• Possible host organisations

  Erasmus+ ICM supports internships/practical placements at foreign partner universities, in the labour market or in facilities|institutions|(structural) units active in the subject areas of education, training or youth. The following host organisations are possible, for example:

  • Institutions of higher education (including international offices)
  • Public and private small, medium-sized or large companies (including non-profit organisations)
  • Local, regional or national public bodies
  • Social partners or other representatives of the labour market (including chambers of commerce, trade or professional associations and trade unions)
  • Research institutions
  • Foundations
  • Schools, institutes, educational centres (from pre-school to upper secondary level including facility|institution|(structural) units to vocational and adult education)
  • Non-profit organisations, associations, non-governmental organisations
  • Career counselling, career guidance and information centres

  The following facilities|institutions|(structural) units cannot act as host organisations for internships/practical placements in order to avoid conflicts of interest and double funding:

  • EU institutions and other EU bodies including specialised agencies (complete list at https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/agencies_de);
  • Facilities|institutions|(structural) units that manage EU programmes.

  However, German representations in Brussels can act as host facilities|institutions|(structural) units for Erasmus internships.

  Internships with a focus on digital skills are particularly eligible for funding. These include the following activities: digital marketing (e.g. social media management, web analytics); digital graphic, mechanical or architectural design; development of digital applications, website design; installation, maintenance and management of IT systems; cyber security; programming and training of robots and artificial intelligence.

• Scope and amount of the scholarship

  The grant includes

  • a monthly residence allowance of currently EUR 700 (for each complete month of 30 days)
  • a one-off travel allowance, the amount of which is calculated using the European Commission's distance calculator (see https://ec.e uropa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/distance-calculator_de).External link
• Requirements and duration

  Regularly enrolled students (all degree programmes, including doctoral candidates) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena are eligible to apply. Both compulsory internships and optional practical placements can be funded. However, the internships must be part of the degree programme.

  Duration: There is a minimum duration of two months (60 days). A maximum of five full months can be funded. Please note the current job advertisement|invitation to tender for research|call for applications|call for tenders.

  After successfully completing an internship abroad, recognition|to credit in the form of ECTS (for compulsory internships) and/or an entry on the Diploma Supplement (for voluntary internships) must be made.

  Double funding: Simultaneous funding from other EU funds and PROMOS is excluded.

• Application deadlines

  01.05.2026, 23:59, for stays abroad from 01.07.2026

  01.11.2026, 23:59, for stays abroad from 01.01.2027 onwards

  01.05.2026, 23:59, for stays abroad from 01.07.2027 onwards

• Necessary application documents

  • Application form for Erasmus+ ICM internships (see Forms area|field?de)
  • Motivation letter
  • Binding letter of acceptance|binding promise from the internship company stating the period, the activity and the amount of the internship fee (if not yet available, proof|evidence of contact)
  • Letter of recommendation from a university lecturer (template see forms area|field?de)
  • List of all certificates with grades (Friedolin PDF)
  • For Master: Bachelor certificate; for PhD: vocational school qualification|vocational school leaving certificate (Magister, Master, state examination)
  • Europass curriculum vitae(https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/de/documents/curriculum-vitae)External link
  • Proof of language proficiency (at least B2 proof|evidence in the working and/or national language), either via
    
    • Language certificate in the national language [pdf 362KB]pdf,?362?kb?·?de (or working language of the host institution): to be completed by a university lecturer or at the Language Centre of the University of Jena. The Abitur certificate is not sufficient!
    • other certificates based on the CEF framework (not older than two years!)
  • Proof|evidence of student status at the University of Jena (current certificate of student status)
• Application procedure

  You submit the listed application documents in paper form (without folders) to the 欧洲杯投注地址_明升体育-竞彩足球比分推荐 Office by the stated application deadline. Please only submit complete proposals. You can find the application form in the Forms area|field?de.

  The 欧洲杯投注地址_明升体育-竞彩足球比分推荐 Office will then select the scholarship holders and inform you of the outcome of your application within four weeks of the deadline. If your application is successful, you will receive a scholarship confirmation and all other Erasmus documents (grant agreement, learning agreement for internships abroad) will be discussed and completed with you.

  As we only have a limited number of scholarships available for certain countries, we recommend that you also apply for a PROMOS scholarship?de at the same time (see below).

• Current job advertisement|tender for research|call for tenders

  Scholarships are currently available for internships within the Erasmus+ ICM programme:

  Funding is only available for self-organised internships of two months or more in Bosnia and Israel (for teaching practice) and is awarded on the basis of the selection criteria below and available funds.

• Selection criteria

  • Qualifications/study achievements (15%)
  • Explicit reasons for the planned stay abroad and the meaningfulness of the planned stay abroad in relation to previous studies and motivation (40%)
  • Letter of recommendation (20%)
  • Existing language skills required to successfully complete the internship (15%)
  • Other criteria (10%):
    • Extramural commitment (e.g. voluntary work, membership of organisations/clubs)
    • Other non-university experience
    • Form, correctness and completeness of the application documents
    • Further criteria: Mandatory stay abroad as part of the Study Regulations, participation in the Buddy Programme or certificate Career Plan of the University of Jena
• Further information

  Special funding: Participants with disabilities and students with children can apply for special funding. Please enquire directly at the 欧洲杯投注地址_明升体育-竞彩足球比分推荐 Office (see below).

  Do you have any questions? Then please send us an e-mail to erasmusplus_international@uni-jena.de.

PROMOS funding for internships abroad (up to six months)

• Scope of the scholarship and possible amount of funding

  The funding includes:

  • travel allowance based on the funding rates of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

  The amount of the travel allowance depends on the host country and corresponds with the standard travel allowance rates of the DAADpdf,?144?kb?·?de.

