University Summer Courses offered in Germany for Foreign Students and Graduates

This scholarship programme aims to help students and graduates improve their knowledge of German (general language, special language) and their cultural knowledge of the country.

Who can apply?

    Applications are open to students in Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in any subject area; Bachelor students must have completed at least two academic years at the start of the scholarship period.

    Students in the last year of a Bachelor programme are eligible to apply if they intend to start a Master's degree programme shortly after completing their BA. Please attach a letter of confirmation from the university as proof.

    Neither graduates holding a Master's degree nor PhD students are eligible for this programme.

What is supported?

    The programme funds attendance of language and area studies courses as well as special language / terminology courses that are offered by state or state-recognised German universities and by affiliated language schools.

    You can find out about course providers and programmes on the DAAD website under: www.daad.de/hsk-kursliste

Duration of funding

    The courses run for at least 18 teaching days (max. 5 days/week, excluding days of arrival and departure) with a minimum of 25 hours of teaching a week.

    The grants are non-renewable.

    The courses are offered in the summer months (usually from June) during the recess period at German universities.

Value

    One-off scholarship payment of 850 euros; participants from the countries defined by the "OECD-DAC-List" (www.oecd.org/dac/stats/daclist – Least Developed Countries) receive a scholarship of 1,025 euros.

    Payment of a country-specific travel allowance (exception: Western Europe), see: www.daad.de/rkp-hsk_hwk_isk (an overview of travel allowances for 2015 will be published from November 2014)

    Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover

Selection

    A selection committee reviews applications

    The most important selection criteria are:

    - previous academic achievements

    - convincing arguments for choice of study programme and subject

    - knowledge of German

More detailed information

    The courses are taught in German.

    Course fees and accommodation expenses are usually deducted directly from scholarship payments by the language course provider so that the grant holder is paid only the remaining amount to which he/she may still be entitled in Germany.

More information: https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?detail=10000011