PROMOS Scholarship - Funding of Foreign Visits

Study scholarships (1 to 6 months)

• short.term scholarships (for example for a final thesis) as well as scholarships for stays of up to six months
• semester scholarships in the Erasmus+ region (EU countries, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Turkey) are only available where there is no existing Erasmus cooperation. An exception to this is students who have already had a course of studies funded by the Erasmus+ programme who are not entitled to further ERASMUS+ funding.

Internships (1 to 6 months)

• In principle, internships can be funded worldwide.
• Internships in the Erasmus+ region (see: study scholarships) cannot be funded due to overlaps with the Erasmus internship programme. An exception to this is students who have already had an internship funded by Erasmus+ who are not entitled to further Erasmus+ funding.

Language courses (3 weeks to 6 months)

• Language courses at state universities abroad that are relevant to the student´s specialist course of study may be funded worldwide.

Specialist courses (up to 6 months)

• Participation in a specialist courses that are offered by universities or scientific organisations abroad can be funded worldwide

This programme is targeted at qualified students of all subjects who are enrolled on a regular basis at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Scienes.

Applications for a Bachelor´s degree programmes are possible from the 2nd semester of study; for language courses and Master´s programmes, applications may be made from the first semester of study.

Funding may only be awarded if there is no travel warning for the relevant region from the Federal Foreign Office.

For further information, please see the call for PROMOS applications.

Call for PROMOS applications (PDF)

Applications deadlines for stays abroad in 2026:

• 15 November 2025 for stays from January 2026
• 1 April 2026 until the application deadline on 15 May 2026

Applications can only be made via the online portal.
Access to the Mobility Online portal 

Scholarship recipients are selected by the university´s own PROMOS committee

The details of the programme and the applications documents required can be found in the call for PROMOS applications.
Call for PROMOS Applications (PDF)

Please also use the PROMOS checklist to help you draw up your scholarship applicaiton.
PROMOS checklist (PDF)

If you are currently undertaking a relevant foreign language course at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, you can have a certificate issued by the course leader. The language certificate should contain information about your proficiency in the main official language in the host country.

Should you possess a language certificate such as TOEFL, DELE or similiar, obtained within last 2 years, you can also submit this with your application.

Any student not covered by this may take an English, French or Spanish language test at the Berlitz Language School in Magdeburg. This test cost 55 euros. You will be given a receipt, which you can then submit to the International Office of Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences for the reimbursement.

Berlitz Sprachschule
Hasselbachplatz 3
D-39104 Magdeburg

Email to Berlitz Sprachschule
Tel: +49 (0)391 541 4688

For reimbursement, please submit the following application, the receipt for the language test fee and proof of the reasin for having the language certificate issued. The PROMOS application itselft, or reference to a PROMOS application that has already been submitted, will be accepted as proof.

Application for reimbursement (Word document)

In Stendal, the following teachers issue language certificates. The form ‘Proof of language skills’ for the language certificate can be found further down on this website.
Angret Zierenberg
English lecturer and coordinator of foreign language training
Email to Angret Zierenberg

Bianca Weber
Teacher of ABWL/Business English
Email to Bianca Weber

PROMOS application form on the Mobility Online portal

You can download pre-printed forms for the other documents that are required here:

Proof of language skills (PDF)

Statement of income during the stay abroad and previous funding of visits abroad (Word document)

For study visits: Learning Agreement (Word document)

Please also note the following documents:

Information regarding data collection and data processing in accordance with the EU-GDPR (PDF)

Declaration of consent regarding the collection and processing of data pursuant to the EU-GDPR (PDF)