Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Undergraduate and Masters Scholarships 2018 – Germany

Application Deadline: 

• Undergraduate: 30th September 2017 (for the winter semester)  and 30th March 2018 (for the summer semester)
• Masters: 30th October 2017 (for the winter semester)  and 30th April 2018 (for the summer semester)

Offered annually? Yes

Eligible Countries: International

To be taken at (country): Germany

Eligible Field of Study: Courses offered at the University

About the Award: Hamburg University of Applied Sciences awards scholarships to academically strong international students studying in Bachelors and Masters degree programmes. The good news is that the City of Hamburg subsidises degree programmes at Hamburg universities, so the school does not charge tuition fees for national and international students except professional Master’s programmes.

Type: Undergraduate and Masters Taught

Eligibility: 

General

• Candidates must be enrolled as students at the HAW Hamburg
• Candidates must have completed their school education outside of Germany or have graduated from a Studienkolleg
• Candidates must not be eligible for BAföG
• Students in design degree programmes cannot participate in this programme

Undergraduate

Applicants must meet the following criteria in order to apply for the scholarship:

• You are an international bachelor student at the HAW Hamburg.
• You have already completed at least two semesters at the HAW Hamburg with a grade total of “very good” or “good”.
• You have completed your school education abroad or have successfully graduated form a Studienkolleg.
• You are not eligible for a BAföG loan (Federal Training Assistance Act). If you fulfill the criteria for a BAföG loan you are not eligible for the scholarship even if you do not actually receive the funding.
• Students from the courses Illustration, Communication or Textile Design cannot apply for the scholarship.

Application after the first study year: Applicants from the engineering* courses may apply when their grade is better than 2,9 when they have passed all exams or with a grade better than 2,5 if up to two subjects are missing. Applicants from the non-engineering courses need to have passed all exams so far. Their average grade must be “very good” or “good”.

Masters

Applicants must meet the following criteria in order to apply for the scholarship:

• You are an international master student at the HAW Hamburg.
• You have completed your school education abroad or have successfully graduated form a Studienkolleg.
• You have completed your graduate program in Germany or abroad.
• You are not eligible for a BAföG loan (Federal Training Assistance Act). If you fulfill the criteria for a BAföG loan you are not eligible for the scholarship even if you do not actually receive the funding.
• Students from the courses Design, Public Health, Public Management, Social and Health Management as well as the further educational masters in Heide and Lüchow-Dannenberg cannot apply for the scholarship.

Application in the first semester: You have completed a your Bachelor’s degree in the semesters required and a „very good“ or „good“ grade according to the German grading system.

Number of Awardees: Several

Value of Scholarship: Up to 400 Euros/month (4 months per semester).

Duration of Scholarship: 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 2.5.

How to Apply: Please complete the application forms (Undergraduate or Masters) and submit it to the International Office of the HAW Hamburg. The scholarships are awarded by a commission of the HAW Hamburg.

It is important to go through the application requirements in the Scholarship Webpage(Link below) before applying.

Visit Scholarship Webpage for details

Award Provider: Hamburg University of Applied Sciences