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Support and funding for stays abroad

Depending on where you want to go, a stay abroad can involve some additional costs compared to a regular semester in Pforzheim. Therefore, we are happy to advise you about financing options and funding for stays abroad.

It ia advised to inform yourself about potential funding opportunities and their specific application deadlines latest during Pforzheim's application period. 

 

Besides the offers on our side you can also use the DAAD's (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarship Database for your search. 

 

Funding offers through the university

A semester abroad as well as an internship in another European country are usually funded by Erasmus+. All information about Erasmus+ funding can be found on the website Semester Abroad in Europe.

ATTENTION: Freemover cannot be supported by Erasmus. 

It is possible to apply for the PROMOS scholarship when spending a semester abroad in a developing or emerging country.

The Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM of the Baden-Württemberg Foundation is a program that serves to promote the international exchange of qualified young people and thus contributes to the global networking of people associated with Baden-Württemberg. Each year, approximately 25 - 30 students participating in selected exchange programs are supported by the Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM through the university. The scholarships are awarded both to Baden-Württemberg scholarship holders who wish to spend time abroad and to scholarship holders from abroad who wish to get to know Baden-Württemberg.

Application Procedure

Selection for the Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM is made automatically on the basis of your grades; you cannot apply for this. If you are eligible for a Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM (relevant is the grade as well as the partner university), you will be informed by the International Office. The selection criteria will be based on the applicant's previous academic achievements and social commitment.

 

For students who do not receive any other funding, the International Office awards one-time travel grants for study periods outside of Europe. Unpaid internships in non-European countries can also be funded.

Since we are only allowed to distribute the travel grants once a year, the annual application deadline has been set for the end of July in order to subsidize applicants from the previous summer semester as well as the upcoming winter semester. If there are too many applicants, a selection will be made. The amount of the grant is between €100 and €300 in total and depends on our given budget and the number of selected applicants.

Please note that without proof of your internship or semester abroad you will be excluded from the selection process. For internships or volunteer work, a work contract is required, and for a semester abroad, the Learning Agreement. You can find the application form here. Please fill it out and send it to outgoing@hs-pforzheim.de .

Funding through Public Institutions

The HAW scholarship specifically supports students from Universities of Applied Sciences who are completing a stay abroad. The application is made directly through the DAAD.

The selection for the HAW scholarship takes place earlier than the awarding of scholarships at the HS Pforzheim, therefore you have to start applying very soon after you have been assigned a place.

 

NEXT DEADLINE: 29.08.2025 for scholarship start between February and July 2026 (Selection December 2025)

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is an association supported by German universities and student bodies. They elect the board of directors in the general meeting, which manages the association. Since its foundation in 1925, the DAAD has supported more than 2.6 million young academics at home and abroad (source: DAAD).

In addition to scholarships, the DAAD also offers a wide range of information on semesters abroad and internships abroad.

The scholarship database provides an overview of DAAD scholarships. Enter your search criteria there, whereby Bachelor students must specify "student" as their status and Master students "graduate". The search engine will then list all eligible scholarship opportunities.

An opportunity for German speakers!

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Quelle DAAD

You care about the energy future and climate protection? You would like to take part in a related project and make some extra cash? You like producing videos?

Then become an Energy Reporter!

The Energy and Climate Protection Foundation of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG awards scholarships amounting to 1.000€ to students from all faculties. In exchange you produce 6 videos in relation to the energy and climate in your host country. 

Application Deadline 2025: 30.June. 2025

All information in regard to the foundation application etc. can be found on their website (German only). 

 

General Information:

  • Available for students up to 45 years; EU-citizen; Permanent residents; Foreigners with “Bleibeperspektive” (expected to stay long term) in Germany
  • Only available if you are still in the regular study period (usually 7 semesters)
  • Apply as early as possible. Please note that the Bafög Offices take a long time to work on these applications. There have been cases where students did not receive the money on time or even after the stay abroad.
  • Application possible through the digital portal (German only)
  • Responsible Bafög Office: https://www.bafög.de/SiteGlobals/Forms/bafoeg/weltkarte/weltkarte_formular.html?nn=384532 

Subsidy amount: 

  • Tuition fees up to 5.600 Euro for max a year
  • Travel costs within Europe 500€ or outside of Europe 1000€
  • possibly payment of extra costs for health insurance for students according to § 13a Abs. 1 BAföG i. V. m. § 5 Auslandszuschlagsverordnung
  • Subsidy for living costs depended on the country 

Repayment

  • Half of the total amount minus tuition fees
  • Reduction possible for students within the Top 30% of their year

 

Offers by the private Institutions

Several foundations offer scholarships for stays abroad even for students not already affiliated with the organisation. 

Please make sure to check application deadlines early on as they are up to change. Most of the foundation scholarships are open to International students as well. The foundations often expect high academic standing and/or social or political participation. Some require a good level of German skills. Considering that applicant numbers can be astonishingly low you do not have to be an A+ student to successfully apply though. It is always worth a try as funding rates are high and the funding usually does not have to be paid back like Bafög. 

General scholarships for Studying in Germany

Besides the usual financing methods specifically granted for studies abroad you can also apply for general study scholarships and sponsorships awards. More information on the awards can be found here (currently only available in German). 

Please make sure to check application deadlines early on as they are up to change. Most of the foundation scholarships are open to International students as well. The foundations often expect high academic standing and/or social or political participation. Some require a good level of German skills. Considering that applicant numbers can be astonishingly low you do not have to be an A+ student to successfully apply though. It is always worth a try as funding rates are high and the funding usually does not have to be paid back like Bafög. 

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