Outgoing Students

The application deadline for the following summer and/or winter semester is generally 15 January. Applications for the ERASMUS+ programme for the winter semester 2025/26 and summer semester 2026 can be submitted until 15.01.2025. However, free places can also be allocated individually until October of the following year. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Sugam Aryal.

Checklist

1. Terms of participation
   All enrolled students of Geography (B.Sc. and M.Sc.), Cultural Geography (B.A. and M.A.) and teacher training programmes who have completed at least two semesters at FAU before the stay abroad and have sufficient knowledge of the language of the country or language of instruction are eligible to participate. Students of other subjects may also be considered in exceptional cases. Under the link Partneruniversities you will find an overview from which you can select your desired university. The Department of International Affairs and the ERASMUS representative of the Department of Geography, Dr. Sugam Aryal can help you with your selection.
2. Select the university(ies) you wish to attend
3. Please collect all the above documents and click on the following link to apply: Apply NOW
4. Application to the Institute of Geography
   Deadlines:

• for study abroad in WS, SS, or WS + SS: 15 January of each year
• for stays abroad in a summer semester, subsequent nominations may still be possible until 1 October of the previous year

Required documents:

• Informal cover letter stating the desired universities (specify a maximum of 2)
• Informal CV in tabular form with picture
• Extract of grades from MeinCampus or self-generated overview of grades
• Proof of language skills, if applicable

1. Nomination
   After reviewing all application documents, we will inform applicants of the outcome of the selection process shortly after the application deadline and pass this on to the Department of International Affairs.
2. Registration with the Department of International Affairs
   Once you have been successfully nominated, the Department of International Affairs is an important point of contact for you and will inform you about the further formalities. The Department informs the host university about the nominated students and the students about the registration modalities of the host university.
3. Anmeldung bei der ausländischen Universität
   Once you have been informed by the RIA, you must now register with the foreign university yourself. Please note the registration deadlines!
4. Erasmus scholarship
   Once the EU has provided you with all the necessary ERASMUS forms (e.g. declaration of acceptance and learning agreement with details of the courses you wish to take), the RIA will send them to you.
5. Recognition
   In the Department of Geography, the Study Service Centre with Frau Dr. Birgit Schwabe is responsible for the recognition of academic achievements abroad.
6. Experience report
   At the end of their stay abroad, all students are expected to submit an experience report.

Experience reports from former participants:

• Geography abroad – ein FAU-Blog zum Geographiestudium im Ausland
• https://blogs.fau.de/meinefau/tag/auslandssemester/

We look forward to receiving your applications!

Weitere Partnerschaften:

• Minnesota State University Mankato (USA)
  Department: Geography
  Ansprechpartner: Donald A Friend
  Studium dort wird nicht bezuschusst, dafür aber keine Zahlung von Studiengebühren.
  Diese Partnerschaft wird im Rahmen des Direktaustausch USA zentral im RIA koordiniert.

• M.A. / M.Sc.-Stipendien für ein Studium in Ecuador (FLACSO) im Rahmen des DAAD-Programms Studien- und Ausbildungspartnerschaften (ISAP) (Bewerbungen geschlossen; Ansprechpartner:
• Minnesota State University, Mankato (USA) im Rahmen des Direct Exchange Programms USA

• https://www.daad.de/de/
• https://www.unis.no/
• DAAD Go East Sommer und Winterschulen
• DAAD Rise Forschungspraktika weltweit für Naturwissenschaftler
• Erasmus Praktikumsstipendien für die Programmländer