The DAAD SBW Berlin Scholarship provides funding that will cover tuition, fully furnished accommodation, and provide living allowances for selected applicants.
In special cases the scholarship may support vocational training in Berlin or Potsdam.
Scholarship Summary
- Host Country: Germany
- Category: Undergraduate Scholarships | Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Reward: Full Scholarship
- Tuition fees
- Accommodation
- €6,600 Annual Stipends
- Travel allowance
- Deadline: Open All Year
- No IELTS Required
Scholarship Details
The SBW Berlin Scholarships support young talented people from abroad who have been socially committed to volunteer work in their home countries.
SBW Berlin supports all scholarship recipients to realize their professional goals through networking with other organizations, and with the preparation of job materials thereafter.
In addition, all developed social non-profit projects should have strong connections with the scholarship recipients’ home countries.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Be between 18 and 30 years old
- Be professional or volunteer experience in the non-profit sector
- Be strong intention to work in their country of origin for at least 18 months after graduation
- Be able to prove a relatively low net income
- Have no first-degree family members who reside permanently in Germany
- Be able to prove that they have not stayed in Germany for more than 18 months before the application
- Have average grades corresponding to a German grade point average of at least 2.0
- Submit 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
- apply for a master’s degree shortly before or after obtaining a bachelor’s degree
Scholarship Benefits
Successful applicants of this scholarship will receive:
- A room in our shared student flats in Berlin
- Cost-of-living allowance in the amount of €6,600 per year
- Tuition fees
- Possibly also a travel allowance for your journey to Berlin before the start of your studies and for the journey home after you have completed your studies.
- The assistance will be provided for a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of 48 months, depending on the standard duration of studies in the discipline you have chosen.
Required Documents
To apply for this scholarship, applicants must prepare:
- Application form (fillable PDF or online form)
- Letter of motivation (one or two pages long)
- Current curriculum vitae
- 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
How to Apply
To apply for this scholarship:
- Applicants are to submit a letter of recommendation to [email protected]
- The letter of recommendation is to be submitted by a nonprofit organization on behalf of the applicant as PDF
- After carefully reviewing the letter, outstanding applicants will be granted
- access to the application form
- These applicants are then allowed to submit their application and upload the required documents
- During the first phase of the selection process, the curriculum vitae, the letter of motivation and the grades of the applicants will be considered.
- During the second phase of the selection process, a personal interview or video conference will be conducted with each candidate who has been deemed suitable after all documents have been carefully reviewed.
- More details on the application procedure can be assessed via this link
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