Erasmus+

All regular HSBI students can apply from the 2nd semester onwards (for internships from the 1st semester onwards) regardless of their nationality.

Semester abroad

• Study-related stays abroad to universities in Erasmus+ programme countries (EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Republic of North Macedonia, Norway and Türkiye)
• About Erasmus+ worldwide: study-related stays abroad at some non-European universities (if enough scholarships are available)
• You can either do a fully on-site stay or a blended mobility (a short stay abroad (5–30 days) combined with a mandatory virtual component), provided that the partner university offers it. In this case, you must give an individual reason as to why you cannot participate in a long-term stay abroad due to personal, family, health or study-related circumstances.

Study-related stays abroad at universities that are not partners of HSBI are not eligible for funding.

Internships abroad

• Internships at universities, companies and organisations in Erasmus+ programme countries (EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Republic of North Macedonia, Norway and Türkiye)
• About Erasmus+ worldwide: internships at universities, companies and organisations worldwide (if enough scholarships are available)
• Postgraduate internships if you start promptly after deregistration and complete the internship within 12 months. The postgraduate internship will be counted towards your Erasmus+ quota of the previous study cycle (see “Duration of funding”).

Requirements for the internship:

• Full-time internship (usual working hours, depending on the country); part-time internships are possible with appropriate justification (e.g. chronic illness that does not allow for full-time work)
• Recognisable relevance for your studies

Internships at national diplomatic missions or European institutions/organisations that manage EU programmes cannot be funded.

Within a study cycle (e.g. bachelor’s or master’s), a maximum of 12 months of Erasmus+ funding is possible. These 12 months include all stays abroad funded by Erasmus+ (semester abroad, internships abroad, BIPs, short stays for doctoral candidates).

The minimum length of stay is 2 months.

• Remission of tuition fees at HSBI’s partner universities
• Language preparation through online language courses (OLS)
• Scholarship: Please view the monthly funding rate  for your destination country here
• Additional financial support for students with disabilities or chronic illness, students with children, first-time academics and also working students (depending on the project)
• Green travel: financial support for travel with low-emission means of transport

Simultaneous funding through the Green Mobility Grant and/or Auslands-BAföG is possible.

Semester abroad

Applying is possible twice a year. Please consult our application for exchange places website for further information.

Internships abroad

Applying is possible throughout the year, but by 4 weeks before the start of the internship at the latest; for postgraduate internships 4 weeks before deregistration at the latest.

These documents must be submitted in English or German:

• Application form
• CV
• Learning Agreement
• Certificate of enrolment (for the semester in which you apply and for all semesters in which the internship takes place)
• Sworn declarations for additional grants and/or green travel
• Only for postgraduate internships: certificate of deregistration or a proof that all study achievements have been completed (e.g. certificate of deregistration, degree certificate or transcript stating that all study achievements have been completed); the certificate of deregistration can also be handed in later, but must be available before the start of the internship in any case

Exception: applying for Erasmus+ worldwide is possible twice a year. Please apply for the Promos scholarship programme first; applicants will be selected for Erasmus+ worldwide based on the applications submitted for this programme.

• First application deadline: 15 November (for stays starting in January–June)
• Second application deadline: 15 May (for stays starting in July–December)

Note on insurance: For the duration of your internship, you must take out global health, accident and liability insurance. A combined insurance for the three can be taken out via DAAD, for example: interns’ tariff (Tarif 720).

You do not need to submit proof of insurance.

The selection criteria are:

• Fulfilling the minimum requirements
• Sufficient language skills (at least B1 in the work language)
• Quality of the internship place and the internship project

After completing the semester abroad, you must submit the completion documents within 30 days.