Scholarship programmes are action programmes intended to promote student mobility. These action programmes have associated scholarships, which are intended to make it financially possible for students to go abroad for a study period by partly covering additional expenses which such a stay entails.
Within these programmes, Aalborg University has entered student exchange contracts and cooperation agreements with a large number of educational institutions.
It is possible to receive financial support through the following scholarship programmes:
- The Erasmus Programme
- The Nordplus Programme
- The Cultural Agreement Programme
The Erasmus Programme
The Erasmus programme is an EU scholarship programme for EU students within all academic fields who wish to carry out parts of their education at another European institution of higher education. The scholarship is of minimum the same amount as what you would have been able to receive thorugh the AAU Internationalisation Pool had you not been affiliated with a Erasmus programme.
The requirements for scholarship eligibility are the following;
- You are an EU citizen
- You have completed at least the first year of your education
- The duration of the stay is between 3 – 12 months
- You can get credit transfer for your study period abroad (i.e. it is approved as an integral part of your study programme at AAU)
- The scholarship is not used for tuition fees
- A bilateral agreement between the two institutions is anvailable
- A 'Learning Agreement' or a contract has been signed
Please fill in the application form no later than
1st of March, regardless whether your stay abroad commences in the autumn semester of the same calendar year or in the spring semester of the following calendar year.
The Nordplus Programme
The Nordplus programme is an exchange and scholarship programme under the Nordic Council of Ministers targeted at students at Nordic universities etc. who wish to carry out parts of their education at an institution of higher education in another Nordic country, i.e. Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. Nordplus scholarships are intended to cover extra expenses in connection with a foreign stay and as a supplement to travel expenses. The allocated amount is approximately DKK 7,000 per semester for no more than one full year of studies.
In order to be eligible for a Norplus scholarship, it is furthermore a requirement that AAU and the foreign educational institution have entered a cooperation agreement. AAU has entered such agreements with most of the Nordic universities within all academic fields. As to students within engineering and surveying, AAU has entered agreements with the other 14 Nordic universities of technology.
The requirements for scholarship eligibility are as follows;
- Aalborg University and the host institution have entered a cooperation agreement
- You can get credit transfer for your study period abroad (i.e. it is approved as an integral part of your study programme at AAU)
- Your study activities are full-time
Please fill in the application form no later than
15th of January.
The application form for financial support through both programmes can be obtained at the International Office or seen and printed here.
The Cultural Agreement Programme
Along with a number of other countries, Denmark has entered bilateral student exchange agreements. Scholarships are offered to exchange students and young research scientists from higher education institutions in the following countries:
- 19 EU-countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Spain, and the Netherlands
- Iceland, Switzerland, Serbia and Turkey
- Non-European countries: China, Japan, Israel, Egypt and Russia
Scholarships are only available to master’s and PhD-level students and young research scientists.
Application deadline
Deadline for applications for the scholarships (Long-Term) for the academic year 2012-2013 is
28 February 2012.
In order to apply for a Cultural Agreement Programme, you must meet the following requirements;
- Having at least two years of completed studies
- Good language skills
- Be able to get credit transfer for your stay abroad (i.e. it is approved as an integral part of your study programme at AAU)
- Present a study programme plan
The scholarship covers expenses in relation to the stay. You are exempt from having to pay tuition at the foreign university, as this is included in the scholarship. Travel expenses are
not covered. The scholarship is allocated for a maximum of one academic year, i.e. typically 8-10 months. If you are entitled to SU (the Danish State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme), these payments can continue while you are abroad.