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Study with ERASMUS+
within Europe via Cogsci partner universities
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ERASMUS+ Cogsci Application procedure
is required for an application in the academic year 2025/26.
Fill it out and send it off, it will then be made available to you as a pdf file.
The application deadline for ALL stays abroad in the academic year 2025/26 is February 06, 2025.
Additionally, the IKW mobility office requires your application but does NOT automatically receive your Moveon-online-application!
Submit your application as ONE (!!!) PDF by email and email only to ikw-eras@uni-osnabrueck.de before or on February 06 with the subject/header "Erasmus application" followed by your first name and name. The pdf MUST contain:
- your Moveon-online-application (you can generate a pdf there)
- your letter(s) of motivation
- the cover page: https://www.ikw.uni-osnabrueck.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdiessel/ERASMUS/20231009_HP_Summary_Sheet_final.pdf
Handing in your application documents to the IKW mobility office in paper is not required!
If you apply not only for Erasmus but also for "Hochschulpartnerschaften" note that the International Office that is responsible for handling the latter applications might require different documents and/or procedures. Check to make sure what they require you to do.
Important notice
When filling out the online application, you will be asked to upload various documents such as a learning agreement, a transcript, etc. You do not need these documents for the ERASMUS+ application in Cognitive Science (you need it however for the worldwide University Partners).
You do not need a language certificate for English at this stage, as you are applying to the Institute of Cognitive Science.
Please mention your language skills in other languages or when you will take your exam in the motivation letter. You have to present your language certificates at the latest when you register at the partner university (between April and June for the WS or between September and November for the SoSe).
Motivational letter
In the letter of motivation you should explain the academic (and perhaps private reasons) why you have chosen the university. Justify your choice carefully! The letter of motivation is the decisive criterion for the committee for your nomination.
If you have applied for several universities (up to four ERASMUS+), a letter of motivation (or an overall letter in which you present the motivation for each of your desired universities) is required for each ERASMUS+ application. Means: Do not only mention your first wish! Pay attention to spelling mistakes. Write approximately half to three quarters of a page per university.
Tips for writing a letter of motivation: click here
Please note
External applications for ERASMUS+ places in other departments are possible. Please contact us beforehand.
Please also note that the application procedure at the Institute of Cognitive Science (it is simplified) differs from the procedures of the other departments at Osnabrück University. Therefore, please take the information from these pages first or just ask us here if you are unsure.
Number of universities
You can name up to four universities, the one you favor should be at the top. If your choice includes universities that are not part of the ERASMUS+ program, list them as well (this means: you can name up to 4 ERASMUS+ universities and up to two applications within the university partnership program), i.e. max. six requests). If necessary, you will have to open a second online application. If so, please use a different email address.
Selection criteria
In the week following the deadline, the subject coordinators, the ERASMUS coordinator and a student council member will jointly determine the nomination.
If there are more applicants for a partner university than there are places available, the letter of motivation is the basis for the allocation of the ERASMUS places.
You will be notified promptly by e-mail, usually within the same week, for which place you have been nominated.
The ERASMUS officers make every effort to grant each serious application one of the maximum four requests.
However, due to the large number of applications and the limited number of places, this will not always be possible. In this case, you will be notified by e-mail that your application was unsuccessful, informed which universities still have places available, and asked to submit a corresponding application if necessary.
Acceptance/return of the study place
IMPORTANT: Please inform us immediately by email if you do not accept the place you have been offered (e.g. because your application for a partner university was successful or you have decided to do an internship).
If you continue to occupy a place that you will not take up, you will deprive your fellow students of the opportunity to move up to this place and thus prevent them from being able to organize their semester abroad according to their wishes as much as you do.
ERASMUS+ reports
In order to get an impression of a possible partner university, it is possible to ask for various reports in the Mobility office by email. Often these reports contain information about courses, accommodation, travel, etc., which is very helpful for your preparations.
After returning home, participants of the ERASMUS+ program have to write a report about their stay abroad. The report has to be handed in at the International Office. Please also send a version to the Cogsci Mobility Office.
