University Grant for Practical Training (overseas)
With the university grant of the h_da, internships/degree theses outside of the Erasmus+ programme countries are supported by students of our university. The scholarships are awarded by the h_da International Office through a quality-oriented selection process.
News (21.03.2024): The continued funding of the grant up to and including summer semester 2026 was approved by the QSL Commission in March 2024. The updated information on the process and funding can be found below.
- You are enrolled at the h_da and seeking for a degree
- You have already registered your stay via the overseas form on MoveON and submitted the registration form by email.
- Internship of at least 2 months and a maximum of 12 months
- Full-time study-related internship/practical stay
- You have sufficient knowledge of the company language.
- You have completed the second semester at the beginning of your stay abroad, i.e. your semester abroad is at least the third semester.
All countries outside the Erasmus+ Programme countries.
- Register your planned stay via our MoveON-portal with the "Übersee" form. Do this at least 5 days before the deadline (4 weeks before the internship starts) and send us the PDF. Only after we have imported your stay in our system, you can complete the university grant application.
- Apply for the university grant with the form "Hochschulzuschuss Praxisaufenthalte". Add the following documents to your application:
- Letter of Motivation (1-2 pages)
- Current enrolment certificate
- transcript/Grade sheet (printout from departmental grading system)
- Confirmation from the hosting institution with precise details of the duration, content and, where appropriate, remuneration of the traineeship
- If the internship includes substantial remuneration, we additionally ask you to provide a detailed breakdown of your expected living expenses as well as a convincing justification for your need for the university grant.
Send us the PDF with all application documents via Email to global.int@h-da.de
You will receive a feedback within 2 weeks. Please be patient.
Notes
- The university grant cannot be combined with a DAAD programme/ a grant from DAAD programmes
- Outgoings are strongly recommended to register on the website of the Federal Foreign Office ("Elektronische Erfassung von Deutschen im Ausland (ELEFAND)") for all travels, and especially for travels to regions with a critical security situation
- If there is a travel warning from the Federal Foreign Office for the country or region concerned, the university cannot conclude/send a scholarship agreement/grant approval.
- A full month is calculated starting from the 15th day. A half rate is granted if the duration of stay in a partial month is at least 5 to 14 days. However, the minimum duration of stay is 2 full months.
- If you are in Germany with a visa/residence permit, you need to make sure duly in advance that your stay abroad is covered. See details here.
- Generally, it is possible to combine the internship salary with the university subsidy. Especially if you receive a higher salary, please explain in your motivation letter why you would like to or need to apply for the university subsidy in addition to the internship salary.
- We reserve the right, depending on budget availability, not to provide double funding to students with the university subsidy.
contact
Darmstadt Campus
Global Programs (non-european) & Partnerships
Ina Schnakenberg (she/her)
+49.6151.533-60073
overseas.int@h-da.de
Office: C23, 2.07