Where can I apply for a grant?

• Learning German to enroll at a German university -> in this case get in touch with your target university.
• Scholarships -> they are offered by various organisations, but you need to look into that in your country. Begabtenförderung.de gives you a comprehensive overview of German grant suppliers.
• ERASMUS-Programme - a European grant.
• Financial support of certain target groups (for example, "people" from Eastern Germany).

Above all it is important that you become active and ask around about which authorities provide grants.
Some advice:

• TIP 1: Talk to your employer! Some of our students manage to get financial support from their company, since they use the holidays for the continuation of their education. If you are, for example, working in an export company, your chances of receiving financial support are quite good. Don't just ask your boss but also contact the personnel department and ask them for advice.
• TIP 2: Study the grant programmeof the European Union - maybe you can get assistance.
• TIP 3: Get in contact with German foundations.

  The University of Hannover composed a list of institutions that promote research. The most important study foundations are:

• Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes e.V.
  Mirbachstraße 7, 53173 Bonn
• Cusanuswerk
  Bischöfliche Studienförderung
  Baumschulallee 5, 53115 Bonn
• Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst e.V.
  Iserlohner Straße 25, 58239 Schwerte
• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.
  Institut für Begabtenförderung
  Rathausallee 12, 53757 St. Augustin
• Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung
  Wissenschaftliche Dienste und Begabtenförderung (WDB)
  Königswinterer Straße 405, 53639 Königswinter
• Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V.
  Abt. Studienförderung
  Godesberger Allee 149, 53170 Bonn
  
• Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
  Abt. Studienförderung
  Berta-von-Suttner-Platz 3, 40227 Düsseldorf
  
• Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung e.V.
  - Studienförderung -
  Postfach 190 846, Lazarettstraße 33, 80636 München
  
• Stiftung Regenbogen e.V.
  Schwanenwall 23, 44135 Dortmund

TREFF PUNKT is not liable for any errors in the above listing. Unfortunately most of the information is only available in German.

Since this section Most frequent questions 'is only kept alive' by the exchange of experiences, we would appreciate if your forwarded an email making your experiences accessible to all of those who are looking for financial support.