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Scholarships in Germany for International Students

Germany offers generous scholarships from the government, political foundations, and universities. While most public universities charge no tuition, these scholarships cover living costs, insurance, and more, making studying in Germany virtually free.

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Scholarships Available
€0
Tuition at Public Unis
€934
Avg Monthly Stipend
400+
Public Universities
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All 1,316 scholarships, 18 national and foundation programmes plus 1,298 run by 243 universities

HS Osnabrück maintains cross-faculty cooperation with selected partner universities with agreed tuition waivers. These exchange places are advertised by the Cen...

Tuition fee waiver at partner university
bachelor, master
One semester or academic year
Deadline: Check CIM for current deadlines
Tuition Study abroad

Familienförderung (Philipps-Universität Marburg)

Familienservice / Philipps-Universität Marburg

Financial support and scholarships for students with children at UMR, including emergency funds, childcare subsidies, and family-friendly study arrangements.

Varies (emergency funds, childcare subsidies, etc.)
bachelor, master, doctorate
Per support measure
Deadline: Varies (contact Familienservice)
Student parents at UMR
Living costs Family & childcare Emergency aid

Familienstipendium (Family Scholarship) - OVGU

Otto-von-Guericke-Universitaet Magdeburg

Scholarship for students with family responsibilities (children, care duties). Listed among OVGU's own scholarship programmes in the online magazine overview. D...

bachelor, master, phd
Enrolled OVGU students with family responsibilities
Living costs Family & childcare

Family Scholarship (Familienstipendium)

University of Siegen - Family Service Office (Familienservicebüro)

Scholarship intended to support students with children and students with family responsibilities in financially challenging situations. Offered by the universit...

Not specified
Bachelor, Master
Not specified
Deadline: Contact Family Service Office
Family & childcare

FAU Deutschlandstipendium

Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg with private donors and the Federal Government

Each semester FAU awards annual Deutschlandstipendium scholarships worth 3,600 euros to its most talented students, half donated by companies, donors, friends o...

EUR 300/month (EUR 3600 per year)
Bachelor, Master, State Examination
initially 1-2 semesters, extendable annually
Deadline: 15 June - 15 July (final deadline) annually
open
Living costs

Institutional fee reductions: Take5 discount (50% off the 5th course enrolled within 12 months); spouse discount (20% for the second spouses' regular course in...

20%-50% reductions on per-course fees (regular master fee 720 EUR/course from 2026-27)
bachelor, master, doctoral
Per course
Deadline: Rolling - applied at course registration
Spouse discount: married couples; agency discount: AEM/Swiss mission agency employees
Tuition

fem:talent Stipendium der Hochschule Emden/Leer

Gleichstellungsstelle (Equal Opportunity Office), Hochschule Emden/Leer

The university's own fem:talent scholarship supports talented female academic early-career talent at different qualification stages at Hochschule Emden/Leer. It...

female students and junior academics at various qualification stages
Women only

Femtec – Promoting Talents!

RWTH Aachen University / Femtec Network

Scholarship programme for female STEM students at RWTH, promoting women in technical fields through networking, mentoring and financial support.

not stated on page
Bachelor, Master
varies
Deadline: varies
female STEM students
Living costs Mentoring & network

Femtec.Network Stipendium

Femtec.Network (partner companies) via Reutlingen University

Career-building scholarship network for female STEM students. Partner companies offer mentoring, networking events, workshops, and recruiting access. Focus on c...

No direct monthly stipend (ideelle Förderung: mentoring, events, career access)
Bachelor, Master (STEM fields)
Duration of studies
Deadline: Per Femtec.Network calls
Women only
Mentoring & network

Festo Bildungsfonds (engineering study financing)

Festo Bildungsfonds (listed by HDBW as financing option for engineering students)

Income-dependent financing for engineering-field studies: up to 40,000 EUR study credit plus qualification stipend and company contacts; repayment capped by inc...

up to 40,000 EUR financing
bachelor, master
during studies, income-contingent repayment afterwards
Tuition Living costs

Special prize/award by FH Münster for exceptional student achievements.

Not specified (prize money)
Bachelor, Master
One-off award
Deadline: Per announcement
Enrolled FH Münster students
Prize money

FH-Stipendienprogramm (Deutschlandstipendium) at FH Aachen

Federal Deutschlandstipendium programme; sponsors doubled with federal funds, administered by FH Aachen scholarship team

For more than 15 years FH Aachen has awarded Deutschlandstipendien to high-performing and engaged students. Scholars receive EUR 300 monthly for one year starti...

