1. Study and internships abroad: a valuable experience!
Tuesday 5 November
Maaike van Gerven
International Office – Faculty of Arts

2. Information meeting Faculty of Arts
Organisation of the stay abroad Maaike van Gerven Student Mobility Coordinator Experience expert Loekie van Dam

3. Why go abroad? Academic development
International experience is advantage when looking for a job
Language improvement
Cultural education
Personal growth
It is a once in a lifetime opportunity!

4. How to fit your programme
Well begun is half done: start the preparations about 1.5 years before departure
Make sure your stay abroad fits your curriculum:
Mobility window
Elective minor
Replacement for obligatory courses
Stay abroad fits within your 3 year Bachelor’s programme
Consult with student advisor
Arrange recognition of ECTS before you leave

5. Destinations study abroad
Exchange agreements: stimulate + facilitate exchange
Europe: approximately 20 countries, >150 agreements, per subject area
Outside Europe: US, Canada, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, etc.
How to choose a destination?
Personal preference and motivation
Courses at host university
Content study programme at Radboud University
Language skills

6. Destinations internship abroad
Study abroad
Internship abroad
Help with application, grant, housing etc. from host university.
You will have to arrange a lot yourself: the internship to start with, but also housing, visa etc.
You will study with peers who have the same expectations.
After office hours, your colleagues have their own lives.
The surroundings (the university) is familiar ground.
You have to go to work every day.
Find an intership via:
Offer available on website Career Service – Faculty of Arts
Job opening on a website of a company you find interesting
An organisation that offers internships, e.g. CRCCASIA or Stagehuis
Own network
Career Events
Approach a company with your own ideas
Information session Interships abroad: Thursday 8 November, – 16.15, TvA

7. Scholarships Most used Erasmus grant  study and internships
Individual Travel Grant  study and internships
Holland Scholarship Programme  study
Applied for study period or internship abroad? We select grant, you apply.
Other scholarships
ISEP (VS)
VSB, Cultureel Verdragbeurzen, NWIB’s
Summer Grant
Scholarships via RU:
Beursopener.nl

8. The Erasmus grant Conditions:
Minimum of 2 months abroad for internships, 3 months for study abroad
Maximum of 12 months per cycle (BA/MA/PhD), does not have to be connected and possible for internship and study abroad
Registered as student at Radboud University, pay tuition fees here
For study abroad: Erasmus agreement between institutions
Also outside Europe?
Allowance:
Between 150,- and €250,- per month (dependent on destination)
Internships + €120,-
Procedure:
Hand in Learing Agreement and Grant Agreement 2 weeks before departure

9. Individual Travel Grant
Conditions
Registered as student at Raboud University
Go abroad within your programme: minimum 2 months, maximum 1 year
You receive credits for the project
Other scholarships are not available (e.g. Erasmus grant)
You receive the ITG only once
Allowance
Europe: €200,- a month/ max. 4 months
Outside Europe: €300,- a month / max. 4 months
Procedure
Hand in application two weeks before departure

10. Holland Scholarship Programme
Conditions
Registered as student at Radboud University
Go abroad for a minimim of 3 months and 15 EC
You are going abroad on a Radboud wide agreement
Allowance
€1250,-
Procedure
Hand in a Learning Agreement and a Grant Agreement 2 weeks before departure

11. ISEP Exchange programme between American and non-American students
1 semester regular education at host institution
For ± €3500,- you get housing and meals in the US
American student gets this amount to pay living expenses here
programme/ and
Studying in the USA
Wednesday 7 Nov, hrs, GR

12. Other scholarships VSBfonds beurs After completion of BA/MA
For Dutch (speaking) students with a social interest
Dutch Scientific Institutes Abroad
Opportunities and facilities for students in specific fields of study: (art) history, language, culture, archaeology

13. Summer Grant – Faculty of Arts
Conditions
Registered as student at Radboud University
You receive ECTS for the summer school
The summer school needs to be academic and linked to your programme
Language courses are excluded
Winter schools / FFTR minor??
Allowance
Europe: maximum of €750,-
Outside Europe: maximum of €1000,-
There are 15 grants available
Procedure
Application via IO – Faculty of Arts
First come, first serve

14. Application procedure
Semester abroad? Digital application via Osiris (tab ‘stay abroad’)
Attach letter of motivation and other required documents
Choose destinations corresponding with the Faculty of Arts/your study programme
Top 3 of destinations

15. Deadlines Study abroad Outside Europe 1 February (SM1 + SM2)
Europe March (SM1 + SM2)
Students German Language and 9 September (SM2)
Culture
Internship abroad
No specific deadline, interships can start throughout the year
 Not going abroad (yet), but want to come in contact with international students? Join ISN Nijmegen!

16. What happens after application?
Placement letter: in February/April/October
First WE:
Nominate you at host university
Nominate you for applicable grant
Then YOU:
Apply as exchange student at host university
Apply for applicable grant

17. Need help? https://www.ru.nl/facultyofarts/studyabroad/ Destinations
Student experiences
Step-by-step plan
Office hours Maaike van Gerven
Tuesday and Thursday afternoon
Make an appointment via consultation-hours/
Study abroad coordinators per study programme (academic advice)
Website of our partner universities
Search via Google, e.g. ‘courses for exchange students [name host uni]’

18. Experience expert
Loekie van Dam Romance languages and cultures - Spanish Studied at Universidad de Guanajuato (Mexico)