DAAD Deutsche Universitätsstiftung: Welcome Programme 2025

The German University Foundation (DUS) developed the Welcome scholarship program for refugee bachelor's students living in Germany, which launched in October 2015. The core of the scholarship program is to provide scholarship recipients with one-on-one support from university professors close to their field of study and their location, who are placed through the German University Foundation. In addition, the scholarship offers other non-material benefits to facilitate successful studies and entry into the German job market.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineSeptember 1, 2025
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorDAAD
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• placement with a locally based university teacher of the candidate’s subject area as a mentor
• continuous support of the mentoring relationships by the German University Foundation
• obligatory biannual seminars aimed at developing core skills in the following fields: mentoring as a chance and a mission, self- and learning management skills, how to put together presentations and present oneself, job application training, business etiquette and communication, intercultural competence
• 1 personal one-on-one coaching with a professional coach during the study period
• participation in academic events (i.e. the symposium by the German Association of University professors and Lecturers, DHV) as well as active involvement in relevant networks
• compensation for travel expenses to seminars and other trips in connection with the Welcome programme
• yearly budget for each student for study-related costs
• one-time budget for buying digital tech equipment

Requirements

• Enrolment certificate
• C1-level language skills in German
• Candidates are refugees.
• Applicants are enrolled in a Bachelor’s programme at a German institution of higher education, college of art or music (humanities, economic sciences or STEM disciplines), and have not yet completed their 2nd semester, or they are enrolled in a degree programme concluding with a state examination at a German institution of higher education, college of art or music (medicine, pharmacology, law), and have not yet completed their 2nd semester. Master’s students are not eligible to apply for the Welcome programme.
• Entitlement to funding as per German BAföG or equivalent

There is no legal entitlement to the award of a scholarship. Legal recourse is excluded.

Application Documents

• A scholarship motivation letter (1 page at most),
  • Detailing your expectations concerning the programme,
• A resume in table format (2 pages max.),
• Certificates, and your;
• Enrolment certificate

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Please submit your application together with a scholarship motivation letter (1 page at most), detailing your expectations concerning the programme, a resume in table format (2 pages max.), certificates, and your enrolment certificate as a PDF file exclusively via e-mail to Frau Simone Geerdsen.

For more information, kindly visit DAAD schoalrship webpage.