Documents and Criteria
Below, you can find information on the documents you need to hand in during the application process and on our selection criteria.
Documents to be submitted
- the online application (Not accessible before November; not necessary for second round of applications)
- student data sheet
- CV (in either English or German)
- reference written by a Giessen lecturer recommending you for study abroad. Note: The reference should be forwarded to us directly by the lecturer.
- FlexNow Print off, please highlight the following grades
- personal letter of motivation (to be written in English, around 400 words; this should explain
- your choice of university and general motivation to go abroad,
- your preparation for your study stay abroad,
- your study goals abroad,
- any prior voluntary work in initiatives such as the Study Buddy Programme / international experience / intercultural competence)
Please send your application as ONE pdf to studyabroad@anglistik.uni-giessen.de
Please label your pdf „application_name_firstname" (e.g. application_schneider_britta)
Additionally, please hand in your printed application (either per post or put it into the inbox outside our door).
Selection criteria for our scholarships are
- your academic achievements (this will depend on your degree course, see the separate sheet "grades"),
- the reference and
- your personal letter of motivation.
Please note that you will only need to submit one application to our office for the ERASMUS+ and overseas programmes. You can list as many universities as you like from both programmes in one data sheet, do not fill in the student data sheet several times!