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Education for everyone! That's us. Equality, diversity, and inclusion are also part of our DNA. That's why we award four partial scholarships each month to individuals with particularly inspiring backgrounds who have not yet started at IU International University (IU). Because educational paths must remain colorful, but above all, follow one guiding principle: Everything is possible.
Our IU scholarship supports you financially with a 50% discount on tuition fees. Additionally, our studies offer practical projects, access to exclusive research resources, and enable you to learn in a largely barrier-free, individual, and flexible manner.
Scholarship for people with disabilities
With a health impairment, you master small or large challenges every day. To help you get one step closer to your dream of a degree, we want to accompany and support you on this path!
Requirement: You can prove a permanent health impairment (e.g., with a disability ID or medical certificate).
Scholarship for Women in Tech
For all STEM pioneers: Ready to turn the tech world upside down with your skills? We support you with our Women in Tech scholarship!
Requirement: You are applying for one of our bachelor's or master's programs in the field of IT & technology.
Scholarship for single parents
As a single parent studying, you deserve more than just respect: because you are not only taking care of your future but also that of your child. We want to honor this remarkable achievement by financially supporting you with our scholarship for single parents.
Requirement: You are a single parent, have sole or joint custody, and your child or children live with you? Please submit the birth certificate of your child/children.
Scholarship for career changers
Do you want to make a career change or take a completely new start? Then you have a lot to gain: because education knows no age – even if there is no more BAföG! To reward your courage, we award our scholarship for career changers.
Requirement: We want to know what drives you! Tell us in your motivation letter about the reasons for your new start, what goals you have in mind, and why we should support you. We look forward to your story!
Scholarship checklist:
You are aiming for a distance learning or myStudium program
Your studies have not yet started
You meet the criteria for your desired scholarship as described in the overview
You are applying for an IU scholarship for the first time
You have a university entrance qualification
Your Path to the IU Scholarship: The Application Process
1. Fill out the application
Fill out our scholarship application form, specifying your desired study program. Your application is valid for the month in which you submitted it.
2. Upload documents
Upload your documents in the second step of the application form.
We need:
Motivation letter (max. one A4 page) as PDF
CV
University entrance qualification for the selected study program (e.g., high school diploma, bachelor's degree, professional certificates)
Other proofs (e.g., disability ID for people with disabilities or birth certificate of the child for single parents)
3. Receive confirmation
We will inform you about acceptance or rejection by the 15th of the following month. You will receive your personal discount code by email.
4. Activate scholarship
The discount code must be redeemed within 6 weeks in your online application on our website. You will receive all important information in your confirmation email.
5. Sign your contract
Please sign your study contract on time. Note that your scholarship entitlement expires once the deadline has passed. Good to know: Your chosen study start can also be further in the future.
6. Start studying
You will receive all access and information you need to get started on time for the contract start. If you have any questions about your studies, we are happy to help. Ready? We wish you lots of fun and success on your journey!
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Your upgrading scholarship for experienced professionals
The upgrading scholarship for experienced professionals is aimed at skilled workers with a completed vocational training and several years of practical experience. It supports your first academic degree at a state or state-recognized university.
Characteristics: We focus on your performance in your vocational training and at work rather than on school grades. Applications from professionals over the age of 30 are also welcome. You can submit your application from before the start of your studies until the end of your second semester.
Scholarship holders in part-time degree programmes receive a funding of 3,045 euros per calendar year regardless of income.
Application period: There are two selection processes each year, during which the online application is open for several weeks. Details on the application periods can be found here.
To apply for the scholarship in a few steps:
1. Online application
Apply for the upgrading scholarship via www.sbb-stipendien.de/aufstiegsstipendium. Your eligibility for a scholarship will be reviewed.
2. Skill check
3. Interview and funding
Application for your Germany Scholarship
Are you committed and like to score highly with good performance? Then apply for a scholarship with Deutschlandstipendium. If you would like to start your studies at IU in a semester following your application, funding through the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship programme is possible, in principle. Even if it is a second, supplementary or Master's degree. The only important point is that you are enrolled as a student at IU during the funding period. For the summer semester 2021, the IU awarded a total of 94 scholarships to students from all study models.
Application period winter semester: 01.06. - 31.07. of the respective year
Application period summer semester: 01.12. - 31.01. of the respective year
Please note that we cannot consider applications outside this period. The start date for the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship programme is always 1 April or 1 October.
How to apply for a scholarship:
1. Submit documents
Submit your complete application at bewerbung.dstip.de/iu. Note: The link is only valid within the application phase. Prior registration is necessary for the application.
2. Approval
3. Funding
You can try out your study programme for one month – no commitment. The fees for this period only apply if you decide to continue your studies with us.
Government and private funding initiatives
Take the chance and apply for the programmes of non-profit organisations that offer scholarships for gifted students or individuals with special needs.
*We would like to draw your attention to the fact that our website is for non-binding information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice in the true sense of the word. The contents of our website – especially the legal articles – are researched with the utmost care. Nevertheless, we cannot assume any liability for the correctness, completeness and topicality of the information provided. The content of this offer cannot (and should not) replace individual and binding advice that addresses your specific situation. In this respect, all information offered is without guarantee of correctness and completeness.
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