Scholarships for foreign students
Information on Scholarship Opportunities for international students
We recommend that you begin exploring scholarship opportunities in your home country. Useful contacts may include your country’s Ministry of Education, local scholarship organizations, or the German Federal Foreign Office, which provides information on current funding options.
German institutions, such as the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), also offer scholarships for international students, particularly for study stays or doctoral programs in Germany. Please note, however, that funding for an entire degree program from the first to the last semester is generally not available.
In some countries, the DAAD maintains regional offices where you can receive guidance and support in person. You can obtain the addresses of these offices from the German embassy in your home country.
If completing a full degree program at the University of Würzburg is not feasible for financial or other reasons, you might consider a shorter stay, such as a one-year exchange. Such stays can sometimes be funded by the DAAD under specific conditions.
If you are already enrolled at a university in your home country, we also recommend checking whether your university has a partnership or exchange agreement with the University of Würzburg. These agreements may offer additional opportunities for support.
Please be aware that the chances of receiving a scholarship in Germany for a bachelor’s degree are generally very low, and they are also limited for master’s programs. Nonetheless, there are various pathways to secure funding – early research and careful planning are key.
BAYHOST oversees the scholarship and grant program of the Free State of Bavaria and its partner countries in Central and Eastern Europe and provides mobility grants for the exchange of students and young researchers as well as for the initiation of cooperation in the field of research and education.
ESG - Evangelische Hochschulgemeinde
KHG - Katholische Hochschulgemeinde
Verein zur Unterstützung ausländischer Studierender in Würzburg e.V.
International students studying in a higher semester of a Master course (at least 3rd semester) or State exam, finishing their studys in the winter term can apply for a study completition grant funded by the Bavarian State aor the DAAD in order to prepare for their final exam if they meet certain requirements.
Deadline: 30 June for students completing their studies until 31 March (winter semester).
Deadline: 15 January for students completing their studies until 30 September (summer semester).
Students who are eligible to apply for BAföG (notwithstanding that they receive any) or doing their master thesis abroad cannot apply for a study completition grant within this funding programme.
Application forms can be handed in at the International Office .
There is no legal claim to receive a scholarship when applying.
Application form and requirements
Contact:
Ursula Shahmary
Service Center InterNational Transfer
Campus Hubland Nord
Josef-Martin-Weg 55
97074 Würzburg
Tel. +49 931 31-82663
Das Ziel des Avicenna-Studienwerkes ist die umfassende Förderung begabter muslimischer Studierender und Promovierender durch Stipendien.
Gefördert werden auch Studienaufenthalte, Praktika und Sprachkurse im Ausland.
Scholarships for students attending certain German schools abroad who intend to start studying in Bavaria.
Information is only available in German language.
