Are you planning to stay abroad, or are you an international student looking for a scholarship to study at our university? Here you will find a selection of application opportunities – take your chance!

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For stays abroad

Are you planning to stay abroad? A selection of current calls for applications for study stays, internships, research visits or courses abroad can be found here, in addition to the permanent offers.

You can find all the information you need about planning and organising your stay at “Study Abroad”, “Internship Abroad” and “Teaching, Research and Training Abroad”.

  • Europe

    • Arqus internships
      Deadline: as per individual advertisements
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    • Erasmus+ internships
      Deadline: ongoing
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  • France

    • Franco-German Youth Office: scholarships for study-related internships
      Deadline: ongoing, one month prior to the start of the internship
      Learn more
    • Franco-German Youth Office: scholarships for intensive language courses
      Deadline: ongoing, two months prior to the start of the language course
      Learn more
  • India and Taiwan

    • Saxon Student Mobility Programme (SSMP): Short and long-term stays (summer schools, research and semester stays, language courses, etc.) for students of all disciplines at Saxon universities
      Deadline: ongoing, 3 months before the start of the stay abroad
      Learn more
  • Mongolia and Uzbekistan

    • Saxon Student Mobility Programme (SSMP): Short and long-term stays (summer schools, research and semester stays, language courses, etc.) for students of all disciplines at Saxon universities
      Deadline: ongoing, 2 months before the start of the stay abroad
      Learn more
  • Worldwide

    • DAAD – Lehramt.International: short-term scholarships for teacher training students
      Deadline: depending on internship period
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    • DAAD – Lehramt.International: internships abroad for teaching graduates
      Deadline: depending on internship period
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    • DAAD – Lektor:innenprogramm
      Deadline: as per individual advertisements
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    • Foreign Language Assistance Programme: Internship abroad with financial support for prospective foreign language teachers
      Deadline: 15 January 2026 (all target countries except for USA)
      Learn more
  • India and Taiwan

    • Saxon Student Mobility Programme (SSMP): Short and long-term stays (summer schools, research and semester stays, language courses, etc.) for doctoral researchers of all disciplines at Saxon universities
      Deadline: ongoing, 3 months before the start of the stay abroad
      Learn more
    • Saxon Science Ambassador Programme: Stays (conferences, workshops, cooperation talks, research or project agreements, partnership initiation) for doctoral researchers of all disciplines at Saxon universities
      Deadline: ongoing, 2 months before the start of the stay abroad
      Learn more
  • Japan

    • JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (short-term) for doctoral researchers of all disciplines for a stay in Japan lasting between one and twelve month
      Deadline: no application deadline
      Learn more
  • Mongolia and Uzbekistan

    • Saxon Science Ambassador Programme: Stays (conferences, workshops, cooperation talks, research or project agreements, partnership initiation) for doctoral researchers of all disciplines at Saxon universities
      Deadline: ongoing, 2 months before the start of the stay abroad
      Learn more
  • Worldwide

    • ERA Fellowships – Green Hydrogen: Funding for study, research or internships related to green hydrogen
      Deadline: ongoing
      Learn more

Details of current opportunities are listed on the intranet.

For stays at Leipzig University

International students can apply for the Deutschlandstipendium, a scholarship awarded by Leipzig University to high-achieving and committed students. If there are additional short-term calls for applications, you can also find them here.

External scholarship providers, such as the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst, DAAD), as well as various organisations that support gifted students, offer numerous funding opportunities for international students, doctoral researchers, and academics.

  • Current call

    • Georgius Agricola Business Scholarship: Funding (1–6 months during winter semester 2025/26) for international students completing an internship in Saxony
      Application deadline: ongoing
      Learn more

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