Students and doctoral candidates who are taking a non-English language course abroad can apply for funding through PROMOS. The “Programme to Increase the Mobility of Students from German Universities” supports scholarship holders in the form of a partial scholarship that covers the costs for mobility. In addition, a flat-rate course fee of €500 per person and funding measure is provided. Funding is available for language courses with a duration of 3 weeks to 6 months.

Applications are open to enrolled doctoral candidates and JGU students in their second or later academic semester who would like to complete an (intensive) language course at a university abroad with at least 25 hours of instruction per week. Previous knowledge of the language of the course is an advantage, but not required. Funding can only be provided if the German Federal Foreign Office has not issued a travel warning for the respective region.

You can find out the exact amount of PROMOS funding here:

Please note the following application deadlines when planning your language course and applying for a PROMOS scholarship:

• For stays abroad in the first half of the following year: October 31
• For stays abroad in the second half of the same year: March 31

Students and doctoral candidates who complete a specialized course abroad can apply for a PROMOS scholarship (link in German). The “Programme to Increase the Mobility of Students from German Universities” supports scholarship holders in the form of a partial scholarship that covers the costs for mobility. In addition, a flat-rate course fee of €500 per person and funding measure is provided. Funding is available for specialized courses up to a maximum of 6 weeks.

Applications are open to enrolled doctoral candidates and JGU students in their second or later academic semester who would like to complete a specialized course (such as a summer school) at a foreign university. Funding can only be provided if the German Federal Foreign Office has not issued a travel warning for the respective region.

PROMOS scholarships can be granted in addition to AuslandsBAföG and the Deutschlandstipendium. It is possible to combine a PROMOS scholarship with other scholarships, but this may not lead to double funding of your stay abroad. Please contact us if you have any questions. You can find out the exact amount of PROMOS funding here:

Please note the following application deadlines when planning your language course and applying for a PROMOS scholarship:

• For stays abroad in the first half of the following year: October 15
• For stays abroad in the second half of the same year: March 31

Persons with a degree of disability (GdB) of at least 50 or a chronic illness who are receiving funding as part of the PROMOS project can apply for a supplementary allowance.

A supplementary allowance of at most €10,000 can be granted for a period of up to six months to cover the additional expenses (including expenses for a caregiver or chaperone). For stays lasting longer than six months, or when extending an ongoing stay abroad beyond six months, you can submit a new supplementary allowance application. To assess the additional expenses (such as expenses to travel abroad, local transportation at your destination, accommodation abroad, medical care, special teaching materials, etc.), the expenses for persons without disabilities or chronic illnesses are compared with the expenses for persons with disabilities or chronic illnesses. These costs may only be claimed if they are not being covered by any other entity.

The PROMOS staff at the International Office submits the application for a supplementary allowance to the DAAD at least two months prior to the start of your planned stay abroad. Applications for a supplementary allowance cannot be submitted if your stay abroad has already begun. It is therefore important that you obtain the necessary documents well in advance and contact the PROMOS office at an early stage.

Your application must include the following documents:

• Rejection of cost coverage by your health insurance provider or supplementary insurance provider
• A copy of your ID card for the severely disabled
• For persons with a chronic illness: A medical certificate describing your medical requirements
• Additional documents to demonstrate the necessity and appropriateness of the increased expenses

Students and doctoral candidates at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) can apply for funding for short stays such as summer schools at a higher education institution or academic institution abroad for a period of one to four weeks. Funding is provided for 75% of the verified costs, up to a maximum of €1,000. The funding is provided by Santander Universities and allocated by the International Office.

Please submit the following documents:

• Letter of motivation for your planned stay abroad
  • including a statement explaining the added value and necessity of the stay abroad for your education or research project
  • specifying and justifying your destination country and destination institution, as well as the type of intended stay
  • specifying the desired period of the stay
• Proof of registration/enrollment as a doctoral candidate at JGU or an enrollment certificate as a student at JGU.
• Proof of the costs for the stay in the form of invoices and/or verifiable proof of payment
  • Funding of the course costs: Submission of your registration including the invoice from the respective provider for planned summer schools and conferences
  • Funding of the travel expenses: Submission of invoice(s) for travel expenses

FORTHEM (collective short-term mobilities for summer and winter schools) is an alliance of nine European universities whose aim is to simplify international collaboration.