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.
- You are enrolled at the h_da (for the entire period of your stay abroad) 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 "Global" 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
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The travel allowance can only be paid if you were not already present in the host country prior to the start of the funded mobility period (e.g. due to a preceding study semester).
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The university grant cannot be combined with DAAD programmes or a DAAD scholarship.
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Outgoing students are strongly advised to register all trips—especially travel to regions with a critical security situation—on the website of the German Federal Foreign Office via the “Electronic Registration of Germans Abroad (ELEFAND)”.
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If a (partial) travel warning issued by the German Federal Foreign Office applies to the respective country or region, no scholarship agreement or scholarship award can be concluded or issued. If a country is in a formal state of war, funding is generally excluded; exceptions are only possible in duly justified exceptional cases and require a documented risk assessment.
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If the German Federal Foreign Office advises against non-essential stays in the destination country, funding for students is generally excluded. Exceptions are only possible in justified individual cases and require a particular academic necessity as well as a documented risk assessment.
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A full monthly grant is calculated from the 15th day of a month onwards. A half monthly rate is granted if the stay in a partial month amounts to at least 5 to 14 days. However, the minimum total duration of the stay must be at least two full months.
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In principle, it is possible to combine an internship salary with the university grant. In particular, if you receive a higher salary, please explain in your motivation letter why you are applying for and require the university grant in addition to the internship remuneration.
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Subject to budget availability, the university reserves the right not to fund students twice with the university grant.
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