Paderborn University offers students the PROMOS scholarship programme (Programme to Increase Student Mobility) for semester and internship stays abroad outside Europe. This programme is supported by the DAAD and the BMFTR. PROMOS is intended to support students at Paderborn University in successfully completing their study-related stay abroad and to enable significantly more mobility by funding shorter stays abroad (up to a maximum of six months).

PROMOS is the counterpart to the Erasmus+ programme, which in turn covers the European area. PROMOS has 2 application phases per year. The funding period is linked to the calendar year, i.e. you apply in the year in which you will be going abroad. This is a partial scholarship.

Since PROMOS is tied to the calendar year and not to the academic year in which you begin your semester abroad, you may not receive confirmation of possible funding until you are already abroad. If you are in urgent need of financial support for your stay abroad, we recommend that you visit our website for information on other funding options and also search the DAAD scholarship database. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

The University of Paderborn supports students with PROMOS:

- exchange semesters outside Europe

- Study-related internships in non-European countries