Rooms wanted

Many new international students will soon be arriving at our university. Many of them do not yet have a room and international students in particular have a much harder time on the local housing market.

We therefore ask for your support:

Do you know of any available rooms or apartments?

Is there a room available in your apartment or in a shared flat?

Are you finishing your studies at our university and giving up your room?

Are you going abroad temporarily or are you doing an internship in another city or abroad and would like to sublet your room?

Or can you imagine taking in an international student temporarily?

New intercultural experiences are guaranteed!

If you can answer yes to any of these questions, please contact the International Office immediately.

RISE Germany 2025 – Research Internships in Science and Engineering

Are you doing a doctorate or research in the natural sciences, life sciences, engineering or computer science? Would you like to recruit an intern from North America, Great Britain or Ireland to support your research work?

Do you offer an internship as part of your doctoral thesis/research work?

RISE Germany places bachelor students from universities in the above-mentioned countries for a research stay at German universities or non-university research institutions.

The DAAD supports the research internships, which take place during the summer months, with scholarships financed by funds from the Federal Foreign Office and through institutional cooperation.

The research interns receive a monthly stipend, international travel expenses, insurance benefits and are invited to the RISE meeting in Heidelberg in July 2025.

The application period is 15 August to 30 September 2024.

Register now for courses and workshops at the Language Centre

Are you planning a stay abroad and would like to prepare for it?

Do you have to write a term paper or an English CV and need support?

Or would you simply like to learn a new language and strengthen your intercultural skills?

The Language Centre has the right offer for all these cases (and many more)!

The registration phase for the courses in the winter semester 2024/25 is currently underway; you can find more information about the courses offered by the Language Centre and how to register on LEA.

Registration is possible until 15 September 2024.

After that, students can register using the late registration procedure.

USA day of the BMBF

On 10th and 11th October 2024 the BMBF is hosting a USA Day at the Bonn University Club.

The USA Day is intended to bring together scientists working in Germany and experts who already have research contacts with the USA and would like to expand them, and to provide suggestions for future cooperation with the USA.
The focus of the event is on exchanging experiences and networking. There will also be a wide range of information on funding opportunities.

As the number of participants is limited, registering as early as possible is recommended. The deadline for registration and participation in the ideas competition is 2nd September  2024.

If you have any questions, please contact Jonas Kliesow at the DLR Project Management Agency by phone (0228/3821-1438) and email.

Extended application deadline for new funding options for study visits to the UK

There are new funding opportunities for a study visit to the United Kingdom. The scholarship programme “nrw:exchange - Your UK Scholarship” has been announced for 2024.

The programme serves to promote short stays for Bachelor's and Master's students in the United Kingdom. It is intended to give students from North Rhine-Westphalia access to universities and research institutions in the UK now that Erasmus+ funding has been discontinued.

The call for applications and contact details can be found here.

The application deadline has been extended until 22nd November 2024. Applications can be submitted 21 days before the planned stay.
The selection is carried out by a DAAD commission.

RISE Worldwide Internship in Canada

As part of the cooperation with the Canadian DAAD partner Mitacs, Bachelor's, diploma and state examination students from universities and universities of applied sciences in the fields of natural sciences and engineering, medicine, psychology and computer science can apply for an internship in summer 2025 via the Globalink database from August. Master's students cannot apply.

There are more than 2000 research internships to choose from.

The scholarship is funded by the DAAD.

The deadline for applications is 18th September 2024.

Further information can be found here.

One-year China scholarship from the Studienstiftung

The China Scholarship Programme is aimed at students of all subjects with or without previous experience of China and with a substantial interest in the People's Republic of China. It offers them the opportunity to acquire in-depth knowledge of the Chinese language and society as well as the university and scientific landscape during a one-year language and study stay.

The scholarship includes the following benefits: Study allowance,
living stipend, health and long-term care insurance allowances if applicable, foreign allowance and supplement, travel allowance, payment of tuition fees in China, and preparatory language course.

Admission to the China Scholarship Programme is accompanied by admission to the Studienstiftung, and scholarship holders will continue to receive support from the Studienstiftung after their return from China.

Application is possible until 10 October 2024. Further information can be found here.

With a scholarship to Harvard

Do you dream of studying at Harvard? Then apply for the McCloy Scholarship Programme! This programme awards scholarships for two-year Master's programmes at the Harvard Kennedy School. In addition to living and travel expenses, tuition fees of more than 100,000 USD are covered.

Successful applicants will have a high level of cognitive aptitude and have demonstrated above-average academic performance in the past. They should have some work experience and have demonstrated a commitment to responsibility and the public good in their professional and volunteer lives.

The application deadline is 1 November 2024. If you have any questions about the scholarship programme and the application process, the digital information event on 11 September 2024 will provide answers with a presentation on the scholarship programme and an exchange with current scholarship holders and the programme management.

The access data and further programme information can be found here.

Haniel scholarship programme for young talents

The Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes and the Haniel Foundation are awarding scholarships to promising young talents for the winter semester 2025/26 to qualify them for “enkelfähig” corporate management.

“Enkelfähigkeit” refers to an entrepreneurial attitude that aims to create a future worth living. Sustainability, intergenerational thinking and a commitment to a value-oriented society and economy are central to this.

The programme is open to graduates  of all disciplines who are planning postgraduate studies abroad and have a proven interest in sustainable corporate management, which has already been reflected in their main areas of study or extracurricular activities.

The application deadline is 15 October 2024. Questions about the scholarship programme and the application will be answered in a digital information event on 11 September 2024 in exchange with current scholarship holders and the programme management.

Detailed information on the Haniel Scholarship Programme and the link to the information events can be found here.

Highly endowed scholarships at US universities

With the ERP programmes, the German National Academic Foundation supports study and research stays at top US universities.

The aim of the programme is to strengthen transatlantic understanding and to promote and network highly qualified young academics, and is aimed at graduates of all disciplines. In addition to living and travel expenses, the ERP programme can cover tuition fees of up to 50,000 USD.

The application deadline is 1st October 2024.

Further information - including virtual information events - can be found here.

John F. Kennedy Memorial Research Fellowships

Doctoral researchers without a professorship can apply for the John F. Kennediy Memorial Scholarship until 11 November 2024. They should come from the fields of political science, contemporary history, economics and social sciences, sociology, political economy and anthropology.

Funding will be provided to carry out a research project at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) at Harvard University. Fellows are expected to participate in the activities and programmes of the CES. This includes an active exchange with the teaching staff, other fellows and the students on site.

The fellowship is awarded for a period of 10 months, an extension of the stay by 2 months without additional funding is possible.

Click here for the call for applications.

Interns wanted for Finland for spring 2025