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The exchange scholarship
for young professionals

BWS for professionals

Are you a young professional from Baden-Württemberg or abroad? The Baden-Württemberg scholarship can support you in completing an internship or continued training programme during an overseas stay.

Would you like to hone your own artisanal skills at a famous piano manufacturer in Italy? Perhaps you are a world-renowned shoemaker from Japan, interested in coming to Freiburg? The scholarship for young professionals can help you achieve your goals. You will gain exciting insight into the working methods, operational structures, and management concepts of related fields in other countries, while developing your skills in your chosen profession.

Target audience
Young professionals & recent graduates
Duration
2 to 6 months (internship), 2 to 11 months (professional continued training)
Scholarship amount
Base scholarship: € 1,400 per month Supplement for language courses max. € 500

Available opportunities:

  • You live and/or work in Baden-Württemberg: You could use your scholarship to complete an internship or continued training abroad.
  • Do you live and work abroad? If so, the scholarship can be used to complete an internship or continued training in Baden-Württemberg.

APPLICATION

You must fulfil the following requirements:

  • Your (non-academic) professional training must be completed.
  • The internship/continued training must be directly associated with your skilled occupation.
  • Outstanding educational performance.

You can only apply if you live or work in Baden-Württemberg, or if you are working abroad and would like to complete an internship or continued training programme in Baden-Württemberg. You will need to submit a CV, cover letter, transcripts, verification from the internship provider or continued training institution, and, if necessary, references from employers and a certificate of language proficiency with your application.

Deadlines

Applications can be submitted at any time during the year. There are three submission deadlines, each four weeks before a meeting of the scholarship commission. Commission meetings will be held on the following dates in 2023: 

  • March 19th 2024 (Application deadline: February 6th 2024)
  • July 3rd 2024 (Application deadline: June 3rd 2024)
  • November 12th 2024 (Application deadline: October 11th 2024)

Overseas stay with the
Baden-Württemberg scholarship

From Baden-Württemberg to the world, and vice versa. :
For university students

Gain professional experience abroad. :
For professionals

Contact

BW-STIPENDIUM
for professionals

beruf[at]bw-stipendium(dot)de

Important
info

Applications are submitted via the BWS-World portal. Applications cannot be submitted directly to the Baden-Württemberg Foundation.

BW-STIPENDIUM
Registration & application

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