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How do I plan my semester abroad?

• Contact Petra Dießel in our CogSci Mobility Office
• individual or group counselling
• Mondays and Tuesday via BBB (appointment needed)
• Wednesdays and Thursday in 50/E03 (walk-in consultation hour)

• Please always check availability here first

Your possibilities for your semester abroad:

Studies via ERASMUS+ (studying within Europe via Cogsci partner universities)
Studies via University Co-operations (studying worldwide via UOS partner universities)
Internships (organized by you, support via ERASMUS in Europe possible; DAAD programs)

CogSci mandatory stay abroad with
DAAD Internships - MITACS (Canada) and RISE (worldwide)

• MITACS (application procedure Canada)
  From 7 August to 18 September 2024, Bachelor students from German universities can apply for internships in Canada on the Mitacs database. Further information on the special programme can be found here and on the ‘RISE worldwide’ website.
• RISE (internships worldwide)
  From 15 October 2024 to 30 November 2024, registration in the applicant database on the DAAD website at www.daad.de/rise-weltweit is possible. You can apply for a maximum of three of the internships available in the database. The application is submitted online via the database.
• The RISE Worldwide Scholarship
  Scholarship holders receive a monthly DAAD full scholarship instalment for a maximum of three months and a one-off travel allowance (both depending on the destination country). The scholarship also includes health, accident and liability insurance.
• DAAD information: Flyer and poster
• Important: What do I have to do at the Institute of Cogntive Science - please check here.

Are there presentations, videos etc.?

• General presentation: Your possibilities for a semester abroad
• Presentation Mentoring-Team: how to time your semester abroad
• Go abroad as a Freemover: Video from a semester in South Africa 
  (What is a freemover Freemover?)