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Hamburglobal Funding Program

Hamburglobal: financial support for students who would like to go abroad during their studies

The Hamburglobal funding program supports Universität Hamburg students who would like to go abroad during their studies by providing monthly subsidies of €300 to €500 to cover living expenses (country-dependent, max. 6 months; monthly subsidy rates 2020). Funding is available for study abroad, internships, language courses, technical/specialist courses, and for students who want to prepare their final thesis abroad.

+++No payments due to international travel warning+++

Due to the international travel warning issued by the Federal Foreign Office, we are not currently paying out Hamburglobal travel funds. We will resume payments only when the travel warning for the respective destination country has been rescinded.

+++ Please note the extended funding periods +++

Current application deadlines:

1–31 March 2020 for stays abroad that will begin between 1 July and 31 December 2020.
1–31 October 2020 for stays abroad that will begin between 1 January and 30 June 2021.

Submit your application exclusively online by the specified deadline. The online application portal is available from 1–31 March and from 1-31 October respectively. Applications are accepted during these periods only. Follow the guidelines for online applications.

We recommend that you observe the above-mentioned application deadlines to ensure planning security early on. For stays abroad planned at short notice, you have the following application possibilities:

1–31 March 2020:
- retroactively for stays abroad that began no earlier than 1 January 2020 and will end no earlier than 1 April 2020.
- for stays abroad that will begin between 1 April and 30 June 2020.
1–31 October 2020:
- retroactively for stays abroad that began in the current calendar year and will end between 1 November and 31 December 2020.
- for short-term stays that will take place between 1 November and 31 December 2020.

This option does not apply to applications that were rejected in the previous application round.

Application deadlines for Study Excursions

1–31 March for study excursions that will begin between 1 July and 31 December 2020.
1–31 October for study excursions that will begin between 1 January and 30 June 2021 and for study excursions that are in an advanced planning stage, even if the excursion is planned to take place between 1 July and 30 September 2021. In this case, a renewed application in the following March for the same study excursion is not permitted; the funds will be disbursed no earlier than two months before the excursion begins.

University instructors only may submit applications for funding for study excursions.

Important Information

Study abroad and internships in Europe or in the Erasmus countries (EU member states as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Turkey) are generally not eligible for funding. See the Erasmus Program website for information about studying and doing internships in Europe.

Funding for Hamburglobal comes from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) PROMOS funds (Programm zur Steigerung der Mobilität von deutschen Studierenden—program to increase the mobility of German students) and Universität Hamburg. In addition, the Steffens Memorial Fund may award foundation funds.