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NRWege Scholarship for Students with a Refugee Background at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Scholarship overview

Under the NRWege ins Studium programme (integration of refugees at universities in North Rhine-Westphalia), Bielefeld University awards scholarships to students with a refugee background. They support qualified students at any stage of study.

The full scholarship is granted only if living costs cannot be secured otherwise, and can be applied for when there is no BAföG entitlement.

Award Information

Be enrolled in a degree programme at Bielefeld University or have applied for one.
Hold a residence status with a refugee background; entry to Germany should not be more than five years ago. Covered groups include persons entitled to asylum, recognised refugees and subsidiary protection holders, persons with a national deportation ban, comparable residence permits under the Residence Act, persons admitted under the Mass Influx Directive (section 24), persons with a Duldung under section 60a(2), and settlement permit holders (section 36) in Germany no longer than 5 years.
Excluded: persons with an obligation to leave, residence permission (Aufenthaltsgestattung) or settlement permit under section 9, family reunification residence permits, persons with a German educational qualification, and German citizens.
No entitlement to BAföG or other benefits that sufficiently secure living costs.
Side income is allowed as long as it, together with the EUR 1,000 scholarship, does not exceed EUR 1,595 per month (allowance of EUR 595).

Up to EUR 1,000 per month.
One semester per award; extension possible.

Winter semester: 15 July to 15 August (first instalment from October).
Summer semester: 15 January to 15 February (first instalment from April).
Decisions about one month before semester start (early March or early September).

Check that all requirements are met.
Fill in the online application form during the application window.
Upload the required evidence with the form.
Questions: [email protected], or the Infopunkt International consultation hour, Room A0-307, Mon-Fri 11:00-13:00.

Official links

Documents you will need

Enrolment certificate (or proof of application for a degree programme).
Proof of residence status.
Motivation letter.
Transcript of records with grade average, or at study start a German certificate with grade.
List of courses taken but credits not yet received, or prior achievements at other universities or schools.
BAföG decision, at minimum proof that BAföG was applied for.
Self-declaration of monthly income.
Lecturer or professor assessment (from the 4th subject semester).
Social engagement, if any.