How do I find the right scholarship?
In general: Not only are the types of scholarships diverse – the admission criteria, the funding amounts and the scholarship providers are also numerous and different. Due to the abundance of organizations, parties, associations, companies, foundations and institutions, there is actually the right funding for every student. The best place to start is to get information online.
The following sites can help:
www.mystipendium.de
Here the searcher must first create a profile. 34 criteria are then used to determine which scholarships are the best fit. Over 2,3000 programs are stored.
www.arbeiterkind.de
Arbeiterkind.de is an award-winning internet portal for schoolchildren and students who are the first in their family to aim for a degree. The scholarship overview here is also based on these aspects. The overview on this page is not large, but it is clear and comprehensible.
www.stipendiumplus.de
The site provides information about the scholarship programs of the twelve gifted funding organizations that are supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). You can also find interesting scholarship holder portraits here as well as lots of interesting information about applications.
www.stipendienlotse.de
This is the official scholarship search portal of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The layout may be a bit dull, but it is easy to use with clear and very helpful search masks.
DAAD scholarship database
The database has the strongest international/foreign language focus of all those listed here.
How do I find the right scholarship?
In general, it's not just the types of scholarships that are diverse - the admission criteria are as well
