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Deutschlandstipendium: €300 a month for students in Germany

€300/month for strong students in Germany, any nationality.

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung + private Förderer· Deutschlandstipendium

Amount

€300 per month, regardless of income

Deadline

Around August 2027

The exact date for the new cycle has not been announced yet. This is last year's deadline

Covers

Living costs

Duration

Renewable yearly

Cycle: 2027-2028

About this grant

The Deutschlandstipendium is a German scholarship of €300 a month (€3,600 a year), funded by the state (the Federal Ministry of Education and Research) and private sponsors. It does not depend on income, nationality or age, so students from Spain enrolled at a participating university can apply, even from the first semester.

Each university runs its own competition, usually in summer; dates vary and the 31 August 2027 date in the record is a guide. The university chooses by academic performance and also considers volunteering and personal circumstances. The scholarship is renewed every year if conditions are maintained.

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Who can apply

Citizenship: any
Education level: First year of university, Later years of university
Grades: Strong performance; volunteering and personal circumstances are taken into account
Other: Enrolment at a participating university (possible from the first semester)

How to apply

Where to go and what to do, step by step

Where to apply

The Deutschlandstipendium page of your participating university (general site deutschlandstipendium.de)

https://www.deutschlandstipendium.de/

Go to the application page

Who submits it: You yourself

Steps

1
Make sure you are enrolled at a participating university: you can apply from the first semester, international students too.
2
Open your university's Deutschlandstipendium page and check the deadlines: each university has its own (in the database a guide: 31 August 2027).
3
Prepare a cover letter, CV and certificate or grades; a recommendation is sometimes needed.
4
Describe your volunteering and life circumstances: they count alongside performance.
5
Apply at the university and wait for the decision: €300 a month (€3,600 a year) regardless of income.

Apply by:Around August 2027

What exactly to submit

Documents and materials to attach to the application.

A cover letter
A CV
A certificate or grades
Sometimes a recommendation

Example

Example (written by us): Ana, in her first semester at a participating German university, prepares a cover letter describing her volunteering, attaches her CV and grades and applies by her university's deadline.

An example we wrote to illustrate: it is not an official sample, replace the details with your own.

How applicants are chosen

The university selects by performance; volunteering and life circumstances are considered. The grant is awarded regardless of nationality, age or income.

What happens after you apply

€300 a month (€3,600 a year), independent of income. Each university sets its own deadlines; 31 August 2027 is a guide.

Common mistakes

Looking for a single application: you apply to your own university and each has its own deadlines
Not mentioning volunteering and life circumstances
Not checking whether your university takes part in the programme

Tips

We haven't re-checked the conditions by hand yet: compare amounts and deadlines with the official page before applying.

Official links

Guide checked against the official pages: 9 October 2026. Guide written from official sources. Details may change: check them on the application page.

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Conditions per the source

International students are also eligible. The scholarship is awarded irrespective of nationality, age or income. First-semester students can apply.

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This information is for guidance only. Conditions change every year — check them on the provider's official website before applying.

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