Funding opportunities for students

Do you need financial support for your stay abroad?
Here you will find an overview of the scholarships and funding opportunities that the International Office awards to students at Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences.

Overview (in German)

 

You can find current calls for application under News

 

Funding lines at a glance

Name of funding

Submission date

Awarding body

Erasmus+ mobility funding

at any time

International Office

PROMOS mobility funding

see News

Senate Committee for Internationalisation

PROMOS study trips

see News

Senate Committee for Internationalisation

Scholarship Foundation RLP mobility funding

see News

Senate Committee for Internationalisation

Internationalisation Funds

until 15.01.,31.05., and 30.09. each year

Senate Committee for Internationalisation

Details on the funding lines

The International Office supports study abroad within Europe through Erasmus, an EU funding programme. The amount of monthly funding depends on the respective destination country. Currently:

  • 600 per month for country group 1: Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican State
  • 540€ per month for country group 2: Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary, Cyprus

Note: The number of months funded may differ from your actual length of your stay depending on the total amount of funding allocated to the International Office and the number of participants in the programme.

 

ADDITIONAL FUNDING

Erasmus - Green Mobility: In the spirit of "train instead of flight", travel by more sustainable means of transport is additionally funded. University members have the opportunity to receive funding for additional travel days for their Erasmus stay abroad from a distance of 500 km if they opt for sustainable/green travel.
You can calculate your "ecological footprint"

Students for whom a stay abroad may be more challenging will be particularly supported in their endeavour by being able to receive a monthly top-up of 250 euros under certain conditions. Target groups are:

  • students with child(ren)
  • students with disabilities
  • students with chronic illnesses
  • first-time graduates
  • students with continuous employment.

Deadlines: Additional funding can be applied for
- by 31 May for the following winter semester
- by 30 November for the summer semester of the following year.

 

Information sheet on additional funding (link follows soon)

Declaration of Honour "Green Travel"

Declaration of Honour "Additional Funding"

PROMOS is a DAAD programme and funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The International Office uses this to fund the following measures for students:

a) Mobilities through PROMOS scholarships for:

  • study abroad
  • internship abroad
  • language course abroad
  • summer school or specialised course abroad

Selection criteria: good academic performance, motivation of the applicant, proof of necessary language skills.

Please note: Study visits and internships cannot be funded through PROMOS if funding is already available through Erasmus+ or other DAAD programmes. Likewise, tuition fees are not covered.

 

b) Study trips: Flat-rate accommodation for regularly enrolled students of Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences; country-specific funding rates will be published with the respective call for applications. Study trip over a maximum period of 12 days and with compulsory accompaniment by a university lecturer.

Aims of the stay: To impart subject-related knowledge, to gain insight into the host country, to meet international students and academics.

Please note: Funding for study trips can only be applied for by lecturers for participating students.

 

Current call for applications under News

The Scholarship Foundation Rhineland-Palatinate awards funds to Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences. The International Office uses this to fund the following measures for full-time students:

Mobilities through scholarships for:

  • Study abroad
  • Internship abroad

Selection criteria: very good to good academic performance.

 

Current call for applications under News

Internationalisation Funds are available to all university members (students, lecturers and staff) for the strategic internationalisation of Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences on the basis of the Internationalisation Strategy 2030. A distinction is made between the two areas "International mobil 2030" and "Internationalisiation@Home". Preference is given to non-European mobilities, but also European activities. The main evaluation criterion is the extent to which the quality of internationalisation is structurally improved.

Proof of co-financing through project or department funds or similar (usually in the amount of 50%) is required. The concrete projects can be submitted to the Senate Committee for Internationalisation three times a year by means of the "Application for Internationalisation Funds at Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences". The maximum funding amount is 1,000 euros. Further explanations can be found in the application itself.

Application for Internationalisation Funds (in German)

Scholarship: You have the option of searching for an individual scholarship at MyStipendium

 

BAföG abroad: Find out here whether you can receive BAföG abroad (also for those who do not regularly receive BAföG).