Application periods

You can apply for PROMOS grants between 1 and 30 November. Applications for DUE-Mobil grants can be submitted between 1 and 30 April.

The students who will receive grants will be selected by the PROMOS/DUE-Mobil coordinator of the relevant faculty. Please find the online application form and further information below in step 2 of the application process.

Application for remaining DUE-Mobil funds for 2021 is now closed.

What do the programmes offer for students with disabilities?

Students with a degree of disability of at least 50 percent and students with a chronic illness can request additional funds of up to €10,000 for up to six months if additional costs are incurred for their stay abroad and other relevant bodies do not provide financial support.

The following documents must be submitted:

• A rejection of cost assumption from your health insurance or supplementary insurance provider
• A copy of your disability card
• In the case of individuals with a chronic illness: a doctor’s certificate describing the medical requirements
• Additional documents to explain the requirement and appropriateness of the higher expenditure

Please contact Aldona Wesner (promos-duemobil@uni-due.de) for further information.

What are PROMOS & DUE-Mobil?

PROMOS and DUE-Mobil grants can be used to fund study-related stays abroad with a duration of up to six months for students and doctoral candidates. 

• PROMOS is a grant programme offered by the DAAD, which is funded through means provided by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). For 2021, funds are available to the University of Duisburg-Essen to provide support for the mobility of students and doctoral candidates as part of the PROMOS programme. Doctoral candidates (with the exception of medical students) cannot receive grants for the ‘study abroad’ and ‘work placement’ lines of funding. 
• Based on the PROMOS grant model, the University of Duisburg-Essen provides DUE-Mobil grants, which are financed through quality improvement funds, for short-term stays abroad with a duration of up to six months. DUE-Mobil grants can be used to fund the same types of stays abroad as with PROMOS. The same funding conditions apply for both grant programmes. 
• It is not permissible to receive funding for a stay abroad through both grant programmes simultaneously.

 What can be funded through PROMOS & DUE-Mobil?

• Students' study abroad periods in countries that do not participate in the ERASMUS+ programme (1-6 months)
• Students staying abroad in order to write their final theses (1–6 months)
• Students’ work placements in countries that do not participate in the Erasmus+ programme (6 weeks to 6 months)
• Students' and doctoral candidates' language courses (3 weeks to 6 months)
• Students’ and doctoral candidates’ subject-related courses (5 days to 6 weeks)
• Study trips in which at least five students and one member of the teaching staff participate (for a maximum of 12 days)

Please find information on funding conditions and the documents required for applications for the above-mentioned types of stays abroad below (under ‘PROMOS and DUE-Mobil funding conditions’).

Please note that the faculties can put restrictions on the lines of funding. Thus, funding may not be available for certain stays abroad that are eligible according to the DAAD. Please consult the relevant contact person or the webpages of your faculty for information on the lines of funding available at the individual faculties (see the list of contacts in the faculties below).

What are the requirements?

• You must be registered as a regular student in a University of Duisburg-Essen study programme that culminates in a higher education degree (up to and including doctoral studies).
• Students who do not hold German citizenship cannot receive funding for stays in their home country. The country in which a student/doctoral candidate has been predominantly residing over the past five years is considered their home country.
• A good level of academic achievement.

How much financial support will be awarded?

• A monthly grant amounting to between €350 and €550 (depending on the host country).

• The amount you receive is exclusively based on the DAAD grant rates: partial grant for the stay abroad, partial mobility grant, lump sum for a stay and lump sum to pay for course fees (see the PROMOS grant rates on this page).The grant rates themselves cannot be adjusted. However, it is possible to receive only individual benefits (e.g. partial grant for the stay abroad only or partial mobility grant only) or funding for only a part of your stay abroad (e.g. a study abroad period of four months and funding for two months).
• Whether PROMOS or DUE-Mobil funding can be granted to students who already receive support for the same period abroad from other public funding sources must be assessed separately.
• Tuition fees at the host university will not be covered.

What do the programmes offer for students with disabilities? 

Grant holders with disabilities can request additional funds amounting to up to €10,000 if additional costs are incurred for their stay abroad and other relevant bodies do not provide financial support. A confirmation of the degree of disability (at least 50 percent) must be presented. Please contact Aldona Wesner (promos-duemobil@uni-due.de) for further information.

Have there been any adjustments due to the Covid-19 pandemic?