Scholarships

There are a large number of scholarships for applicants and students in Germany. In addition to the 13 organisations for the promotion of gifted students, there are numerous foundations that provide scholarships of various kinds.

Researching funding opportunities

Scholarship programmes in Germany are very diverse and are sometimes aimed at different target groups. Specialised databases and search engines can help you find the right scholarship.

ScholarshipPlus DAAD e-fellows.net Scholarship Compass (from the German Business Foundation)

Gifted and talented organisations

There are 13 scholarship organisations in Germany that support students with outstanding achievements financially and with study-related programmes and offers. The amount of the financial contribution depends on the amount of BAföG, but unlike BAföG, the scholarship does not have to be repaid. The scholarship organisations are usually associated with organisations that represent certain values (e.g. political or religious). Identification with these values is therefore a prerequisite for the scholarship and at the same time helps to decide on a suitable scholarship.

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Denominational foundations

Political foundations

Other foundations

OWL Study Fund

Deutschlandstipendium:
Students who are enrolled at one of the five state universities belonging to the OWL Study Fund and high school graduates and prospective students who would like to study at one of the five universities in the near future.
Prerequisites for an application are very good school or academic performance as well as extracurricular or non-university social commitment.

Social scholarship:
German and foreign students who are enrolled in their first degree programme at one of the five state universities belonging to the OWL Study Fund. (Exception: foreign students can also apply as a second degree student if they have completed their first degree abroad). All high school graduates and prospective students who would like to take up a first degree programme at one of the five universities in the near future can also apply.
The prerequisite for the application of the above-mentioned target group is that they can prove that they are in an unjustifiable financial or personal emergency situation that jeopardises the admission or continuation of their studies and that they can demonstrate at least satisfactory school or study performance.

OWL Study Fund

Selection of further scholarships

In addition to the organisations for the promotion of gifted students, there are other foundations that provide scholarships. The amount of financial support and the extent of other individual programmes can vary depending on the scholarship. In addition, the target group for these scholarships is also very diverse, so that not only high-achieving students have the chance to receive a scholarship. Further scholarship programmes can be researched here.

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (for researchers) Barthel Foundation (for first-time graduates) Dr Arthur Pfungst Foundation dSPACE & Scholarship, dSPACE GmbH (for MINT students) Otto Benecke Foundation (for people with a history of immigration) Stiftung Begabtenförderung berufliche Bildung (for experienced professionals)

Further options for financing your studies

In addition to scholarships, there are other ways to finance your studies. In addition to BAföG, these include student loans and housing benefits.

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Contact us

Are all your questions still unanswered? Then the Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) will be happy to provide you with further information: zsb@upb.de

De­nom­in­a­tion­al found­a­tions

Polit­ic­al found­a­tions

Oth­er found­a­tions

Fur­ther op­tions for fin­an­cing your stud­ies

Denominational foundations

Political foundations

Other foundations

Further options for financing your studies