Promos

All regular HSBI students can apply from the 1st semester onwards.

• Study-related stays at universities worldwide (1–6 months)
• Theses and term papers at universities or companies worldwide (1–6 months)
• Internships at universities, companies and organisations worldwide (1–6 months)
• Participation in summer/winter schools worldwide (2–6 weeks)

The following stays are not eligible for the grant:

• Study-related stays abroad and internships in Erasmus+ programme countries (EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway and Türkiye),
• Stays in students’ countries of origin if they don’t have German nationality (except if they have mainly resided in Germany for at least five years),
• Stays in regions for which the Federal Foreign Office has issued a travel warning.

Within a study cycle (e.g. bachelor’s or master’s), a maximum of 6 months of Promos funding is possible. However, a maximum of 2 months per scholarship holder can usually be funded, even if the stay lasts longer.

If sufficient scholarship funds are available, the funding can possibly be extended.

Please view the monthly funding rate for your destination country here. You will learn the concrete amount of funding that you will receive after the scholarship has been awarded.

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

Students with a degree of disability of at least 50 percent or a chronic illness are eligible for reimbursement of additional costs related to their stay abroad of up to €10,000.

Important note: The reimbursement must be requested at least 2 months before the start of the planned stay abroad, so please make sure to contact the International Office in good time.

Applying is possible twice a year through our online portal.

• First application deadline: 15 November (for stays that start from January to June)
• Second application deadline: 15 May (for stays that start from July to December)

These documents must be submitted in German or English:

• CV in table format
• Letter of motivation (template in the online portal)
• Current transcript
• Proof of language skills
  • Current transcript (if you attended language courses at HSBI)
  • Abitur/university entrance certificate with indication of the CEFR level (except Bielefeld School of Business, instead transcript with language course)
  • DAAD language test (free of charge at Bielefeld University’s Language Centre)
  • TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Certificate or similar tests
• Letter confirming your study place or internship, a place in a summer/winter school or the confirmation of the supervisor for your thesis or term paper (can be handed in later)
• Learning Agreement (only for study-related stays)
• Exact schedule (for theses and term papers only)
• For the reimbursement of additional costs related to your stay abroad:
  • Copy of the disability card
  • For people with chronic illness: Doctor’s certificate with description of medical requirements

Selection procedures and criteria

The selection procedure takes place in November or May. Applicants will receive feedback about their application approximately two weeks after the end of the application period.

These are the selection criteria:

• Academic achievements
• Purpose of the planned stay for the further course of your studies
• Relevant language skills
• Special needs and/or circumstances that make it more difficult for you to stay abroad (fewer opportunities)

Application requirements: General information

Scholarships under Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts exchange and cooperation programmes are awarded subject to the availability of funding and budgetary resources, and in accordance with the funding guidelines of the respective programme.

Fulfilment of the formal application requirements does not constitute an entitlement to admission to the selection process or to the award of a scholarship. Decisions on the award of scholarships are made at the institution’s discretion, taking into account, in particular, the number of available places and funding, as well as the quality of the applications submitted.

There is no legal entitlement to the award of a scholarship. Neither the application itself nor the fulfilment of any or all of the criteria listed constitutes a promise, assurance or guarantee of a scholarship.

We ask for your understanding that, despite careful consideration, we are unable to accept all applications. Information provided by individual staff members regarding application requirements or prospects of success does not constitute a binding commitment on the part of the university.

After your stay abroad, the following documents must be submitted through the online portal within 30 days:

• Proof of the realisation of the stay abroad (certificate of stay, internship certificate, etc.),
• Experience report (guide in the online portal)