Here are some list of 10 scholarships for Master’s Studies in Germany
1. The Goethe Goes Global Master Scholarship
University: Goethe University Frankfurt
Scholarship award: €1,000/month for the standard period of a master’s program (generally 2 years)
Scholarship requirements: Hold or be on track for an excellent Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from a university outside Germany
2. Deutschlandstipendium at HTW Berlin
University: HTW (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft) Berlin
Scholarship award: €300/month
Scholarship requirements: Students with proven outstanding performance
Standout features: Students with professional experience can apply for a special scholarship called the Aufstiegsstipendium
3. Christian Wulff Scholarship
University: Berlin International University of Applied Sciences
Scholarship value: The scholarship covers 50% of the tuition fees from the beginning of your studies.
Scholarship requirements: BA or MA student with outstanding academic achievements and engagement within the BI community.
4. BSBI – Leadership and Enterprise Scholarship
University: Berlin School of Business and Innovation
Scholarship value: Partial Funding, varies
Scholarship requirements: The student must be enroll in a full-time course at the university. Academic reference letter, academic transcript/worksheet and IELTS or PTE result, short motivational letter to university (250 words) are required
5. DAAD scholarships
The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) is the world’s largest funding organization for the international exchange of students and researchers, and the scholarships are funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Various universities in Germany for international students
Period: Between 10 and 24 months, as part of a whole postgraduate or Master’s degree program in Germany or one year of study in Germany as part of a second or Master’s degree completed at your home university.
Scholarship award: €934/month. Payments towards health, accident, personal liability insurance, and travel + study allowances are covered. Also offers the Green Mobility Top Up (Support for climate-friendly travel). It does not cover tuition fees. Free German language courses are also included.
Scholarship requirements: You must have completed your first degree at the latest by the time the funding period begins. You also have to register via the DAAD portal.
6. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s scholarships
The Erasmus Mundus Program provides EU-funded scholarships for Third Country students and EU/EEA students who have applied to and have been accepted by the Euroculture Master’s Course. There are around 22 grants available each year.
University: Various universities
Period: 24 months program duration
Scholarship award: €1,000/month for living costs. Participation costs and a contribution to travel and installation costs are covered. Also includes Euroculture participation costs of €9.000 (EU students) / €18.000 (non-EU students), including health insurance coverage 24 months.
Scholarship requirements: Hold a Bachelor’s degree on time. For example, scholarship applicants must hold a higher education degree by 15 January 2023 to start the program in 2023.
7. Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Scholarships
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Scholarships (2023-2024) are fully funded master’s programs for international students. The funds for this program are provided by the Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt).
University: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung
Period: 24 months program duration
Scholarship award: €850/month along with a lump sum of €20. Additional subsidies for health and nursing insurance of no more than €86 are also available
Scholarship requirements:
High academic and professional qualifications (proof of above-average academic performance at school and/or university).
All world countries are eligible Good knowledge of English.
German language proficiency (B2 level or above)
Courses or Subjects: Master’s and PhD degrees in any subject, except for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary medicine
8. ERP Study Scholarships – Economics and Business Administration
ERP Study Scholarships are sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) to allow foreign students to gain a Master’s Degree in Germany.
University: Various universities in Germany for international students
Period: 18 – 24 months. Scholarships are awarded for degree courses with a duration of 3 or 4 semesters.
Scholarship award: Fully funded master’s program. €850/month and study allowance of €460 a year. Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance are covered, together with a travel allowance. German language course offered.
Scholarship requirements:
Highly-qualified graduates who have completed a first degree (Bachelor’s, Diploma or comparable academic degree)
Courses or Subjects: Economics and Business Administration
9. IU University of Applied Sciences Scholarships
University: International University of Applied Science, Berlin or online
Period: 18 – 24 months. Scholarships are awarded for degree courses with a duration of 3 or 4 semesters.
Scholarship award: Up to 67% tuition fee waiver
Scholarship requirements:
Scholarships for African students and Asian students with strong academic achievements
Courses or Subjects: Data Science, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Finance, Accounting, Engineering Management
10. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Scholarships
Scholarship award: Up to €744/month. There is a monthly flat-rate study fee of €300, a contribution to health insurance of up to €71 and a long-term care insurance of up to €15/month. Scholars with children have a family allowance of €155/month.
Scholarship requirements:
Students with limited financial opportunities or who come from families with a migration background.
Be committed to society (in active participation in the student council, youth work, participation in associations and NGOs or in political organizations.
German language skills for foreign candidates.
Below are other scholarships with good programs and offer
1. Helmut-Schmidt-Program (Masters Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance – PPGG)
Member universities and related courses:
Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg: Social Protection
University of Duisburg-Essen: Development and Governance
Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at the University of Erfurt: Public Policy
University Magdeburg: Peace and Conflict Studies
Hochschule Osnabrück: Management in Non-Profit Organisations
Universität Passau: Development Studies
University of Passau: Governance and Public Policy
Scholarship award: €934. The scholarship also includes contributions to health insurance, travel allowance, a study and research grants as well as rent subsidies and/or allowances for spouses and/or children where applicable.
Scholarship requirements:
Candidates from Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa; Latin America; Asia and the Pacific, Western, Central, South-Eastern Europe; Eastern Europe, Central Asia & South Caucasus; and the Middle East and North Africa.
Hold a well-qualified university degree in the fields of social and political sciences, law, economics, public policy and administration.
Scholarship holders must also attend a 6-month mandatory German language course.
Courses or Subjects: Social and political sciences, law, economics, public policy and administration
2. The Goethe Goes Global Master Scholarship
University: Goethe University Frankfurt
Scholarship award: €1,000/month for the standard period of a master’s program (generally 2 years)
Scholarship requirements: Hold or be on track for an excellent Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from a university outside Germany
3. Deutschlandstipendium at HTW Berlin
University: HTW (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft) Berlin
Scholarship award: €300/month
Scholarship requirements: Students with proven outstanding performance
Standout features: Students with professional experience can apply for a special scholarship called the Aufstiegsstipendium
Source: Honestynewsgh.com
