Financial Aid for a Semester Abroad

Time spent studying or working abroad benefits students both academically and on a personal level. We support our scholarship holders during semesters spent abroad, providing them with financial grants and subsidies and, if necessary, extending their funding term.

Financial Aid for a Semester Abroad
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- Financial Aid for a Semester Abroad at a glance

Crossing borders

Promoting internationalism is one of the core principles of the Max Weber Program. With this in mind, we help our scholarship holders to spend a semester abroad, either studying or completing an internship. Max Weber scholarship holder Emanuel Kring chose to spend a semester abroad at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) in India: "My semester abroad at IIT Madras was one of the best decisions and experiences of my life and I would definitely choose IITM again. It was a fantastic time that I would not want to miss in my life. I was able to learn countless things about myself, different cultures, India and also academically and made many new friends in and outside of India".

In the Max Weber Program, we support our scholarship holders during their semester abroad, providing financial aid for a period of up to seven months. In some cases, at the end of the usual term of the Max Weber Program, a student’s scholarship can be extended if they have spent time abroad. As well as undertaking study projects, internships and medical rotations abroad, we also help our scholarship holders to conduct extended research projects as part of their studies. The Max Weber Program recommends that scholarship holders pay attention to climate and environmentally friendly travel and avoid air travel as much as possible.

A warmly dressed person looks out over a snowy winter landscape.

A view over Lapland: MWP scholarship holder Korbinian Dausel highly recommends a trip to the northernmost region of Finland to anyone spending a semester abroad in northern Europe. During his semester abroad in Turku, the mathematics student traveled through the picturesque winter landscapes north of the Arctic Circle.

The picture shows a square with a canal, surrounded by statues and warm-colored buildings in the background. The sky is blue with white clouds.

Landmark and transport hub: the Prato della Valle in Padua is not only the city's largest square, but also one of the largest city centre squares in Europe. A place that offered MWP scholarship holder Barbara Pütz historical insights as well as new perspectives during her semester abroad at the Università degli Studi di Padova.

The picture shows the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore at night. The hotel is illuminated and reflected in the water of Marina Bay.

The landmark of a supercity: where a few decades ago there was still tropical swampland, today one of the world's most modern metropolises stretches out with its landmark, the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. MWP scholarship holder Luca Kirsten brought back this photo from his stay abroad at the University of Singapore.

The picture shows a person in winter clothing with a face mask holding a bundle of orange cables. A probe hangs from it, which is immersed in icy water.

A look under the sea ice: During her year abroad at the University Center on Spitsbergen (UNIS), MWP scholarship holder Marlene Schramm took part in a research trip to a frozen fjord. The picture shows the physics student measuring the microstructure and turbulent activity in the water column under the sea ice.

The picture shows a person in the foreground in front of a university building, surrounded by classic brick buildings in a green inner courtyard.

Between tradition and modernity: MWP scholarship holder Carolin Heinemann spent a semester abroad at the University of Cambridge, UK. In addition to academic discourse and professional exchange, her stay was also characterised by formal dinners in the old dining halls, rowing on the Cam in the morning hours and visits to the various colleges.

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Financial Aid for a Semester Abroad at a glance

Stay abroad allowance	Our scholarship holders receive an allowance for up to seven months in accordance with the funding rates for a stay abroad set down in the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG). The Max Weber Program grants an allowance of €155 for destinations within the EU and Switzerland.
Travel allowance	This allowance is €500 within Europe and €1,000 outside of Europe. For intercontinental flights, CO2 compensation to the amount of €100 is also possible.
Insurance	The Max Weber Program provides a grant of up to €102 per month for overseas health insurance, for a period of up to seven months.
Tuition fees	We reimburse tuition fees of up to €8,600 at foreign universities.

Financial Aid for a Semester Abroad

Crossing borders

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