University Entrance Scholarship for refugee students

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 992 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.

• €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.

• Letter of motivation*
• Curriculum vitae (CV)*
• Copy of your residence permit*
• Copy of your bank statements for all your bank accounts*
• Proof of German language skills at the time of application, or English skills if the study programme is in English*
• Proof of study preparatory programme (e.g. certificate of participation in Studienspur programme)*
• University entrance qualification*
• Admission to Ruhr-Universität Bochum*
• Proof of social commitment

*Mandatory documents to be uploaded to the application portal.

Please read the requirements for the individual documents carefully. All further information can be found on the respective linked website. Only complete applications can be considered. It is not possible to submit missing documents later.