What does it cost to study?

• No tuition fees are raised in Northrhine Westphalia.
• Semester fee

Other expenses and funding options:

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• The cost of living
• Casual work in Germany and employment

Funding from external sources:

Important note: some scholarship applications can often only be made in the student's home country. If you are already studying it Germany, it will usually be too late to make an application.

• Current requests for applications ("Ausschreibungen/Announcements") by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
• DAAD scholarship database for studying in Germany
• Index of German foundations
• Scholarships of the Fulbright Commission (for US citizens only)
• Support for international students under the BAföG student loan/grant scheme

International applicants should be aware that there are very few funding options or scholarships available if they are already in Germany. Applications for funding should be made in the student's home country (for exceptions see the next section: Funding options in Duisburg-Essen). However, once a year the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers a graduation grant ("Studienabschlussbeihilfe") programme for international students who are nearing (1 year) completion of their studies. The scholarship is awarded once only for a single semester. Applications are made to the International Office (for more see next section).

Funding options in Duisburg-Essen:

University of Duisburg-Essen scholarships:

• Scholarships for Master's students in Transnational ecosystem-based Water Management
• Individual scholarships awarded by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia for gifted students from emerging and developing countries (see News)
• Graduation grants from the International Office (applications 1x per year in spring, see News)
• Duisburg-Essen University Foundation (Duisburg-Essener Universitätsstiftung)
• Scholarship: Deutschlandstipendium

Prize for final thesis

• Duisburg-Essen University Foundation (see menu under "Requests for Applications")

In individual cases of social hardship, the Protestant Student Community (Evangelische Studentengemeinde, ESG), Catholic Student Community (Katholische Studentengemeinde, KOM) and the social advisory service (Sozialberatung) of the Studentenwerk may be able to provide assistance:

A one-time allowance of 260 euros per child can be granted to students for babycare needs by the Duisburg-Essen University Foundation. The social advisory service of the Studentenwerk can assist with applications for birth allowance ("Geburtsbeihilfe").