PH Schwäbisch Gmünd Tuition Fee Waiver for Particularly Gifted International Students

• Full waiver of the tuition fee of EUR 1,500 per semester for international students. Only complete waivers are granted, not partial ones.
• The waiver normally runs for the standard period of study of the programme and ends automatically with it.
• Quota of two waivers per study year up to and including summer semester 2023 (statute of 28 July 2021).
• The administrative fee and the Studierendenwerk contribution must still be paid in full every semester, even with a waiver.

Applications must be received by 15 July for the winter semester and by 15 January for the summer semester. This is an exclusion deadline.

1. Apply and be admitted to a Bachelor or Master programme at PH Schwäbisch Gmünd.
2. Download the application form for waiver of tuition fees for international students from the university's page.
3. Complete the form and attach proof of admission or enrolment, proof of particular talent and proof of any social criteria you claim.
4. Submit the documents (official translations as simple copies, in German, French or English) so that they arrive by the deadline.
5. The selection committee decides and the Vice-Rector for International Affairs issues the decision as a formal notice, which may carry conditions.

• Application form for waiver of tuition fees (international students).
• Proof of admission or enrolment in a Bachelor or Master programme.
• Proof of particular talent (results, awards, prizes, scholarships).
• Proof of claimed social criteria.
• All documents in officially translated form in German, French or English, as simple copies.

• Decision by the selection committee (Vice-Rector for International Affairs, International Office, student representative).
• Priority for nationals of ACP states (2000/483/EC) and UN least developed countries.
• Waiver can be withdrawn for false information, unreported changes, unmet conditions, or if the student does not pursue the studies or earns fewer than 10 ECTS per semester (reviewed in a meeting after three semesters).