International Office

One-Year Scholarship for refugee students

Refugee students can apply for a funding from the second semester onwards.

Application

The application deadline has been extended until February 29, 11:59 pm!

Who can apply?

Applications are open to refugee students,

  • who, at the beginning of the funding period, are at least in the 2nd semester of a regular study program at the Ruhr University Bochum.
  • are foreign students (i.e. persons who did not acquire their higher education entrance qualification in Germany)
  • whose entry to Germany was not more than five years ago, in exceptional cases seven years ago (see FAQs)
  • who can prove that they have one of the following residence titles:
    • §22, §23 Abs. 1,2,4, §23a, §24, §25 Abs 1,2,3,4,5 AufenthG
    • §60a AufenthG (temporary suspension of deportation - Duldung)
    • §29, §30, §31, §32, §34 Abs. 1,2 and §36 AufenthG: Family members (parents, children, spouses) of those with recognised asylum and refugees according to the Geneva Convention and those entitled to subsidiary protection, if they can additionally prove that they have the residence title of the original beneficiary (the family member who entered the country first)
  • whose monthly income (including BAföG, excluding social benefits) is up to 934 euros

Persons who have come to Germany as refugees and have a residence status that has not been mentioned here (e.g. asylum procedure still ongoing), please contact us directly.

If you are naturalised (eingebürgert) or granted a permanent residence permit (Niederlassungserlaubnis), you are no longer entitled to the scholarship.

How much is the grant?

  • With no other income, except social benefits (e.g. housing benefit, child benefit, parental benefit,...)
    • 934€/month
    • over a period of 12 months
  • With income of up to €934/month (including BAföG, excluding social benefits)
    • 300€/month
    • over a period of 12 months
  • In addition to the financial support, there is an accompanying programme, with e.g. group meetings and individual consultation.

Which documents are required for the application?

*Mandatory documents to be uploaded to the application portal.

**Mandatory document to be sent by the issuing person to rubiss@rub.de directly.

Apply now!

The application deadline has been extended until February 29, 11:59 pm!

Apply here!

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