Funding & Costs

Who is this scholarship for?

1. For Bachelor’s and Master’s students at Viadrina who wish to undertake a one-semester study period at one of our partner universities outside Europe; in particular for students who wish to spend a semester abroad for the first time or who are required to complete a compulsory semester abroad.
2. For students on Master’s study courses who wish to spend time abroad outside Europe to write their final thesis.
3. Students on Bachelor’s and Master’s study courses who wish to undertake a subject-related work placement in a non-EU country; further information can be found on the pages of the Career Center.

What are the requirements?

1. You must be able to prove that you are enrolled on a study course at Viadrina and intend to complete your degree here.
2. The PROMOS scholarship is merit-based; therefore, you can only be awarded funding if your average mark is better than 2.5 – or, for law students, better than 9 points.
3. Scholarships for writing a final thesis are not intended for attending courses at a university. You may only apply for such a scholarship if the assignment of your final thesis has been confirmed and you have received confirmation from your supervisor or contact person abroad.
4. You must complete at least two courses at the partner university that are recognised for ECTS credits.
5. Please contact us for information on the possibilities of combining a PROMOS scholarship with other scholarships – contact person: Claudia Casiano.

What does the scholarship cover?

1. For study visits, a monthly grant of generally 350 EUR is provided; the grant is paid for a maximum of 4 months, even if the stay abroad lasts longer. If you have already received a PROMOS scholarship, you may only receive the scholarship for a further maximum of 2 months, as the maximum total funding period is 6 months.
2. A monthly scholarship is provided for work placement stays; the scholarship is paid for a maximum of three months (even if the stay abroad lasts longer).
3. For stays undertaken to complete master's theses, a one-off lump-sum travel allowance is provided, the amount of which is determined by the DAAD’s guidelines.

What documents must be submitted with the application?

1. Application form.
2. Letter of motivation; please explain your reasons for applying for a PROMOS scholarship.
3. Confirmation of acceptance from a foreign university; may be submitted at a later date.
4. If you wish to write your master's thesis abroad, please include the following:

• confirmation that the topic of the final thesis has been allocated,
• a letter of acceptance from your supervisor or contact person abroad,
• an academic reference from your supervising professor at Viadrina,
• a timetable

1. Current academic transcript.
2. Certificate of enrolment.
3. Proof of language proficiency.
4. A copy of your identity card or passport.
5. Where applicable, notification letters regarding other funding or a BAföG decision.
6. Bachelor’s degree certificate; applies only to Master’s students.

Application deadline:

Several application deadlines will be listed here throughout the year. This application is only for the winter semester 2026/27. The application period runs from 18 May 2026 to 14 June 2026.
Please send this application form together with the relevant supporting documents as a single PDF file by 14June 2026 at 23:59 to outgoing@europa-uni.de. For further details about the PROMOS programme, please feel free to contact us – contact person: Claudia Casiano

The scholarship

As part of the programme for ‘Integrated international study courses with a double degree’, Bachelor’s students from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics who wish to spend a year at the Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina, are eligible to apply for a double degree scholarship, including a lump-sum travel allowance and a contribution towards health insurance

Call for Applications

The current call for applications.

Important: Available only until the winter semester 2025.

Options

10 months during the summer semester 2025 and winter semester 2025 (March – December 2025)

Funding

• One-off travel allowance of 1,875.00 euros
• Monthly scholarship payment of 1,150.00 euros
• Monthly flat-rate insurance allowance of 35.00 euros

Application requirements

Enrolment on the Bachelor’s study course in “International Business Administration” or “Internationale Betriebswirtschaftslehre”
Proof of sufficient knowledge of the Spanish language, at least at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Application documents

• Curriculum vitae
• Statement of purpose
• Academic transcript; minimum grade point average of 2.5
• Proof of language proficiency
• Certificate of enrolment

Please send all documents in full as a single PDF to outgoing@europa-uni.de.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries!

Contact person: Claudia Casiano

For the Master’s in European Studies with Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey:

Amount of funding:

One-off travel allowance of €225, health insurance subsidy of €35 per month (for a maximum of 10 months), living allowance of €775 per month (for a maximum of 10 months).

Application requirements:

• Enrolled student on the Master’s in European Studies.
• At least 2 subject semesters completed at the time of departure.
• English language proficiency at B2 level.

