Claussen-Simon-Foundation Scholarships
Each year the Claussen-Simon-Foundation offers financial support to up to 5 master students.
There is no restriction as concerns the nationality of the applicants. There is no official application period.
Alfred-Toepfer-Scholarships 2013
for: academic year 2013/2014
target group: graduates from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Kosovo, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary and Belarus
special requirements: good command of German
application period: 1 October to 30 November 2012
application at Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S.
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarships for foreign graduates
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for international understanding – Dr Angela Merkel scholarship:
for: academic year 2013/14
target group: Indian lawyers
additional requirements: (good) command of German welcome
application deadline: 1 October 2012
link to description of requirements on the website of the DAAD New Dehli
The application process is exclusively run by the DAAD New Dehli (link).
DAAD/OSI (Open Society Institute) programme
for: academic year 2013/2014
target group: graduates from countries of the former Soviet Union (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine)
application deadline: 31 October 2012
The app
lication process is exclusively run via the website of the DAAD-OSI-Programme (link).
DAAD/OSI (Open Society Institute) programme
for: academic year 2013/2014
target group: graduates from non-EU-countries of the Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia)
application deadline: 1 November 2012
The application process is exclusively run via the website of the DAAD-OSI-Programme (link).
Special Programme for Humanities, Sociology and Social Sciences by the DAAD:
for: academic year 2013/2014
target group: graduates from Belarus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
application deadline: 31 October 2012
The application process is run by the DAAD (link).
Individual application for DAAD scholarships:
for: academic year 2013/2014
target group: foreign graduates
application deadline: You can find find information on the precise deadlines for the submission of applications and on the address to which applications must be submitted as well as additional country-specific information here (link). You may also obtain this information from the DAAD Regional Offices or from the German Mission (Embassy or Consulate General) (link) in your home country.
The application process is exclusively run by the DAAD (link).
Scholarships granted by foreign governments
Participation in our Master Programme may be financially supported by the government of your home country (often within the framework of an academic partnership with the DAAD).
Further information: scholarship database of the DAAD (link); ministries in your home country
Scholarships raised by the Europa-Kolleg Hamburg
for: academic year 2013/2014
target group: foreign graduates who applied for the Master Programme
application deadline: 15 March 2013
Please note that the Kolleg has only very limited financial means. Therefore, we recommend you to focus your applications for financial support of your studies towards the other listed institutions.
Application via the Europa-Kolleg Hamburg. Please add the application for a scholarship to your application for the Master Programme. Required additional documents: a full text CV, a statement of reasons for your application for a scholarship and two letters of recommendation from professors at the institution of higher education at which you have gained your first degree.
for: academic year 2013/2014
target group: highly qualified female German graduates
Please note that this is a call for a single scholarship covering the tuition fees for the academic year 2013/2014 only!
Application via the Europa-Kolleg Hamburg. Please add the application for a scholarship to your application for the Master Programme. Required additional documents: a full text CV and a statement of reasons for your application for a scholarship.
Loans
Studienkredit der Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau:
target group: German citizens/persons with permanent residence in Germany
Conditions (link, in German)
Other institutions offering loans in Germany:
- DKB Studenten-Bildungsfonds
- Sparkassen-Bildungskredite
- VR-Bildungskredite der Volksbanken / Raiffeisenbanken
- db Studentenkredite der Deutschen Bank
Further information on scholarships
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Begabtenförderungswerke in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (working group of the institutions regarding the sponsoring of gifted students in the Federal Republic of Germany) - website
Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen (Federal Association of German Foundations) - search for foundations (see „Studienförderung und Stiftungen“)
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) - scholarship database
e-fellows „Das Online Stipendium & Karrierenetzwerk“ (online scholarship and career network) - links to approx. 700 scholarship programmes and own scholarship programme.
Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation) - scholarships for German nationals
Stipendienlotse (Database of scholarships in German) of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
ScholarshipPortal run by StudyPortals B.V. and the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA)