Erasmus+

All regular HSBI students can apply from the 2nd semester onwards (for internships from the 1st semester onwards) regardless of their nationality.

Semester abroad

• Study-related stays abroad to universities in Erasmus+ programme countries (EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway and Türkiye)
• About Erasmus+ worldwide: Study-related stays abroad at some non-European universities (if enough scholarships are available)
• The stays can either be fully on site or as blended mobility  (short stay abroad (5–30 days) combined with a mandatory virtual component), provided that the partner university offers this.

Study-related stays abroad at universities that are not partners of HSBI are not eligible for funding.

Internships abroad

• Internships at universities, companies and organisations in Erasmus+ programme countries (EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway and Türkiye)
• About Erasmus+ worldwide: Internships at universities, companies and organisations worldwide (if enough scholarships are available)
• Postgraduate internships can also be funded if they are started promptly after deregistration and completed within 12 months.
• Internships in national diplomatic missions or in European institutions or organisations that manage EU programmes are not eligible for funding.

Requirements for the internship:

• Full-time internship (usually at least 35 hours/week); part-time internships are possible if they are reasonably justified (e.g. chronic illness that does not allow for full-time work)
• Internship content should correspond to the study content

Internships at national diplomatic missions or European institutions/organisations that administer EU programmes cannot be funded.

Within a study cycle (e.g. bachelor’s or master’s), a maximum of 12 months of Erasmus+ funding is possible. These 12 months include all stays abroad funded by Erasmus+ (semester abroad, internships abroad, BIPs, short stays for doctoral candidates).

The minimum length of stay is 2 months.

• Remission of tuition fees at HSBI’s partner universities
• Language preparation through online language courses (OLS)
• Scholarship: Please view the monthly funding rate  for your destination country here
• Additional financial support for students with disabilities or chronic illness, students with children, working students and first-time academics
• Green travel: Financial support for travel with low-emission means of transport

Simultaneous funding through the Green Mobility Grant and/or Auslands-BAföG is possible.

Semester abroad

Applying is possible twice a year as part of the application for exchange places at our partner universities: from late November until 31 January and from early May until 30 June.

The selection procedure takes place in February, so that applicants receive feedback about their application around mid-February; except in Bielefeld School of Business, where feedback takes place in mid-March.

These are the selection criteria:

• Academic achievements so far
• Motivation and planning of the project
• Knowledge of the language (language of instruction, plus national language if necessary)

Internships abroad

Applying is possible throughout the year, but by 4 weeks before the start of the internship at the latest; for postgraduate internships 4 weeks before deregistration at the latest.

These documents must be submitted in German or English:

• Application form
• CV
• Learning Agreement
• Certificate of enrolment (for the semester in which you apply and for all semesters in which the internship takes place)
• Sworn declarations for additional grants and/or green travel
• Only for postgraduate internships: certificate of deregistration or a proof that all study achievements have been completed (e.g. certificate of deregistration, degree certificate or transcript stating that all study achievements have been completed); the certificate of deregistration can also be handed in later, but must be available before the start of the internship in any case

Exception: Applying for Erasmus+ worldwide is possible twice a year. Please apply for the Promos scholarship programme first; applicants will be selected for Erasmus+ worldwide based on the applications submitted for this programme.

• First application deadline: 15 November (for stays starting in January–June)
• Second application deadline: 15 May (for stays starting in July–December)

Note on insurance: For the duration of your internship, you must have health, accident and liability insurance. Combined insurance for the three aforementioned types of insurance can be taken out via DAAD, for example: Interns’ tariff (Tarif 720).

You do not need to submit proof of insurance.

The selection criteria are:

• Fulfilling the minimum requirements
• Sufficient language skills (at least B1 in the work language)
• Quality of the internship place and the internship project

After completing the semester abroad, you must submit the completion documents within 30 days.