  Please note that the funding cannotbe granted for internships in the EU member states, countries within the EEC, in the EU candidate countries, and in Switzerland. For these countries you may apply for funding options within the Erasmus+ internship programme.

• Requirements and duration

  Applications can be submitted by students enrolled on any full-time study programme at our university who are:

  1. German citizenship or
  2. persons with an equivalent status to German citizens in accordance with the section 8 subsection 1 (2ff) as well as subsections 2, 2a and 3 of the Act on the Promotion of Education (Federal Act on Individual Promotion of Training, BAf?G) or
  3. non-German students and graduates enrolled on a study programme at a German institution of higher education who aim to graduate at that German institution of higher education.

  The groups of persons as defined in 2. and 3. cannot apply for a stay in their home country. A student’s home country is considered to be the one in which they spend the majority of their life, nationality plays a minor role.

  Students may only complete a stay abroad during their studies at the University of Jena.?Doctoral candidates cannot apply for funding in this programme.

  Duration: 1 month to 6 months

  Please note?that internships at international organizations (e.g. EU, UN), at the institutions administering EU funds, in the German foreign missions (e.g. embassies, consulates), at German schools abroad, at Goethe Institutes, and at the offices of the Max Weber Foundation, are still funded by the DAAD?(Ref.?514) as scholarships for short stays abroadExternal link. These type of internships cannot be funded by the PROMOS programme. If you are interested in doing an internship at one of the international organizations, please visit this list of UN- and EU-related organizationsExternal link(source: DAAD).

• Application deadlines

  Applications for stays abroad from 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2026 must be submitted by 1 May 2026, 23:59.

  Applications for stays abroad from 1 January 2027 to 30 June 2027 must be submitted by 1 November 2026, 23:59.

• Application documents required

  • application form (see below)
  • motivation letter, incl. exact description of the internship or project plan*
  • CV (in tabular form)
  • letter of reference from a member of the teaching staff at the University of Jena
  • approval of the foreign internship provider (This document should include your complete name, date of birth, the exact data of the internship, and furthermore information about the working language and the salary.)
  • Transcript of Records (available in Friedolin)/grade certificates (if available)
  • valid certificate of student status
  • proof of proficiency in the official language(or working language of the host institution). This must be issued by a foreign language assistant or the Language Centre of the University of Jena. Secondary school leaving certificates does not suffice.Other certificates, based on the CEFR, are acceptable alternatives.

  *Motivation letter

  Write a brief description (about 1?2 pages, A4): explaining why you have decided to undertake the planned stay abroad, outlining your academic and professional goals, and stating how the stay is relevant to your course of study. Indicate whether and how you are preparing for your stay (e.g. language courses and specific seminars).

• Application process

  You can submit your application for the PROMOS programme online. Using the online form, you can upload your application documents (as a single PDF file).

  If you would like to apply for the PROMOS programme using the online form, you must register with MoveON portal first. You can save your details at any time and complete the registration process later if any information or documents might be missing.

  When you complete the registration process, a PDF document will be generated and you will receive a confirmation e-mail.

  Please submit complete applications only: via online form as a PDF file.

• Selection criteria

  • explicit description of your plans and their usability
  • exact description of how your stay abroad will be integrated into your studies
  • best possible academic performance
  • language skills
  • other (extra-curricular) experience
  • completeness and appropriate form of your application
  • letter of reference
• Important information

  If you submit your application via the MoveON online portal successfully, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. It is therefore not necessary to check the status of your application again. If your application documents are not complete, we will contact you and set a deadline for the submission of the missing documents.

  Please do not submit any documents via e-mail, unless asked to do so.

  Secondary school leaving certificates?are not considered sufficient as proof of language proficiency.

  You can expect to receive a reply within 7?8 weeks after submitting your application.

  Do you have any questions? You are welcome to write us: promos@uni-jena.de.

• Application form

  Link for application:

  https://unijena.moveon4.de/form/64117547211857572907e9f3/engExternal link

Scholarships of the DAAD

• Scope of the scholarship and possible amount of funding

  The funding programme is financed by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) and includes:

  • a one-off travel allowance?

  • and a daily-based calculation of a partial scholarship.The amount of the partial scholarship and travel allowances (by countries) may be found in this listExternal link.

  Information:?The funding can only be granted provided there are sufficient budget funds available.

• Requirements and duration

  Applications can be submitted by students enrolled on any full-time study programme (2nd semester or higher) at our university who are:

  1. German citizenship or
  2. persons with an equivalent status to German citizens in accordance with the section?8 subsection?1 (2ff) as well as subsections?2, 2a and 3 of the Act on the Promotion of Education (Bundesgesetz über individuelle F?rderung der Ausbildung, BAf?G) or
  3. non-German students and graduates enrolled on a study programme at a German institution of higher education who aim to graduate at that German institution of higher education and

  German students abroad who tend to do an internship in other country, however, not in Germany or in the country in which they are currently studying.

  Internships abroad, which you must organize yourself, may be funded for the following organizations:

  • German missions abroad (embassies, consulates, and permanent missions)
  • international organizations recognized by international law (e.g. EU, UN, NATO, World Bank)
  • German schools abroad (except DSD and FIT schools)
  • Goethe Institutes
  • German Archaeological Institute
  • institutes of the Max Weber Foundation
  • selected institutions of the foreign cultural policy.

  Duration:?from 40 calendar days to three months

• Further information

  Do you want to know more? Please visit the DAAD websiteExternal link.?