Hamburg University of Applied Sciences awards scholarships to academically strong foreign students studying in Master degree programmes. Applicants must have completed their school education outside of the European Union or have graduated from a Studienkolleg. They must also have completed their Bachelor's degree or Diplom at a German university and be enrolled in a consecutive Master's programme* at the HAW Hamburg.  Students in design degree programmes cannot participate in this programme.

Scholarship

500 Euro / month (5 months per semester)

The scholarship is for one semester; an extension for a further two semesters is possible, if all the courses per semester are completed with a grade average of at least 2.0.  

Application requirements

- non-engineering students: completion of a Bachelor's degree or Diplom in the "Regelstudienzeit" with a grade of at least 2.0 at a German university

- engineering students: completion of a Bachelor's degree or Diplom in the "Regelstudienzeit" with a grade of at least 2.2 at a German university

or

- grade average for the first semester in a consecutive Master's programme at the HAW Hamburg of at least 2.5

- ideally students should also have completed an internship and have been involved in a social project or worked as a volunteer

Application process

The application forms are available from the International Office of Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and are to be handed in there. The scholarships are awarded by a commission of Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. Download here

Application deadline

30.10. (for the winter semester) and 30.04. (for the sumer semester)

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences as well as the City of Hamburg (Studierendenwerk Hamburg) award scholarships to international students who only have to complete their Master thesis.

Scholarship

400 Euro / month (5 months per semester)

Application requirements

• completion of Master thesis within one semester
• good grades
• financing of degree course through own work (not BAföG)
• not higher than 4th semester 

Application process

Students can apply for both the HAW Hamburg programme as well as the Studierendenwerk Hamburg programme.

- HAW Hamburg application forms Download here
- Studierendenwerk Hamburg application forms, please go to the office in the Grindelallee 9. 

Application deadline

30.09. (for the winter semester) and 30.03. (for the sumer semester)