Your application documents must be complete and submitted by the deadline. The content and form of the motivation letter is particularly relevant. You should present your study or research project and explain your focus or professional perspective. In addition, you should link this to the necesstiy for a stay abroad. Please take a look at our instructions for the motivation letter. You must also meet the language requirements. Academic achievements and your grades play a subordinate role, but are also taken into account in the decision. It is important that you have at least completed your basic studies, as this is a prerequisite for application at some partner universities. The selection process also takes into account whether your academic success could be negatively affected by a stay abroad. Formal criteria such as salutation, spelling and punctuation are important and can possibly tarnish the overall impression.