Tuition Fee Waiver for Talented International Students (Begabtenbefreiung) at HfM Trossingen

• Full or partial exemption from the tuition fee of EUR 1,500 per semester, as decided by the commission.
• Granted retroactively for the current semester and for the rest of the approved period.
• Ends when the student changes programme; it can be applied for again for the new programme.
• The semester contribution (EUR 138.60 per semester, as published) remains payable.

Applicants entering a programme apply by enrolment at the latest. Already enrolled students apply before the start of the semester (1 April or 1 October). The university also states that applications are due before the start of lectures.

1. Submit a written application to the Student Secretariat (Sekretariat für Studierende, room 244).
2. Attach evidence of special talent and a curriculum vitae.
3. Applicants may use the information form for international students on the fee waiver page.
4. The decision is issued as a notice, which may include conditions for periodic review of talent or social criteria.

Official fee waiver page

• Evidence of special talent: outstanding school and/or artistic achievements, awards, prizes, scholarships.
• Curriculum vitae.

A grant commission decides: the Rectorate members, the equal opportunities officer, a student council representative and subject representatives as needed. The decision considers talent, nationality, past performance and career, civic engagement and willingness to take responsibility, and special social, family, personal or economic circumstances. Gender equality aspects are also considered. The artistic admission documents and study results are used to assess talent.