Up to five years may pass between entry into Germany and the start of funding through an NRWege scholarship.
Example: The funding begins in April 2023 (summer semester 2023) and is the first funding through a scholarship. Entering Germany must then have taken place after April 2018. (April 2018 + 5 years = April 2023).
There are two exceptions:
1. up to two years can be taken into account if you can prove that you have spent time raising children, caring for relatives or have been ill. This means that up to seven years may elapse between your entry into Germany and your first funding through NRWege.
2. If you have already received funding through the NRWege programme, this can count as the start of funding. This could be, for example, a study or university entrance scholarship from the International Office in the last few semesters or participation in certain study preparation programmes (e.g. Integra at RUB).
If you have any further questions or uncertainties, please contact rubiss@rub.de.