Date of publication: 2025
Grants - note: BAföG (half grant, half loan), scholarships, loans
Need-based grant (euro): min 120 - most common 7,956 - max 11,208
Merit-based grant (euro): min 3,600 - most common 14,700 - max 18,300
Student grants
The main need-based support is BAföG, for full-time home students in the first and second cycle and for some international students, such as third-country nationals with a long-term residence permit. Half of BAföG is a grant and half an interest-free loan. According to Eurydice data, in 2023/24 need-based support ranged from EUR 120 to EUR 11,208 a year, most commonly EUR 7,956.
Merit-based scholarships include the Deutschlandstipendium (home and international students), the Begabtenförderungswerke, the Aufstiegsstipendium for people with work experience and the Weiterbildungsstipendium for young professionals after vocational training (up to age 25). In 2023/24 merit-based grants were EUR 3,600 to EUR 18,300 a year, most commonly EUR 14,700. DAAD scholarships support stays abroad and students coming to Germany. Grants are paid monthly over 12 months; the age limit is mostly 45, with exceptions.
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