Outgoing

Internationalization, in line with increasing demand in business, is of primary importance at the FH Upper Austria. Students who go abroad for a semester or a year do not only learn a lot about other cultures and languages, they also gain self-confidence and independence in their daily organization of life.

There are four main options for gaining international experience:

• Spending an exchange semester abroad at one of our partner universities
• Completing an internship abroad
• Participating in a research project
• Participating in a summer school
• Participating in a blended intensive program / short program

Some of our degree programs include a semester abroad as part of their standard curriculum, but it is also possible in all other programs. Beyond that, we have agreements with partner universities which sometimes even enable students to obtain an additional academic degree from the partner institution (double degree).

Various funding programs such as Erasmus+ and IPS support students financially.

Grants & Subsidies

There are a number of ways to finance your semester or internship abroad. The most important ones are as follows:

• Erasmus+ SMS (for studies abroad at European partner universities)
• Erasmus+ SMT (for internships abroad within Europe)
• Grants for Study Abroad from the Austrian Federal Authority for Student Aid
• Internationalisation Program for Students in Upper Austria (IPS)

Internationalization Program for Students (IPS)

Other types of financial support

• www.grants.at/en/ - Austrian data bank for scholarships and research grants
• ASEM DUO
• Marshall Plan Scholarship - for research stays of FH Upper Austria students in the USA and exchange students from the USA in Austria. Only for technical study programmes! Further information available from the International Offices Linz, Hagenberg, and Wels.
• Fulbright Scholarship
• Support for students with main resindence in Lower Austria, Vorarlberg, Burgenland, Tyrol. We are not aware of such funding opportunities for students living in Styria, Vienna, Carinthia or Salzburg.

Due to the reorientation of the Julius Raab Scholarship Fund, it is currently (as of Nov. 2021) not possible to apply for scholarships.

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