International Office
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The application deadline for the winter semester 2024/25 has ended. The application period for the summer semester 2025 is expected to begin in January.

University Entrance Scholarship for refugee students

First-year refugee students who are enrolled for the coming semester at Ruhr University Bochum can apply for the University Entrance Scholarship.

Who can apply?

Applications are open to refugee students,

  • who are in the 1st semester of a regular study program at the Ruhr University Bochum during the funding period.
  • 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 (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, naturalisation), 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?
  • €300/month
  • Over a six-month period
  • 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.

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