There is a wide range of scholarship programs available for students, but relatively few take advantage of them. You don't have to be highly gifted or poor to receive funding! Find out here which organizations award scholarships and which of these match your personal profile.

Take advantage of our online counselling service on moodle: Here you will be accompanied on your personal path to a scholarship, from the first overview of the scholarship landscape to the application.

Deutschlandstipendium

Hochschule Offenburg awards Deutschlandstipendium scholarships amounting to 300 euros per month. The scholarships are awarded once a year for the winter semester (funding period one year). All registered students at the University can apply, even before the start of their studies or during their practical semester.

Further information is also available on the website of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research on the Deutschlandstipendium.

Thomas Gessmann Foundation

This foundation supports talented students in technical subjects who lack the financial means to complete their studies within the standard period of study without appropriate support. Students can apply for a scholarship at the beginning of May and the beginning of November.

Printus-Stipendium

To enable you to focus entirely on your studies, Printus GmbH supports students in the Master's program of "Dialog Marketing and E-Commerce" with 500 euros per month. Students can apply at any time.  

Scholarships of the Verein der Freunde und Förderer

The Friends of the University support committed students with grants for semesters abroad, project work and final theses.

Emergency grant

The Graduate School of Offenburg University of Applied Sciences is offering partial scholarships for international students who have financial issues. All enrolled students can apply until June 11, 2023.

Overview of Institutions Awarding Merit Scholarships

Stipendium plus

This website offers a quick overview of the major institutions awarding talent- and merit-based scholarships in Germany.

Denominational Institutions

Avicenna-Studienwerk

Scholarship programme for Muslim students

Cusanuswerk

Scholarship programme for Catholic students

Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk

Scholarship programme for Jewish students

Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst (Protestant)

Scholarship Programme for Protestant Students

Politically Affiliated Foundations

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

SPD-affiliated foundation

Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit

FDP-affiliated foundation

Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung

CSU-affiliated foundation

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

Gifted Foundation of the Alliance 90/The Greens Party

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

CDU-affiliated foundation

Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung

The Left Party's scholarship programme for gifted students

Other Scholarships for the gifted

Hans-Böckler-Stiftung

Foundation affiliated with the DGB (Federation of German Trade Unions)

Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft

The "Studienförderwerk Klaus Murmann" supports university students and doctoral candidates

Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

Independent, non-denominational and non-political funding institution for gifted students

Aufstiegsstipendium für Berufserfahrene

Funding program for first-year students who have worked in a professional capacity for at least two years before starting their studies

For questions about financing a stay abroad please contact the International Office of Hochschule Offenburg. Find out more about the most important funding programs and relevant contact persons here:

• Study abroad
• Practical semesters abroad

Stifterverband

Database of the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft listing non-profit foundations that support university students, including doctoral students

Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen

Comprehensive database making it possible to search for smaller scholarship providers. In the subject filter of the search mask, select the subject "Bildung/Erziehung/Studentenhilfe" to retrieve information about scholarships for students.