TU Dortmund DAAD Graduation Scholarship 2025

TU Dortmund University offers graduation scholarships to enrolled international students and international doctoral candidates throughout the year. The graduation scholarship is meant to support international students who are in financial hardships by no fault of their own so that they can finish their studies.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineAugust 30, 2025
• Study LevelMasters , PhD , Postdoctoral Fellowships , Undergraduate
• SponsorTechnical University Dortmund
• City to studyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
• School to studyTechnical University Dortmund
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

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Benefits

The amount of funding is between €250.00 and €934.00 per month for international undergraduate and graduate students. For international doctoral students, the amount of funding is between €250.00 and €1,300.00 per month. The funding period is between 1 and 3 months for undergraduate students and between 1 and 6 months for graduate students an doctoral students. 

The DAAD Graduation Scholarship is awarded according to the available budget. If the number of applicants exceeds the number of scholarships to be awarded, a selection will be made.

After receiving the total sum of the scholarship, you must send a report to social.counselingtu-dortmundde.

Here you will find a template for the report.

Requirements

• you must be enrolled at TU Dortmund University
• you do not have German citizenship
• you must prove good academic performances (such as publications, prizes, length of study)
• you must be in need of financial aids or prove a special social situation

Interview Dates and Process

If you meet all the requirements for the DAAD Graduation Scholarship, you will be invited to an online application interview by e-mail.

How long does it take for applicants to receive feedback?

After reviewing your documents and the digital interview, it may take up to a week before you receive an acceptance or rejection by e-mail. If you are accepted, you must sign a declaration of acceptance and a scholarship agreement in order to receive payment of the scholarship.

Application Documents

• completed application form,
• confirmation of registration for your final thesis (page 9 of the application; to be filled out by the Examinations Office, i.e. Prüfungsamt),
• copy of your residency permit,
• current enrollment certificate,
• tabular résumé/curriculum vitae,
• transcript of records with the average grade (please get your average grade from the Central Examinations Office),
• proof of a blocked account, legal obligation to pay, scholarship or earnings,
• proof of your need of financial aids (such as bank statements of the last three months),
• if applicable, credit card account statements
• if applicable, bank statements of your spouse, 
• if applicable, a copy of your current employment contract.

Application Deadline

August 30, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Technical University Dortmund on international.tu-dortmund.de to apply

Please send the complete application documents in a PDF file by email to social.counselingtu-dortmundde.

Note: For funding in the current year, applications must be received by September 30 of the respective calendar year at the latest. Applications received after the deadline will be considered for funding in the following year.

If you have any questions, please contact the Social Counseling for International Students.

For more information, kindly visit TU Dortmund DAAD scholarship webpage.