Apply for the Deutschlandstipendium!

FAQ

First-year students as well as students already enrolled in

• any Bachelor’s program (first degree program, i.e. students who already hold a Bachelor's degree are excluded) with at least two semesters of their standard program duration remaining.
• any Master’s program with at least two semesters of their standard program duration remaining.

• Students of the KISD (Köln International School of Design) and of the Bachelor's program Mechanical Engineering – Product Engineering and Context please note the information in our FAQs.

• Each scholarship awarded amounts to € 300 per month.
• The scholarships are evenly co-funded by private sponsors and the German government.
• The scholarship is granted for a period of at least two semesters. The maximum support time depends on the standard program duration of the respective degree program. Continued scholarship funding can be awarded; provided, that the annual qualifying examination and performance review are passed with good results and co-financing by a private sponsor is guaranteed.

• The scholarship generally ends with the successful completion of your current studies.

The criteria stated above are the minimum requirements to be met to be considered for the Deutschlandstipendium. TH Köln has developed a multi-stage selection process to select the most suitable applicants. Each application is reviewed individually and applicants may be invited for an interview.

If you fulfill the criteria, we look forward to your online application. Please submit your application only during the application period.

Please include the following documents in the order listed below as one PDF file to your online application:

• personally signed participation form (will be found in the above-mentioned application period in the online portal)
• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) in table form
• Current certificate of enrollment at TH Köln and BAföG certificate (§ 9 BAföG) issued by TH Köln; if you have not yet received your certificate of enrollment and the access data yet, you can first submit your Letter of Admission.
  Link to CaMS
• An up-to-date transcript of records (PSSO-Portal), including already registered exams at the TH Köln
  Link to PSSO
• Only for Bachelor degree students, until the end of the 2nd semester: A copy of your Higher Education Entrance Qualification; if you have obtained your Higher Education Entrance Qualification outside of Germany, please submit a translation as well as a conversion of your grades according to the German grading system. (e.g. the already existing confirmation from uni-assist).
• Only for Bachelor degree students with an access as a professionally qualified persons, until the end of the 2nd semester: A copy of your training contract and/or proof of advanced vocational training
• Only for Master degree students: A copy of your Bachelor’s or Diplom Certificate; if you have obtained this Higher Education Entrance Qualification outside of Germany, please submit a translation as well as a conversion of your grades according to the German grading system (e.g. the already existing confirmation from uni-assist).
• Proof in written form confirming active voluntary work in society, science or the like and/or proof or description of your personal, social and/or family circumstances which make it more difficult for you to commence or succeed in your studies.

You do not need to submit certified copies. Please be advised that only complete applications can be considered. We look forward to your application.

If you have any further questions, please read our FAQs!

The next application period for online applications will take place from August 15, 2025 to September 15, 2025, the link for the application portal will be published here.