University Grant for Short Stays Abroad
The „Hochschulzuschuss“, a grant from Hochschule Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, supports short stays abroad (summer and winter schools as well as language courses) of h_da students. The scholarships are awarded through a quality-oriented selection process. The prerequisites listed below must be strictly observed.
Important: You need to apply for the programme seperately at the respective provider.
NEWS (15.05.24): Unfortunately we cannot accept any further applications for stays in spring terms (incl. September). Please take note of the new application deadlines below.
Please note that we do not support purely subject-based programs with the university grant (see requirements).
Prerequisites
- Summer/winter school: participation in 2-4 week programs at partner/non-partner universities/external organizations. The program must either have an academic focus with accompanying social-cultural program or focus on acquiring intercultural competencies/cultural studies.
- Language courses: Participation in 2-4-week language courses of at least 25 hours per week.
- only complete and duly submitted applications will be considered (see application process)
- you can only receive the grant once.
Application process
- Register your planned stay via MoveON (form "Short stay"). Send the PDF to overseas.int@h-da.de. Otherwise you won't be able to complete step 2. You need to send us the PDF at the latest 5 days before the deadline.
- Apply on time with the form 'University Grant for Internships and Short-Term Stays' corresponding to the deadlines below and submit the following documents online:
- Letter of motivation (1-2 pages)
- Current enrollment certificate
- Grade table (printout from departmental grading system)
- application proof at the provider with exact details on duration, scope and content
- Inform us via overseas.int@h-da.de that you completed the application.
Only completed and duly submitted applications will be considered.
Application deadlines:
- 01 August for stays between October and 15 December (application possible from July)
- 30 October for stays between 16 Dezember and March (application possible from October)
- 28 February for stays between April and June (application possible from February)
- 01 May for stays between July and September (application possible from April)
All applicants will receive a feedback within 2 weeks after the respective application deadline.
Please note:
- there is a number of scholarships available each year. You need to apply by the deadlines.
- Only stays that do not follow or precede a previous stay abroad in the same country can be funded
- Summer and winter schools must always have a socio-cultural component. The technical component is optional.
- No programs exceeding a duration of 4 weeks will be funded. Pro rata funding is not possible.
- The program prerequisites and guidelines mentioned above must be met; otherwise, we cannot support the stay. We kindly ask to refrain from requesting exceptions
- Participants in the DAAD GoEast and Fulbright programs are excluded from funding. It is possible to apply for a scholarship via the respective program.
- Outgoers are strongly recommended to register on the website of the Federal Foreign Office for all trips, and especially for trips to regions with a critical security situation ("Elektronische Erfassung von Deutschen im Ausland (ELEFAND)")
- If the Federal Foreign Office has issued a travel warning for the country or region in question, the university cannot conclude/issue a scholarship agreement/scholarship confirmation.
contact
Darmstadt Campus
Overseas Programs
Ina Schnakenberg (she/her)
+49.6151.533-60073
overseas.int@h-da.de
Office: C23, 2.07