SBW Berlin Scholarship for International Students - Study in Germany (Bachelor and Master's)

SBW Berlin Scholarship

Scholarship Overview

The SBW Berlin scholarship for international students young people from abroad who are already socially committed and will use the skills they acquire during their studies and thereafter to develop social or non-profit projects at non-profit organizations or social institutions in their home countries. SBW Berlin awards scholarships based on professional qualifications, personal suitability, and financial need1 to pursue a bachelor’s or master’s degree program at a university or a university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) in Berlin or Potsdam. In principle, all scientific, social, and artistic disciplines can be funded. In special cases, the scholarship may support a vocational training in Berlin or Potsdam. Interested applicants are required to have been working with a non-profit organization or social institution in their home countries. This is an important prerequisite for the SBW Berlin Scholarship. Highlighted here is the applicants’ previous social commitment and their general motivation therefor. After the study program or the funding period ends, scholarship recipients continue their social projects within the non-profit organization or social institution and further develop their projects on site in their respective home country. The intention to pursue their professional goals for at least 18 months after the end of the funding period or graduation in their respective home countries or to engage in non-profit work in Germany, considering however a notarized repayment plan2, and to continue participating in regular meetings with SBW Berlin and discussing their professional development (project and job) are other important requirements for the SBW Berlin scholarship for international students. Beginning with the funding period, SBW Berlin supports all scholarship recipients to work towards their professional goals. This is done through practically implementing the study programs’ content into the social projects where possible and through collaborating with the non-profit organization or social institution in the scholarship recipients’ home countries. The scholarship does not cover any funding in other German federal states or abroad.

Who Can Apply?

• Foreign nationals, whose home countries appear to have a particular need for development assistance (applies particularly to many countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and South America)

• Holders of a student visa for Germany or a residence permit with the purpose of taking up or carrying out a course of study in Germany Note: Students whose studies in Germany are already being funded by another scholarship are not eligible to apply. An exception to this rule is assistance under the Federal Education Assistance Act (BAföG). In this case, the amount of the scholarship is adjusted according to the BAföG allowance.

Study Level: Bachelor's and master's programs.

Application Requirements

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Between 18 and 30 years old

• Professional or volunteer experience in the non-profit/social sector (proven by a social institution letter of recommendation)

• Able to prove that they have not stayed in Germany for more than 18 months before the application

• Qualification for university entrance

• Intention to work in their country of origin for at least 18 months after graduation or to engage in non-profit work until the repayment plan has been fulfilled

• Able to prove a relatively low net income

• Average grades corresponding to a German grade point average of at least 2.0.9

• No first-degree family members who reside permanently in Germany

• Application before the start of their university education or fully enrolled in the first, second or max. third semester at a state-recognized university (in Germany or abroad) or application for a master’s degree shortly before or after obtaining a bachelor’s degree

Application Guide and Documents required

When applying for the scholarship, proof of the applicant’s social commitment in the form of a letter of recommendation from a non-profit organization or social institution is required. The nonprofit organization or social institution submits the letter on behalf of the applicant as PDF to application@sbw.berlin. After carefully reviewing the letter, only outstanding prospects will be granted access to the application form. Only complete applications can be considered. Applicants must submit at least the following documents:

• Letter of recommendation from a non-profit organization or social institution or one of SBW Berlin’s partner organization (by email)

• Application form (A link will be shared with outstanding applicants.)

• Project description (two to five pages)

• Qualification for university entrance

• Information about the net household income

• Copy of the last school or university certificate that shows the grade point average and a grade overview

• Copy of the highest academic degree (high school diploma or university certificate) that shows the grade point average and a grade overview. If available, copies of the following documents should also be included:

• Admission to a university or university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) in Berlin or Potsdam

• Internationally recognized language certificate for the language in which your studies will be taught.

• All already obtained university certificates and records of achievements (graded and ungraded)

• All previous work, training, apprenticeship and internship certificates and references

• one or two letters of recommendation from professors, schoolteachers, employers, etc.

• Evidence of the net household income

Scholarship Benefits:

For the duration of the scholarship (max. funding period is equivalent to the regular period of the study program), SBW Berlin covers necessary living expenses of the scholarship recipients. The scholarship includes:

• A furnished room in shared student flats in Berlin

• Cost-of-living allowance currently in the amount of 480 Euro per month

• Tuition fees

• Possibly also a travel contribution for the journey to Berlin before the start of the course of study and for the journey home after successful completion of the course

First payments can only be made after the scholarship recipient has moved into the shared student apartment. Part-time jobs are generally not approved by SBW Berlin.

Application Deadline:

Applications for SBW Berlin scholarship open on May 15th until 30th of June, and also November 15th to December 31st each Year.

For more information, we highly recommend you read the official Guidelines and Criteria for the SBW Berlin Scholarship for International Students file

For more information, click on the link below:

LINK FOR OFFICIAL SBW Berlin Scholarship

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