PROMOS – Programme to Increase the Mobility of Students at German Universities

• min. 1 month up to max. 4 months (the actual duration of stay can exceed this length of time)
• the funding cannot cover study fees.
• doctoral candidates may not apply for this line of funding. Exception: students of medicine who are completing their doctorates during their studies.
• periods of study in one of the Erasmus+ programme countries are only possible if no Erasmus+ partnership exists. Students who have used up their full Erasmus+ mobility quota can apply for PROMOS.

• min. 6 weeks up to max. 4 months (the actual duration of stay can exceed this length of time)
• doctoral candidates may not apply for this line of funding. Exception: students of medicine who are completing their doctorates during their studies.
• internships in one of the Erasmus+ programme countries cannot receive funding due to the conflict of interests with the Erasmus+ internship programme. Exception: students who have used up their full Erasmus+ mobility quota.
• Internships at international organisations (e.g. UN), EU institutions, institutions and organisations that administer EU programmes, German missions abroad, the German humanities research institutes, the Goethe Institutes (GI), the German Archaeological Institute, as well as German international schools (DAS) cannotreceive PROMOS funding. Please send your application to the DAAD [de].

• min. 1 month up to max. 4 months (the actual duration of stay can exceed this length of time)
• periods of stay abroad for completing dissertations/theses, e.g. qualitative/quantitative interviews and research projects in archives.
• can be completed either at companies or universities. dissertations/theses that are not being completed at a company or a university can only receive funding if the application contains a detailed timeline and an additional declaration of unlimited support from the subject area.

• students and doctoral candidates who would like to take part in subject courses that are related to their studies or doctorates and taking place at universities or academic organisations abroad.
• subject courses include e.g. summer schools and workshops at universities. Further information is available here.

• min. 3 weeks up to max. 4 months
• students and doctoral candidates who would like to take part in language courses that are relevant for their studies or doctorates and are provided by state-run universities abroad

Group study trips to destinations all over the world can receive funding through the PROMOS programme. Find out more here.

An application is generally not possible for study and work placements in the Erasmus+ area. You can apply directly for funding in the Erasmus+ program, either for studying at a partner university with Erasmus+ or for the Erasmus+ internship.
Funding for a study stay in the Erasmus+ area is only possible if there is no Erasmus+ agreement with the partner university or if another Erasmus+ stay abroad is excluded.

Internships that are eligible for specific DAAD internship programs may not be funded by PROMOS. These are internships at international organizations, EU institutions, institutions and organizations that administer EU programmes, the German missions abroad, the German Humanities Institutes, the Goethe Institutes (GI), the German Archaeological Institute and the German Schools Abroad (DAS). Further information: Internship placement - DAAD.

We strongly advise you to inform yourself about and observe the travel and safety advice issued by the Federal Foreign Office before you travel and throughout your trip.

Travel advice contains information about a country's entry regulations, medical advice, criminal or customs law. 

Safety advice draws attention to particular risks for travelers and Germans living abroad. They may contain recommendations to avoid or restrict travel. If necessary, travel that is not absolutely essential or all travel is advised against. 

Travel warnings for a country or partial travel warnings for regions of a country contain an urgent appeal from the Federal Foreign Office to refrain from traveling to a country or region of a country. They are only issued if travel to a country or a specific region of a country must be warned against due to an acute danger to life and limb. If the Federal Foreign Office issues a travel warning for the region in question, no funding is possible! In the event of a travel warning issued during the stay, we reserve the right to reclaim the funding or parts thereof.

All applicants are advised to register on the crisis prevention list at the Federal Foreign Office before departure: Electronic registration of Germans abroad.  The local missions abroad can then contact you quickly if necessary or in exceptional situations.