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International Office
The buildings of the North Campus in the sunshine. © Roland Baege​/​TU Dortmund
All Funding Opportunities

Scholarships and Student Loans

The earlier you start gathering information  and organizing your stay abroad, the higher your chances are of getting a scholarship, since the application deadlines are usually very early. AuslandsBAföG and study loans could be options for stays abroad that are planned on shorter notice.

Life abroad can be expensive! You don't just have additional expenses for the flight, visa and activities in your host country, but you also need to consider that the cost of living in general can be much higher. Set yourself a budget from the very beginning to avoid any negative surprises. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has detailed information about the cost of living in all countries across the world. (in German)

How Expensive Will My Stay Abroad Be?

Country-specific information from the DAAD

Scholarships from TU Dortmund University

Exchange Programs

All participants in one of TU Dortmund University's exchange programs automatically receive a full tuition waiver as a scholarship. In some  programs, like the Erasmus+ exchange program, an additional grant is also awarded. Please note the varying application deadlines as well as the (German) language requirements in some of the programs.

Martin Schmeißer Foundation

The Martin Schmeißer Foundation, which began in 1993 as an initiative of the City of Dort­mund and sponsors from Dortmund's industry, is a foundation that promotes TU Dortmund University's international academic relationships. The foundation awards scholarships for bachelor and master thesis projects that include a stay abroad of at least two months. Interested students should apply by 15 February or 15 September. Applications from international students are encouraged. 

PROMOS Scholarships

As a part of PROMOS, a scholarship program from the DAAD and funded by the BMBF, TU Dortmund University offers scholarships for stays of up to six months in the following programs:

Scholarship Advising at TU Dortmund University

The Central Student Advisory Service, Team Talentscouting, advises about regular scholarships for your studies in Germany. Most scholarships are typically only available to Germany citizens. They also support students and pupils with presentations and writing workshops for scholarship applications. Register for the Moodle Course Durchstarten mit Stipendien and participate in an advising session - because scholarships are also available for studying in Dortmund!

Scholarship Advising for International Students

The International Office also provides information specifically about scholarships for international students for their studies at TU Dortmund University.

Educational Loans

Please note that many of these loans programs are only available to German citizens or permanent residents of Germany.

Certain people may apply for AuslandsBAföG, even if you do not receive BAföG in Germany. As a part of this program, students receive up to 5,600 EUR for tuition fees (as a stipend, not a loan) as well as a stipend for travel costs, health insurnace and the cost of living (50% loan, 50% stipend). You may even apply for AuslandsBAföG for a one-year master program outside of the EU. 

The Darlehenskasse der Studierendenwerke (Daka)  awards student loans for studies in Germany, but also for stays abroad.

The KfW Bank offers student loans with very low interest rates.

The Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung  regularly publishes a loan check, in which loans from private banks are compared.

The Studienförderung Auslandssemester from the Deutsche Bildung AG and IEC Online GmbH offers students from all degree programs a loan of up to 30,000 EUR.

Foundations and Scholarship Databases (in German)

Please refer to the German page for the list of scholarship providers and scholarship databases.

Contact

E-mail Inquiries

General inquiries: going-abroad @tu-dortmund.de
Erasmus+ study abroad: erasmus-outgoings @tu-dortmund.de

Office Hours

(Only) Erasmus+ Study Abroad:

Office hours via telephone/zoom with Hella Koschinski: by prior arrangement
Tel.: 0231 755-6247

Office hours in presence: only with appointment
Tue 9:00-12:00

 

General Inquiries - Outgoings (Studies/Internships/Short Programs):

Open office hours (no appointment necessary) with Laura Hope via telephone / Zoom 
Tel.: 0231 755-4728  
Mon 10:00-11:30  und  13:30-15:00   (no advising on 5.5.)   
Tue 10:00-11:30  und  13:30-15:00    
   

Do you need to speak to us in person?
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