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!
For stays abroad
Apply for the right programme for you, whether that's studying, interning, conducting research or taking courses abroad.
You can find all the information you need about planning and organising your stay on our websites “Study Abroad”, “Internship Abroad” and “Teaching, Research and Training Abroad”.
Europe
- Arqus internships
Deadline: as per individual advertisements
Learn more - Erasmus+ internships
Deadline: ongoing
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- Arqus internships
France
- French Embassy in Germany and the Institut Francais Germany: ‘Technologies d'avenir’ scholarships (1 - 3 months at a French research institute) for Master's students with a research focus
Deadline: 4 June 2025
Learn more - 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
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- French Embassy in Germany and the Institut Francais Germany: ‘Technologies d'avenir’ scholarships (1 - 3 months at a French research institute) for Master's students with a research focus
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
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- 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
Israel
- DAAD scholarships: New Kibbutz: internships in Israeli start-ups
Deadline: ongoing
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- DAAD scholarships: New Kibbutz: internships in Israeli start-ups
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
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- 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
Netherlands
- Utrecht Summer School: various courses in a range of disciplines
Deadline: depending on the chosen course
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- Utrecht Summer School: various courses in a range of disciplines
Worldwide
- DAAD – "Go East" summer schools in countries in Central, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe as well as the South Caucasus and Central Asia
Deadline: as per individual summer school
Learn more - DAAD – Lehramt.International: short-term scholarships for teacher training students
Deadline: depending on internship period
Learn more - DAAD – Lehramt.International: internships abroad for teaching graduates
Deadline: depending on internship period
Learn more - DAAD – Lektor:innenprogramm
Deadline: as per individual advertisements
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- DAAD – "Go East" summer schools in countries in Central, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe as well as the South Caucasus and Central Asia
France
- French Embassy in Germany and the Institut Francais Germany: ‘Technologies d'avenir’ scholarships (1–3 months at a French research institute)
Deadline: 4 June 2025
Learn more
- French Embassy in Germany and the Institut Francais Germany: ‘Technologies d'avenir’ scholarships (1–3 months at a French research institute)
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
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- 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
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
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- JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (short-term) for doctoral researchers of all disciplines for a stay in Japan lasting between one and twelve month
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
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- Saxon Science Ambassador Programme: Stays (conferences, workshops, cooperation talks, research or project agreements, partnership initiation) for doctoral researchers of all disciplines at Saxon universities
Worldwide
- ERA Fellowships – Green Hydrogen: Funding for study, research or internships related to green hydrogen
Deadline: ongoing
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- ERA Fellowships – Green Hydrogen: Funding for study, research or internships related to green hydrogen
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.