Baden-Württemberg Scholarships for International Students 2020, Germany

The Baden-Württemberg Scholarship supports highly qualified German and international students in their exchange abroad. General information on the program, events and more can be found on the Baden-Württemberg Scholarship website.

Every year, the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung enables about 1,200 young people from all over the world to go abroad through the Baden-Württemberg Scholarship. Students from any program who want to use their semester at a partner university abroad to develop their subject knowledge and intercultural competencies, as well as students from partner universities who want to spend a semester at the University of Mannheim are eligible for the program. The foundation is not affiliated with a political party and is active in the areas of research, education, society and culture. It is their mission to promote a sustainable and forward-thinking Land of Baden-Württemberg.

Good to know: In line with an agreement with the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Württemberg (MWK), international students who receive a Baden-Württemberg Scholarship are exempt from tuition fees according to section 6 of the Act on Fees in Higher Education of the Land of Baden-Württemberg (Landeshochschulgebührengesetz, LHGebG).

Target group

Only students in a master’s or state examination program at the University of Mannheim who are planning a stay abroad outside of Europe (including Russia) during the fall and/or spring semester are eligible to apply for the Baden-Württemberg Scholarship. Free movers cannot apply.

Students in a bachelor’s program at the University of Mannheim can apply for the PROMOS Scholarshipfor a stay abroad in the same countries.

For stays in European countries, only the Erasmus program is available from the University of Mannheim.

Application

Please be aware of the different application deadlines:

•  March 31, 2020: Application deadline for students who were admitted to a non-European exchange program with their studies starting in the fall semester 2020.
•  October 15, 2019: Application deadline for students who were admitted to a non-European exchange program with their studies starting in the spring semester 2020.

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