Financing

The study location, Germany, offers a cost of living that is not higher than in other European countries.  A few federal states (like Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Niedersachsen) charge tuition costs  These costs fall within the range of about 500 Euros per Semester. These tuition costs are still considerably less than, for example, in Great Britain or the USA.

Studying in Germany is therefore, as before, not so expensive, and there are many ways to finance a course of studies. Jobs such as student assistants (“studentische Hilfskraft“ = SHK) at the university offer a very good opportunity to use one’s specialized knowledge in research projects.

What other possibilities are there for financing a course of studies?
The German Academic Exchange Service (“Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst“ = DAAD) offers the best graduates of German Schools Abroad from a full scholarship for studies in Germany. The applicants for this scholarship (one applicant per school) are nominated by their school headmaster.

The federal state of Saxony offers the Georgius-Agricola-Scholarship (three full scholarships) for the best international students in Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. They must have excellent German skills. If you have questions about this scholarship, ask us or your school counselor.

Students of German International Schools who are German or EU citizens can be nominated by their school director for a full scholarship from the Study Foundation of the German People (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes). Besides the nomination, a current course of studies at a German academic institution is a prerequisite for the participation in the selection process.

For further information about scholarship opportunities, it’s worth a look in the scholarship  databank of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). After the entry of one’s subject and homeland, one can quickly gain an overview about possible scholarships. One must note, however, that most scholarship organizations don’t support a complete course of studies, but instead only a shorter time period of studies. One can usually only apply if one is already a student at a German university.