TUM Waiver Scholarships, Exemptions and Waivers for International Students 2025

TUM offers waiver scholarships, waivers and exemptions for students required to pay tuition fees.

The purpose of the waiver scholarship is to support persons with special talent and those who would otherwise be prevented from commencing or continuing their studies at TUM for economic reasons as a result of the requirement to pay tuition fees by waiving the degreeprogram-specific tuition fees for international students (tuition fees).

The waiver scholarships form an essential part of the socially responsible implementation of tuition fees for international students in accordance with § 13 (7) Sentence 3 of the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG). 

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorTechnical University of Munich
• City to studyBavaria
• School to studyTechnical University of Munich

Benefits

Funding is provided exclusively by waiving tuition fees for the duration of the award period. 

Requirements

1. As a rule, international students who are subject to tuition fees in accordance with the TUM University Tuition Fees and Charges Statutes are eligible to receive waiver scholarships.  
2. For the support of persons with special talent (merit-based waiver scholarship), merit is assessed in accordance with 6.2.1 below.
3. Bachelor's students are eligible to apply for meritbased scholarships in their second semester of enrollment for financial support beginning in the third semester of enrollment in that degree program.
4. For the funding of persons who would otherwise be prevented from commencing or continuing their studies at TUM for economic reasons as a result of the requirement to pay tuition fees (need-based waiver scholarships), the need and financial means of scholarship applicants in accordance with 6.2.2 are decisive.  
5. A waiver scholarship can be offered and awarded before enrollment in the relevant semester at TUM.
6. However, a waiver scholarship only becomes effective upon enrollment in a degree program at TUM that is subject to tuition fees in the corresponding award period.   
7. In addition, no other reason for the waiver of tuition fees may exist.
8. A merit-based waiver scholarship cannot be applied to a semester outside the award period.
9. This also applies if the applicant does not enroll for reasons beyond their control, in particular in the event of delays when entering Germany.
10. As a rule, a need-based waiver scholarship takes effect at the start of the award period.  
11. If the applicant is not yet enrolled at this time, the start of the need-based waiver scholarship can be postponed by a maximum of two consecutive semesters.  
12. In cases of leaves of absence, the obligation to pay fees is waived in accordance with § 4 (2) of the University Tuition Fees and Charges Statutes.
13. The waiver scholarship is therefore forfeited for semesters on leave and cannot be transferred to a subsequent semester.
14. A merit-based waiver scholarship and a need-based waiver scholarship cannot be combined.  
15. However, it is possible to apply for both scholarships at the same time.  
16. If a person applies for both scholarships, the scholarship will be awarded for whichever of the two types was approved first.
17. In cases of doubt, priority is given to the need-based scholarship.  
18. Reapplication at the end of the scholarship period is permitted, however, double funding is not.  
19. Persons who are already being funded by a waiver scholarship therefore may not apply for funding for an award period that overlaps with their current one. 
20. As a rule, it is possible to combine a waiver scholarship with other scholarships if the guidelines of the other scholarship also permit this.  
21. There is no legal entitlement to a waiver scholarship. 

Application Deadline

How To Apply

For more details, vist TUM Scholarship webpage