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Apply for the Heidelberg University Germany Scholarship 2026/27. International students can receive €300 per month. Check eligibility, documents, application steps and the 31 August 2026 deadline.
Who Can Apply
The Germany Scholarship is available to eligible students regardless of nationality.
Eligible groups include:
Foreign nationals can apply provided they are or will be appropriately enrolled at Heidelberg University for the funding period.
Not Eligible
Benefits
💶 €300 per month
💶 €3,600 per year
📆 Funding is generally awarded for two semesters.
✅ Scholarship does not need to be repaid.
✅ Funding is independent of the applicant's income.
✅ It can be combined with BAföG under the applicable rules.
Eligibility
Academic performance is the most important criterion, but Heidelberg does not publish one universal minimum GPA.
You don't necessarily need a perfect GPA.
The university says academic performance should generally be in the good to very good range, but there is no universal minimum grade because other factors and competition are also considered.
Required Documents
Requirements depend partly on your stage of study.
New/early undergraduate students
University entrance qualification certificate.
New/early Master's students
Bachelor's/university degree certificate qualifying you for the Master's programme.
If the final certificate is not available by the deadline, Heidelberg provides an alternative involving a university-issued statement of academic results.
**Students from the third subject semester onward
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Current transcript of records.
Admission notification, if available
Recommendation letter, if available
Documents can be submitted in German or English.
Documents in another language require an official certified German or English translation, with both the original and translation uploaded.
Applicants with foreign grades also need the required grade-conversion information.
Application Steps
Step 1: Check that you meet Heidelberg's scholarship eligibility rules.
Step 2: Apply separately for your Heidelberg University degree if you are a prospective student.
Step 3: Register in Heidelberg University's Germany Scholarship online application system.
Step 4: Complete the scholarship application.
Step 5: Upload all applicable academic and supporting documents.
Step 6: Submit everything electronically.
Final deadline
31 August 2026 at 23:59 Germany time.
The 2026/27 process is fully digital; Heidelberg says paper submissions are no longer accepted.
🚨 Important Warnings
1. Scholarship ≠ university admission
Applying for the Deutschlandstipendium does not constitute an application for Heidelberg admission.
Students must handle their university admission application separately.
2. Admission is not required before applying for the scholarship
Prospective students can submit the scholarship application even if they have not yet received their Heidelberg admission decision.
But funding ultimately requires Heidelberg enrolment.
3. It is NOT fully funded
“Fully Funded Heidelberg University Scholarship.”
The confirmed award is €300/month.
4. Visa support
I cannot confirm visa sponsorship, visa fees, travel funding, flights or accommodation from the official Germany Scholarship information.
The scholarship should therefore not be promoted as a visa-sponsored opportunity.
5. International tuition warning
There is another major issue international students need to understand.
Heidelberg states that many non-EU/non-EEA international students with foreign university entrance qualifications are generally subject to €1,500 per semester tuition fees for Bachelor's, Staatsexamen and consecutive Master's programmes in Baden-Württemberg, although statutory exceptions exist.
So €300/month scholarship does not automatically mean tuition-free studies.