Contact person: Ruth Geiger

Financial support under the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG) is a form of state funding that is subject to certain eligibility criteria (e.g. nationality, age, aptitude, income). You can find the current regulations on the website for BAföG for students studying abroad.

Look for answers to the following questions:

• When am I entitled to BAföG for studying abroad?
• Which BAföG office is responsible for my case (the relevant office varies depending on the federal state)?
• What deadlines must I meet?
• How is my period abroad counted towards the total funding period?
• What additional allowances can I receive alongside my BAföG?

Note: Even if you are not entitled to domestic BAföG, this does not rule out entitlement to BAföG for studying abroad, as the basis for calculation is different in this case.

Taking out an ‘education loan’ is another way to fund your studies abroad. Education loans are offered on relatively favourable terms to help finance educational projects. Further information on the German government’s education loan can be found on the website of the Federal Office of Administration.

There are a wide variety of organisations, foundations and similar bodies that award scholarships to support stays abroad. Each of these organisations has its own application procedure and its own eligibility criteria. The main factors taken into account are academic qualifications and personal suitability. These must often be demonstrated by academic transcripts, references from university lecturers and a description of the study or research visit. Deadlines must also be met, some of which are well in advance of the planned period of study abroad.

Note: It is often not possible to receive dual funding! You are usually not permitted to receive funding for a stay abroad from more than one scholarship-awarding organisation at the same time. There are certain exceptions in the case of BAföG and EU grants. The Deutschlandstipendium can also be combined to a certain extent.

Examples of scholarship-awarding organisations and further sources of information:

• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): The application deadlines for DAAD scholarships depend on the type of scholarship and the destination country. Please find out about DAAD scholarships well in advance, as the application deadlines are very early. Further information can be found on the DAAD’s scholarship pages.
• ‘Down Under’ study grant from the Ranke-Heinemann Institute’s Academic Foundation: A grant covering 10 per cent of tuition fees for Australian and New Zealand universities (only for independently organised stays abroad).
• Eidam & Partner: Eidam & Partner award scholarships to Master’s students for study abroad programmes, regardless of the destination country.
• European Scholarship Database: The Initiative for Transparent Student Funding (ItS) launched the European Scholarship Database with the European Funding Guide.
• Fulbright Commission: The Fulbright Commission awards scholarships for study periods in the USA. Nicole Klück is the contact person at Viadrina and is responsible for the application process. Please check the Fulbright Commission’s website regularly, as there are always different scholarships available with varying deadlines.
• GFPS e.V.: GFPS e.V. awards scholarships to German undergraduates and PhD students who are interested in spending a semester at a Polish or Czech university or taking a semester-long language course in Poland.
• Mystipendium: You will also find comprehensive information on scholarship opportunities on the mystipendium.de website.
• National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic: You can also find comprehensive information on scholarship opportunities on the scholarships.sk website.
• Foundations: On the website of the Federal Association of German Foundations, you will find information on funding available from various foundations.
• StudyPortals: On this website, you will find a scholarship database featuring various scholarship programmes worldwide.
• German National Academic Foundation: Offers various scholarship programmes, including “Metropolises in Eastern Europe" and the "China Scholarship Programme".
• Full scholarships from the Ranke-Heinemann Institute’s Academic Foundation: The funding covers tuition fees for one semester at Australian and New Zealand universities. Funding is available for Bachelor’s and Master’s students as well as PhD candidates. Applicants who are supervised by the Ranke-Heinemann Institute and enrolled at an Australian or New Zealand higher education institution are eligible for a travel allowance.
• ZEIT-Stiftung Bucerius “Arnold Heidsieck Fund”: Supports one- or two-semester study periods at US universities. The scholarships are aimed at BA students in the humanities whose studies focus on German culture, language, history, music or art.

Tuition fees

If you are studying abroad at one of Viadrina’s partner universities, you will not normally have to pay any tuition fees. However, there may sometimes be small administrative costs to pay at the partner university, e.g. for the issue of a student ID card or compulsory membership of student organisations, which entitles you to discounts.

Please note: If you organise your study abroad programme yourself, you will usually have to pay tuition fees. Detailed information on the amount of these fees can usually be found directly on the website of the foreign university to which you wish to apply.