If you have applied via our online portal before, please use your existing login details.

Following the regular selection procedures, the remaining places will be allocated.

 

 

 

Allocation of remaining places

Second round of applications

Third application round – ‘First come, first served’

The 3. round will be conducted on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

Second round of applications – from around 12 February 2027

  • List of remaining places for the second round to be published: around 12 February 2027
  • Link to the online application portal
  • 2. application deadline: approx. 24 February 2027 at 2.00 pm

Full details of the application process can be found at Application procedure.


Remaining places for the second application round

To be published around 12 February 2027:

  • Remaining places for the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics 2027/28

  • Remaining places for the Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences 2027/28

  • Remaining places for the Faculty of Law 2027/28

From 13 April 2026 at 10:00 – "First come, first served"

As funding has been exhausted, applications for remaining places at Erasmus+ partner universities for the summer semester 2027 can now only be awarded as zero-grant mobility. This means that a study period abroad at our EU+ partner universities is still possible, but without a mobility grant.
(For Kosovo (KA171), Erasmus+ funding will still be available for the summer semester 2027).

  • Publication of the list of remaining places: around 25 March 2026, below.
  • Start of applications: on 13 April 2026 at 10:00.
  • Deadline: You may apply as long as the nomination deadline at the partner university has not yet expired.

Procedure: The process follows the ‘first come, first served’ principle. As soon as the application period begins, you can apply for the remaining places directly and exclusively by email at outgoing-application@europa-uni.de.

Your applications should contain the following information:

  • A list of up to 5 preferred universities, ranked from 1 to 5 along with the semester (Winter Semester 2026/27 or Summer Semester 2027) during which you would like to study at each of these universities.
  • Letter of motivation (1 to a maximum of 2 A4 pages in German or English, as you prefer). Please address the following points:
    • For each of your preferred universities, list at least 2–3 courses that you would like to take on site (if necessary, refer to current or past course lists)
      Choice of study location
    • Funding for your stay abroad
    • Do you speak the language of instruction, or will you have learnt it by the time you apply to the partner university?
  • Curriculum vitae (in German or English, as you prefer)
  • Academic transcript
    Please upload the PDF file from viaCampus, containing all marks available at the time of application. MA students must also submit their Bachelor’s degree certificate, including their final mark.
  • Proof of language proficiency
    PDF extract ‘Viadrina Language Centre Results’ from viaCampus; any additional certificates, if available
  • Certificate of enrolment (current semester)
    This is compulsory for Viadrina students. If you are not yet enrolled, please submit this at a later date.
  • Identity card or passport (the page showing your name and date of birth)

Note: Please note that the list will be available from around 25 March; applications must be made exclusively by email, but will only be accepted from 13 April at 10:00. Please do not apply via our online portal. In the third application round, this is only possible once you have received confirmation by email.

Reserve lists for the 3rd application round: ‘First come, first served’

 

Selection criteria

All documents you submit as part of your application form part of our selection criteria for study abroad programmes:

  • Language skills
  • Academic achievements (grade average and number of credits)
  • For Bachelor’s students in the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics only – at least 24 ECTS credits completed at the time of application
  • Letter of motivation
  • Involvement in student initiatives (e.g. with ESN Frankfurt (Oder)) or other organisations
  • Overall impression compared to the other applicants.

Consultancy

You can find information about International Day here.

Let our mobility team advise you on any questions or concerns you may have.