Humboldt University of Berlin 2025 PRO­MOS Schol­ar­ship

The PROMOS scholarship is aimed at students who do not receive Erasmus+ funding for their planned stay abroad and and are not going abroad as part of an Erasmus+ programme. Here you will find an overview of the conditions, the application procedure, the scholarship payments and the categories.

The PROMOS scholarship1 is a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) funding programme that offers Humboldt-Universität students the opportunity to develop their academic and cultural skills worldwide. It is aimed at students of all disciplines and enables them to gain experience abroad in the form of study visits or theses abroad.

• Table of Content
• About Humboldt Foundation
• PRO­MOS Schol­ar­ship
• Aim and Benefits of PRO­MOS Schol­ar­ship
• Requirements for PRO­MOS Schol­ar­ship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Humboldt Foundation

As an intermediary organisation of German foreign cultural and education policy the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation aims to promote international cultural dialogue and academic exchange. The Humboldt Foundation offers flexible sponsorship programmes for researchers at all stages of their careers.

PRO­MOS Schol­ar­ship

Aim and Benefits of PRO­MOS Schol­ar­ship

PROMOS funding includes a monthly partial scholarship rate and/or a one-off travel allowance.

The monthly scholarship instalments range from 350 to 550 euros, depending on the country. The amount of the travel allowance depends on the host country. The amount is based on the current funding rates from the DAAD.

Requirements for PRO­MOS Schol­ar­ship Qualification

The following two conditions must apply to your project:

1. You are regularly enrolled at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Bachelor or Master)
2. You will not receive any other scholarships from public funds for your project abroad (e.g. DAAD or Erasmus+). The Deutschlandstipendium and PROMOS funding can be received at the same time. Special regulations apply to BAföG funding abroad, which you can read about in our FAQ.

Furthermore, one of the following conditions must apply to your project:

• You would like to study for a semester at a host university abroad and this stay cannot be funded by Erasmus+.
• If you are planning a two-semester stay at a partner university, you must also apply for a one-year DAAD scholarship. Funding through PROMOS is only possible if a letter of rejection from the DAAD has been submitted. If the application deadlines overlap, please apply to both the DAAD and the HU for PROMOS at the same time.
• You would like to complete a thesis abroad – regardless of the destination country.
• You would like to apply for group funding – regardless of the destination country.

Note on citizenship

The following are eligible to apply:

1. People who have German citizenship.
2. People who are of equal status to Germans in accordance with Section 8, Paragraph 1, Item 2 ff., Paragraphs 2, 2a and 3 of the Federal Education and Training Funding Act (BAföG). You can find the exact wording of the law (in German) at das-neue-bafoeg.de.
3. Non-German students and university graduates who are enrolled at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) in order to obtain their degree at HU. For people who fall under 2.) and 3.), stays in their home country cannot be funded.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online. You can find the link to the online application portal in the information about the PROMOS programmes.

You need a letter of recommendation an assessment report for the PROMOS categories“semester stays” and “final theses”. programmes. Details can be found below under the programme categoriess. Have the reviewer send the assessment report directly to the following email address: [email protected]. Please ask the reviewer to send the letter of recommendation directly to the following e-mail address: [email protected]. It is not necessary to have a hard copy of the letter submitted by post. HU students who have already applied to a partner university through a university-wide cooperation agreement or who have been nominated by us for an exchange place can indicate this in their application. In this case, the letter of recommendation will be added to the application by the International Department.

For more details, visit Humboldt University of Berlin Scholarship webpage