Scholarships & funding

Widely known funding programmes with links to their official pages. We do not publish amounts or deadlines – they change and must be checked at the source.

TypeDegree level

Government

BachelorMasterPhD

DAAD scholarships (German Academic Exchange Service)

Provider: DAAD

The DAAD is Germany's largest funding organisation for the international exchange of students and researchers. Its official scholarship database lists programmes by country of origin, subject and degree level. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility differ per programme and must be checked in the database.

Eligibility notes

• Eligibility depends on the individual DAAD programme and your country of origin – verify at the source.

Unverified Official source

Official programme page

Government

BachelorMaster

Deutschlandstipendium

Provider: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with participating universities

A national scholarship programme jointly funded by the federal government and private sponsors, awarded by participating universities to students with strong performance and commitment. Applications are made directly at the university; conditions differ per institution.

Eligibility notes

• Enrolled or admitted at a participating German university – verify at the source.

Unverified Official source

Official programme page

EU programme

BachelorMasterPhD

Erasmus+

Provider: European Union

The EU programme for education, training, youth and sport supports study and traineeship periods abroad within participating countries. Mobility grants are organised through the home institution; amounts and rules depend on the country and institution.

Eligibility notes

• Usually applied for through your home university's international office – verify at the source.

Unverified Official source

Official programme page

Foundation

BachelorMasterPhD

Political and religious foundations (Begabtenförderungswerke)

Provider: 13 foundations funded by the BMBF

Germany's 13 talent-promotion foundations (e.g. Konrad-Adenauer-, Friedrich-Ebert-, Heinrich-Böll-, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) fund students and doctoral candidates. Each foundation has its own profile, requirements and deadlines.

Eligibility notes

• Requirements differ by foundation – verify at the source.

Unverified Official source

Official programme page