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Go Abroad - call for applications
Study Abroad 2026 - Study exchange programmes in Europe and worldwide
Find out more and apply now for 26/27!
Apply now to study abroad in the 2026/27 winter semester and/or 2027 summer semester.
Application deadline: January 31, 2026
All interested students are strongly advised to attend the information events. The dates and access data for the online information events can be found under Information events.
Apply via the Online-Portal Mobility Online.
Important information about the call for applications and the application process
Information sheet Study Abroad Programme 26/27
Information sheet Scholarship programmes 26.27
Study Abroad 2026 - Short programmes
Summer / Winter Schools
Summer School at PSG Institute of Management in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Indien, 06.09.2026 - 19.09.2026
Application until: 31.05.2026
Programme, details and application info available at their website Summer School.
Septemberschool of DHIK in South Africa 30.08.2026 - 12.09.2026 in Cape Town
Application until: 12.04.2026
Programme, details and application info available at their website Septemberschool.
Ongoing Programmes
Please select a programme
Erasmus+ Internship
Amount of the funding rate
Group 1 (750 euros per month):
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, (Germany), Iceland, Ireland, Italy Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherland, Norway, Sweden
Group 2 (690 euros per month):
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia
Group 3 (690 euros per month):
Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye,
Eligibility requirements
You must fulfil the following requirements in order to apply for an Erasmus+ grant for an internship abroad:
- You must be enrolled as a student at South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences or be a graduate of South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences for the entire duration of the internship. In the latter case, the internship abroad can be funded within one year (12 months) after graduation if the funding was applied for in the final year of the respective study phase.
- Both mandatory and voluntary internships are eligible for funding.
- The internship must last at least two months (= 60 days). Within the Erasmus+ programme, one month is exactly 30 days.
- It must be a full-time internship (>32 hours/week) done in person at the company. Remote internships cannot be funded.
- The internship must be related to the content of your course.
- You must apply via our l Mobility Online application portal at least 4 weeks before the start of your internship.
- The internship must be carried out at an eligible institution.
Institutions eligible for funding
Students are generally responsible for finding a suitable internship themselves. The International Office does not offer direct placement services for internships.
Eligible institutions for an internship
- Public and private small, medium or large enterprises (including public service enterprises)
- Local, regional or national public authorities
- Social partners or other representatives of the labour market (including chambers of commerce, craft or professional associations and trade unions)
- Research institutions
- Foundations
- Schools/institutes/educational centres (from pre-school to upper secondary level, including institutions, vocational and adult education)
- Non-profit organisations, associations, non-governmental organisations
- Career services and information centres
Non-fundable EU institutions for an internship
- Institutions managing EU programmes (EU institutions, bodies and agencies)
- Diplomatic national representations of the home country / country of origin of the beneficiaries (e.g. German embassies)
Application
Please apply for internship funding via our application portal
Mobility Online.
When applying, you must be able to prove that you have sufficient language skills to complete the internship.
Proof of language skills in the working language of the company / proof of language competence: IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge Certificate or
DAAD Language Certificate
What are my obligations as an Erasmus+ student?
As an Erasmus+ student, you are required to prepare and submit certain documents and records before, during and after your mobility.
Before mobility
- Learning Agreement with the company/institution
- Grant Agreement
After mobility
- Qualified Traineeship Certificate
- EU-Funding Report/Participant Survey
PROMOS
Short-term study visits for final theses, specific courses such as summer or winter schools, longer study visits and internships can generally be funded from the 4th semester for Bachelor's students and from the 1st semester for Master's students. Funding for study visits to ERASMUS countries is possible in exceptional cases, but must be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Starting in 2024, PhD students will also have the opportunity to receive funding for subject-specific courses in Europe and abroad.
A selection committee of the University decides on the award of the scholarships on the basis of the documents submitted. The selection criteria are academic performance (a minimum GPA of 2.5), the purpose of the planned stay for further study, relevant language skills, the social significance of the project and the submission of the application in due form and time at least 8 weeks before the stay abroad.
For students with diversity characteristics such as a family migration history and/or family educational background (first-time academics), health impairments (disabilities or chronic illnesses), care obligations (single-parent students and academically active people) or if they are dependent on employment during their studies, if there is only a slight deviation from the Criterion academic performance (2.5) these criteria are given greater weight if there is appropriate commitment, a convincing application and/or a special recommendation from the assessor.
As the PROMOS Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship, the budget is limited. If all requirements are met, a decision will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. (The date of application is decisive)
The following activities are eligible for PROMOS funding
- For study and internship stays abroad of at least 1 to a maximum of 6 months, a partial scholarship in the form of a lump sum is paid for the stay. These monthly flat rates are country-specific and are set by the DAAD. Mobility and course fee lump sums are not funded. (students)
- For subject-related courses (Summer/Winter Schools) with a maximum duration of 6 weeks, a flat-rate course fee of 500 euros will be paid in addition to the partial grant for the stay. (undergraduate and PhD students)
Application documents
- CV
- Letter of motivation
- Transcript of records (students)
- Bachelor/Master's certificate (Master/PhD student)
- Consent to a reference by a FH SWF professor
- Language certificate (Download) (for study visits and internships only)
- Proof of contact with the foreign host university (for study visits:only)
- Certificate of Attendance
- Written confirmation from the foreign host company (for internships only:)
- Certificate of Traineeship
For a study or internship scholarship, please apply via this link in our application portal Mobility Online.
For a subject-related course scholarship (Summer/Winter Schools), please apply via this link in our application portal Mobility Online.
Information: Contact PROMOSKatja Stötzel (Dept. 4)
Phone: 02371 - 566 (1224)
Email: aaa@fh-swf.de
Important documents for the current year:
If you have already been allocated a place, you will find important documents here.
- Erasmus+ Information sheet_25.26
- Additional funding_Information and application package_25-26
- DAAD_Sprachzertifikat
- Erasmus Student charter
- Datenschutzerklärung
- Muster Einverständniserklärung
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