Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
EUR 480 per month
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- accommodation
- other
Description
The SBW Berlin scholarship is aimed at international students who are socially committed and come from financially disadvantaged family backgrounds. It is crucial that SBW Berlins scholarship recipients return to their home countries after the completion of their studies.
Benefits
For the duration of the scholarship (max. funding period is equivalent to the regular period of the study program), SBW Berlin covers necessary living expenses of the scholarship recipients. The scholarship includes:
a furnished room in shared student flats at Rudower Str. 67, 12351 Berlin
cost-of-living allowance currently in the amount of 480 Euro per month
tuition fees
possibly also a travel contribution for the journey to Berlin before the start of the course of study and for the journey home after successful completion of the course
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- between 18 and 30 years old;
- professional or volunteer experience in the non-profit/social sector (proven by a socialinstitution’s letter of recommendation);
- able to prove that they have not stayed in Germany for more than 18 months before the application;
- qualification for university entrance;
- intention to work in their country of origin for at least 18 months after graduation or to engage in non-profit work until the repayment plan has been fulfilled;
- able to prove a relatively low net income;
- average grades corresponding to a German grade point average of at least 2.0;
- no first-degree family members who reside permanently in Germany;
- application before the start of their university education or fully enrolled in the first, second or max. third semester at a state-recognized university (in Germany or abroad) or application for a master’s degree shortly before or after obtaining a bachelor’s degree.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Germany
Nationality
226 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
18 to 30 years old
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
When applying for the scholarship, proof of the applicant’s social commitment in the form of a letter of recommendation from a non-profit organization or social institution is required.