How to apply for Winter Program 2016

For applying to the Winter Program please send the following document by 31 October 2015 by email to the Office of the International & European Studies Program:

• Application form: Download the application form here.

• Letter of motivation: Why would you like to participate in the Winter Program "International & European Studies"? What is your special interest in Europe and the European Union? Why have you chosen to participate in a short-term program in Germany? (max. one page)
• Transcript of records: Official, certified transcript showing courses and grades from the university you are currently enrolled.

As all subject courses of the Winter Program are taught in English a language proficiency on an advanced intermediate level is a necessary prerequisite. If you have an official proof of your proficiency level in English, please add it to your application (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, attendance of language courses).

Email: info [at] european-studies.uni-tuebingen.de

If you prefer to send the application by post, please send it to the following address:

University of Tuebingen

International & European Studies

Keplerstr. 2

D-72074 Tuebingen

Application deadline: 31 October 2015 

Please note that your own institution may require an earlier submission. Applications are considered in the order of their arrival. Early applications are encouraged.

All documents have to submitted in English. The International & European Studies Program will only consider applications that are complete, including all required supplemental documents and that reach the office by 31 October 2015 at the latest. Applications after this date will only be considered if there are still places available.

You will be informed by email about your acceptance or rejection two weeks after your application. The programm fee of € 2,000 (early bird by 30 September: € 1,600) has to be paid by the applicant right after the acceptance to the Winter Program. Applications are only possible for the complete program.

Please note: Participants in the Winter Program will not be enrolled as students of the University of Tübingen.

How to apply for financial support

Within the Winter Program limited financial support is available. The financial support is awarded on the basis of academic achievement and financial need and is granted only for participation in the Winter Program.

Application deadline: 31 October 2015

In addition to the regular application documents mentioned above, students applying for financial support have to submit the following documents by 31 October 2015:

• Application form: Download the application form here.
• Proof of applicant's monthly income: e.g. pay-slip, income tax return, scholarship, state support, bank account statements of the last three months
• Proof of applicant's parents monthly net income: e.g. pay-slip, income tax return, bank account statements of the last three months

Cancellation

If you do need to withdraw from the Winter Program, the following cancellation policy will apply:

• Participants must send their cancellation in written form to the International & European Studies Program (by email, post or fax).
• Cancellations received by 30 November 2014 will incur a charge of 30% of the program fee.
• Cancellations received between 1 December and 14 December 2014 will incur a charge of 50% of the program fee.
• If you cancel between 15 December 2014 and after the start of the program, no part of the fee will be reimbursed. 

In the case of cancellation of the Winter Program due to a lack of participants the International & European Studies Program will reimburse the complete amount of money paid by the participant, but will have no further liability to the participant. The International & European Studies Program does not cover any other costs of the participants, such as travel bookings, visa fees etc. If the International & European Studies Program has to cancel a course or an excursion for any reason beyond its control, it will not be held liable.