PROMOS Scholarship: Study Abroad Storyteller

• 15.9. for the semester starting between January and March
• 15.6. for the semester starting between July and September

The decision will be announced approximately one month later.

The creative part of the application has two parts:

1.  Applicants should show us their creativity with "posts" from Dortmund. Pretend that you have been given the task of showing TU Dortmund University and the Ruhr Area through photos/videos and short texts. Put together two posts in German, and each one should fit into one of these categories (Please only use each category once.):

• Learning everywhere
• Locals
• Special places
• Culinary exchange
• "When in Rome"

2.  Create a story or reel in English in the style of the Storyteller “Takeovers” on @tudo_international with the motto “A Day in Dortmund”. The Storytellers take over our account once a semester and show us everything from highlights to normal daily routines at the host university. With your day in Dortmund, we want to see that you can creatively show us what it's like to study and live at TUDO and in Dortmund. You are welcome to send us a finished story (consisting of your own photos and videos or reel via an Instagram account or as individual files via Sciebo). Don't forget your own introduction at the beginning and the farewell at the end! 

Please only use your own photos and videos for all submissions.

Documents (as one PDF):

• 2 creative "posts" in German
  can be turned in however you see fit, for videos send a link but do not forget the written description
• 1 story or reel (A Day in Dortmund) in English

• Statement of purpose (max one page) in German
  Explain why you want to study at your host university and what your expectations are - and especially why you would be the perfect ambassador for the host university!
• Admission letter from the host university
  (if not organized through TU Dortmund University's exchange program)
• CV/Resumé (German or English)
• Grade Report/Transcript of records
  (all grades from the TU DO or from other schools, e.g. from BOSS)
• Confirmation of your GPA ("Durchschnittsnote") from the Examinations Office
  All students who have completed at least one semester at TU Dortmund University must submit proof of their average grade (GPA) from the Examinations Office. The PDF documents generated in BOSS will not be accepted. Please be sure to take care of this on time.
  If you are currently in your first semester, we can accept your GPA/grade report from your past studies or school. 
• Current certificate of enrollment
  (You have to be able to show that you were enrolled at TU Dortmund University for the entire duration of the stay abroad. Turn in your current certificate and the next one can be turned in later.)

Please send all documents in one PDF through e-mail to going-abroadtu-dortmundde.

• Creativity
• Adaptability of the posts to social media
• Linguistic skills
• Grades
• Activities in addition to your studies (volunteer work, jobs, etc.)

Scholarship recipients must turn in the following documents within two months after the stay abroad:

• Transcript of Records from the host university
• Experience Report and Consent Form
  (Template in the Checklist for Stays Abroad)
• Current certificate of study progress ("Studienverlaufsbescheinigung")

The documents can be sent to promos-stipendientu-dortmundde through e-mail or with a ("public", not personalized) Sciebo link.