PROMOS - The DAAD sholarship for Stays Abroad outside the ERASMUS Programme

All full-time degree seeking Bachelor and Masters students of HWR Berlin who have been accepted at a partner university through the HWR’s International Office, are eligible to apply. The programme is open to students from all Departments. HWR students who have been accepted as freemovers at a university abroad are also eligible to apply. Students will need a grade point average of 2.5 or better at the time of application.

Full-time degree seeking students from abroad who have moved to Berlin for their studies may not apply for scholarships if they intend to spend a semester in their home country, i.e. the country in which students previously spent the largest part of their life regardless of their nationality.

No scholarships will be given to students staying in countries for which the German Foreign Office has issued an official travel warning.

The following documents must be uploaded (in German or English) to the Mobility online system :

• Completed Motivational Questionnaire
  Fill in the questionnaire online and save as PDF
   
• Curriculum Vitae
  One to two pages (max.). Your CV should include biographical information, your study course (and major fields of study), special interests, curricular and extra curricular commitments.
   
• A signed recommendation letter from a university lecturer teaching at HWR Berlin
  There are no fixed guidelines as to what the reference letter should look like. However, there is a template that you are welcome to use.
  If you are in possession of a recently issued recommendation letter that was written for the purpose of applying to a different scholarship programme, your lecturer may use the wording, but it should explicitly mention the PROMOS programme.
  The letter should contain information about yourself and your plans during your stay abroad as well as a recommendation for the scholarship. It may be submitted up to one week after the application deadline, provided all other documents have been submitted on time.
   
• Current Grade Overview
  Please use the version showing your average grade.
   
• For Masters students:  Please submit a copy of your Bachelor's degree (with grades)
   
• Language Certificate
  Students who have been accepted by the International Office have already provided proof of their language skills as part of their application to the partner university and are exempt from uploading any extra language certificates.
  Freemovers and interns must submit a proof of language proficiency in their working language. Freemovers may use the same type of language certificate required by their host university abroad.
   
• Proof of social commitment, if applicable
  Your commitment should not date back more than 1.5 years and should have taken place over a longer period of time and on a regular basis.
   
• Proof of HWR Talent Award, if applicable
• Please submit your certificate.
   
• For freemovers:  Please submit your letter of acceptance by the host university
   
• For interns: Please submit an internship contract or offer by a company

Study/Internships abroad during the summer semesters: October 1^st - November 15^th

Study/Internships abroad during for the winter semesters: April 1^st - May 15^th

The selection is based on a ranking list. Points are awarded for the average grade (50%) and for the quality of the answers in the motivational questionnaire (50%). The following aspects will be assessed:

• Academic motivation/future plans and career aspirations (up to 1 point)
• Personal motivation/influence of your semester abroad on your personality (up to 1 point)
• Reasons for specifically applying for a PROMOS scholarship (up to 1 point)
• Country/culture/language of the host country (up to 1 point)
• 1 extra point for social commitment (please provide proof)
• An extra ½ point for “HWR talent” (please add copy of your certificate)

We will only consider complete applications. A selection committee consisting of HWR professors, employees of the International Office and student assistants will decide on the basis of the above mentioned criteria and ranking who to award for a PROMOS scholarship. Individual Departments have their own selection committees.

The application process can take approx. 4-5 weeks. You can usually expect to receive an acceptance or rejection letter by the 3^rd week of June or December.

In the case that other applicants who have been accepted withdraw from their scholarship (e.g. due to health reasons, alternative scholarships or due to a travel warnings) or the DAAD’s budget permits further funding, applicants who did not receive an acceptance letter in the first round may be nominated at a later stage (“Nachrückverfahren”). The selection is based on the committee's ranking. Students who are already abroad by that time are not excluded from this procedure.

It is therefore important that you immediately inform the International Office should you have received another scholarship from a different organisation.

No.

Yes, you may apply for PROMOS and HAW International at the same time. However, you are not allowed to receive both grants at the same time. If you are accepted for PROMOS and HAW International, please inform the International Office and cancel PROMOS.

Yes, but you will have to notify your responsible BAföG office about your PROMOS scholarship. A certain amount of your scholarship will be deducted from your BAföG payments.

Yes, a combination of the Deutschlandstipendium and PROMOS is permitted.

No, a combination of DAAD individual scholarships and PROMOS scholarships are not permitted.

A combination of scholarships from private funds with PROMOS scholarships are possible. However, if your extra scholarship is from a public organisation, the purpose of the funding (e.g. travel expenses, books, monthly rates, etc.) is generally the decisive factor. This means that you will not be allowed to receive double funding for the same purpose. Please notify us of any extra scholarships.

You will have to take a total of at least 20 ECTS.

No, there are no regulations regarding sanctions, should you fail an exam.

The scholarship is paid in monthly installments. The first installment will be paid once the learning agreement and the certificate of arrival have been uploaded to Mobility Online.

The learning agreement/study plan (IBMAN) must be signed by the head of your study programme and uploaded to Mobility Online before your departure. The template can be downloaded from the International Office’s Moodle page.

Please submit a report at the end of your stay in your host country by uploading it to Mobility Online.

The DAAD's international group insurance is a very affordable option for students and PhD candidates worldwide. It is a combined health, accident and personal liability insurance with a minimum term of 1 month.

Information on the rates can be found on the DAAD’s website.

You must submit the application to the DAAD yourself.

INFO: It is not compulsory to take out the insurance offered by the DAAD.

Please note that some countries have special regulations and you may have to take out very specific insurance policies. Please ask the International Office of your host university for advice.