A change of scenery can work miracles. Exciting places, people, and cultures can spark new ideas and broaden your horizon. Studying abroad is the ideal opportunity to supplement your educational and professional path while trying new things and boosting your intercultural competencies at the same time. So what are you waiting for? Start your adventure!
Many roads lead to studying abroad – JGU students can choose from a variety of different destinations and programs. The Erasmus+ program is the most common exchange program in Europe and gives you the opportunity to spend one or two semesters or even a shorter period of time abroad. Additionally, JGU has a large number of partnerships and collaborative agreements with universities across the globe through which you can study abroad for one or two semesters.
Alternatively, you can plan your stay abroad independently as a free mover and choose your host university on your own.
Most Europeans will be familiar with Erasmus+ as a classic way of studying abroad.
Erasmus+ has a budget of around €26.2 billion (70% of which is earmarked for mobility) and is scheduled to run for seven years. With about 400 Erasmus+ partner universities, a broad range of host institutions is available to you as a JGU student.
An Erasmus+ grant has a lot of advantages. In addition to a simplified admission procedure and financial aid, you are also exempt from paying tuition fees at your host institution. The Erasmus+ agreement your subject has with the host institution is the basis for your stay abroad. Your options may therefore vary depending on your degree program. But don’t worry – JGU has a large number of such agreements in place and you are sure to find the right destination for you.
The Erasmus+ Student Charter contains information about your entitlements, obligations, and duties as well as about what you can expect from your sending and receiving institutions during each phase of the program.
You can reach out to us at any time with questions, issues, or complaints concerning your stay abroad with Erasmus+. Simply send an email to erasmus@international.uni-mainz.de. You may want to include your phone number. We will be happy to advise you by telephone, MS Teams, or in person.
Various documents must be prepared during the different phases of your stay abroad. Categorized by phase, the following lists provide guidelines and templates aimed to help you prepare the documents you need to submit to the Erasmus+ office of the International Office within a set deadline to receive the grant. Our checklist gives you a good overview of the documents required for Erasmus+ and the deadlines.
National Agencies (NA) award the funds for mobilities and strategic partnerships. In Germany, this task is carried out by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
For more information and consultation on Erasmus+ mobility measures, please contact:
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation
Phone: +49 800 2014 020
Fax: +49 228 882 555
Kennedyallee 50
53115 Bonn
erasmus@daad.de
eu.daad.de
twitter.com/Erasmus_DAAD
youtube.com/erasmus_DAAD
Funded by the European Union. However, any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the NA DAAD. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible.
Visit one of our partner universities abroad and experience intercultural and scientific exchanges firsthand! Degree-seeking students enrolled in any of JGU’s faculties, regardless of their major subject, who are at least in the second semester of their bachelor’s degree can apply – as can master’s degree students.
If you take part in one of these university-wide partnership exchanges, you will either be exempt from tuition fees (as is the case in Asia, South America, and Europe) or benefit from greatly reduced tuition fees (USA and South Africa). In addition, you will benefit from close collaboration between the universities and the resulting simplified application process.
If none of JGU’s partner universities offer what you’re looking for and you’d like to take charge of your stay abroad, that’s no problem! As a free mover, you have full control over the country and university you would like to visit – independently of JGU’s partnerships.
Free movers are students who organize their own stay abroad instead of taking advantage of their home institution’s partnerships. The advantage lies in the greater flexibility in choosing your destination country and university.
Disadvantages can be the increased organizational effort and the tuition fees which may be payable to the host institution. Therefore, make sure you consider carefully whether or not you can cover the extra effort and costs involved in studying abroad as a free mover. Either way, you can still apply for PROMOS and DAAD scholarships!
If you go abroad via a university partnership or collaboration or as a free mover, you can apply to receive funding from PROMOS. The “Program to Increase the Mobility of Students from German Universities” (PROMOS) supports scholarship holders in the form of a partial scholarship that covers the costs of mobility and the stay. Local tuition fees are not reimbursed.
Applications are open to students enrolled at JGU who are at least in the second academic semester of their bachelor’s degree program. Proficiency in the language of instruction or the national language of the host country is recommended. Funding can only be provided if the German Federal Foreign Office has not issued a travel warning for the region.
PROMOS funding currently covers a maximum of four months for semester-long stays.
PROMOS scholarships can be granted in addition to AuslandsBAföG and the Deutschlandstipendium. It may be possible to combine a PROMOS scholarship with other scholarships, but this cannot lead to double funding of your stay abroad, where two sources allocate their funds for the same purpose. Please contact us if you have any questions. You can find out the exact amount of PROMOS funding here:
When planning your stay abroad, keep in mind that the application for a PROMOS scholarship has its own deadline:
• October 15 for stays abroad in the first half of the following year
• March 31 for stays abroad in the second half of the same year
Please note that foreign universities and funding organizations may require different application documents! Make sure you know exactly which documents you need to submit. The components below correspond with the documents which are most often required for applications for scholarships and spots at universities abroad. The following tips are intended to help you prepare for your application.
