ISUL research scholarship for research associates at HNU
Go abroad with the ISUL scholarship
Through the DAAD’s (opens in a new window)funding programme “International Startup League (opens in a new window)”, we can award scholarships to HNU research associates for stays abroad. The scholarship covers travel and accommodation costs in the chosen country for one month.
Scholarship for research associates
Who can apply for the scholarship?
Research associates of all fields of studies at HNU
What is supported?
- Research stays at universities abroad
- 2 scholarships for the year 2025
- Duration of funding: 1 month, the stay can also be longer at your own expense
- Scholarship amount: depends on the destination
Presence stays must start before December 1 of each year
Scholarship amount (lump sum)
- Austria: 1.475€ stay/month + 225€ travel
- Belgium: 1.575€ stay/month + 225€ travel
- Switzerland: 1.775€ stay/month + 250€ travel
- Finland: 1.650€ stay/month + 325€ travel
- Greece: 1.500€ stay/month + 425€ travel
- Israel: 1.850€ stay/month + 600€ travel
- Canada: 1.500€ stay/month + 1.175€ travel
- Chile: 1.600€ stay/month + 1.425€ travel
Where?
At our ISUL partner universities abroad.
The partner universities are:
- University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Linz/Wels, Österreich
- University of Applied Sciences, Vienna, Österreich
- École Pratique Des Hautes Études Commerciales (EPHEC), Brüssel, Belgien
- UC Leuven-Limburg, Leuven, Belgien (UCLL)
- Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Kanada
- University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile
- Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Oulu, Finnland (OAMK)
- University of West Attica, Athen, Griechenland
- Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel (YVC)
- Academic and Technology College of Tel-Hai, Israel
- College of Management Academic Studies, Israel
- Shenkar College of Arts and Design, Israel
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno, Schweiz (SUPSI)
Amount of funding
Payment = mobility allowance + daily/monthly accommodation allowance
The lump sums are determined by the DAAD on a country-specific basis
As this is a lump sum grant, individual expenses (e.g. flight/train ticket, hotel, participation fee) are not reimbursed, but are already covered by the scholarship payment.
Application for the scholarship
1. Arrange a counselling appointment with the ISUL team (before applying for the scholarship)
- Phone call or Zoom meeting to check the availability of the scholarship
- Contact: isul[at]hnu[dot]de
- The documents to be completed will then be sent to you via e-mail
2. Apply for the scholarship (at least one month before the start of your stay abroad)
Required documents:
- Completed scholarship agreement
- Letter of Confirmation (or a letter of invitation from the host university or another institution in the destination country)
3. Receipt of the scholarship
- HNU and the scholarship holder sign the scholarship agreement
- The funding is transferred to the scholarship holder's account
4. Documentation of your stay
- Confirmation of Stay (please have it signed during the internship)
- Experience report (approx. 650 words) and declaration of consent for publication on the HNU website and on the ISUL-LinkedIn page, to be submitted no later than 2 weeks after the end of the internship period
Please note: Programs that are already funded by DAAD, BayCHINA, BayIND, Erasmus+ or similar funding programs are excluded from this scholarship. It is not possible for foreign students to receive funding for their stay in their home country.