EUR 300 per month
Bachelor, Master
12 months per award, starting 1 October (winter semester); renewable
Deadline: Application period 2026: 23 June - 14 July 2026
Living costs Mentoring & network

FH-Stipendium für Auslandsaufenthalte (Study Abroad Scholarship)

Fachhochschule Dortmund International Office

The FH Dortmund scholarship programme supports study-related stays abroad (studies, internships, thesis research) that cannot be funded through other programmes...

bachelor, master, doctorate
2 weeks to 6 months
Deadline: 15 November (summer semester stays) / 15 May (winter semester stays)
Study abroad

FHM 50% Stipendium

Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM)

Own scholarship of the university: 50% waiver of tuition fees for a full-time bachelor programme at a participating FHM campus (Bamberg, Bielefeld, Berlin, Hann...

50% tuition waiver (worth up to ~40,000 EUR over the programme)
bachelor
Duration of the bachelor programme
Deadline: Annual call - recent cycles used deadlines of 30 June / 31 July (verify current call)
None stated
Tuition

FHP Deutschlandstipendium

Fachhochschule Potsdam (national Deutschlandstipendium programme, BMFTR-funded)

Merit and talent scholarship under the National Scholarship Act for top-performing and socially engaged students. Paid regardless of personal or parental income...

EUR 300 per month
Bachelor, Master
Minimum two semesters, up to the end of the standard period of study; approval period one year starting in the winter semester
Deadline: Application phase 1 June - 15 July 2026
None stated; open to enrolled FH Potsdam students of any nationality
Living costs

Final-year scholarships for international students administered by Studierendenwerk Hamburg, listed among HAW Hamburg's scholarship offers for international stu...

Bachelor, Master
International students
Living costs

Financial Support for Early Career Researchers with Children (GRADE)

Goethe Research Academy for Early Career Researchers (GRADE) / Franz Adickes Stiftungsfonds

Support for 30 PhD candidates, postdocs and R3 researchers with children. Up to EUR 2,400 total - either scholarship (for small-scale employment) or research as...

Up to EUR 2,400 total
Doctorate, Postdoc
Per award period
Deadline: Annual call (typically May-July)
Goethe University researchers with children
Research & thesis

Firmenstipendium (Company Scholarship)

Partner companies via Westsaechsische Hochschule Zwickau

Company-funded scholarships for students at WHZ, often tied to specific disciplines or practical cooperation with the sponsoring company. Details and available...

Varies by company (typically EUR 300-500/month)
Bachelor, Master
Varies (typically 1-2 years)
Deadline: Varies per company scholarship
Per company requirements
Living costs Mentoring & network

Scholarships covering the first year of study for graduates of partner schools in the BIDS network (Bundesnetzwerk der Deutschlernerfahrungen an Schulen im Ausl...

bachelor
First year of study
Graduates of BIDS partner schools only
Living costs

Flossfeder Scholarship (UC Davis exchange year)

Flossfeder Foundation / Hochschule Geisenheim University

Exchange-year scholarship sending one Geisenheim student to the University of California, Davis; dossier submitted to the International Office, shortlisted cand...

Exchange-year funding (amount not published on page)
bachelor
One academic year at UC Davis (start September)
Deadline: August 1, 2026 for academic year 2027/28
None stated
Study abroad

Award by HS Offenburg for students with outstanding social engagement. Prize money EUR 750.

EUR 750 one-time
Bachelor, Master
Single award
Enrolled students at HS Offenburg
Prize money

Foerderpreis (Funding Award) of Osnabrueck University

Osnabrueck University (internal funding award)

The Foerderpreis is an annual funding award that students at Osnabrueck University can apply for alongside the Deutschlandstipendium and Landesstipendium. Detai...

Not specified (varies by annual call)
Bachelor, Master
One year per award
Deadline: Annual call (check university funding page)
Prize money

Foerderung des VdF

Verein der Freunde und Förderer der Hochschule Offenburg

Additional support by the Friends Association for dedicated students. Deadlines 30 June and 31 January.

Bachelor, Master
Varies
Deadline: 30 June and 31 January annually
Enrolled students at HS Offenburg
General funding

Fonds International Scholarship Fund

Deggendorf Institute of Technology, funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts

DIT awards scholarships funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts to promote internationalisation. The scholarship amounts to a monthly gran...

EUR 100 - 400 per month
Bachelor, Master
1 to 6 months
Deadline: Three selection periods annually: 31 March, 30 June, 31 October
International students
Living costs

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