University Summer Courses Offered In Germany For Foreign Students And Graduates

This scholarship programme aims to help students and graduates improve their knowledge of German (general language, special language) and their cultural knowledge of the country

Who can apply?

• Applications are open to students in Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in any subject area.
• Bachelor students must have completed at least two academic years at the start of the scholarship period.
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• Neither graduates holding a Master's degree nor PhD students are eligible for this programme.

What can be funded?

· The programme funds attendance of language and area studies courses as well as special language / terminology courses that are offered by state or state-recognised German universities and by affiliated language schools. You can find information on the courses under www.daad.de/hsk-kursliste

• The courses are taught exclusively in German.
• The courses run for at least 18 teaching days (max. 5 days/week, excluding days of arrival and departure) with a minimum of 25 hours of teaching a week.
• The grants are non-renewable.
• The courses usually take place in the period from June to December.

Value

· One-off scholarship payment of 850 euros; participants from the countries defined by the "OECD-DAC-List" (Least Developed Countries) receive a scholarship of 1,025 euros.

• Payment of a country-specific travel allowance (exception: Western Europe), see: travel allowance)
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• Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
• Please note: Course fees and accommodation expenses are usually deducted directly from scholarship payments by the language course provider so that the grant holder is possibly paid only the difference to the full amount of the scholarship by the course provider.

· Selection

• A selection committee reviews applications
• The most important selection criteria are:
• previous academic achievements
• convincing arguments for choice of study programme and subject
• knowledge of German

Requirement

• The grant holder must be at least 18 years old when he/she starts the funded stay.
• Applicants must be registered at a university in their home country or in the country they are currently studying in (except Germany) at the time their funded stay begins.
• A scholarship holder may only be considered once in any three consecutive years for a DAAD Intensive Language Course or University Summer Course Grant.
• It is not possible to apply simultaneously for an Intensive Language Course and University Summer Course Grant.

Language skills

• Applicants must be able to follow lectures in German and collaborate in teams.
• Proof of German language skills must be provided wirh the application.
• The language certificate for the required minimum language should be no more than one year old. Language certificates from B2 or TDN4 in all examined sections may be older than one year.
•  The following language certificates can be accepted: onDaF, TestDaF, GI-Nachweis, DSD, DSH, telc Deutsch, ÖSD.
•  In principle, applicants must provide proof of a minimum language level of A2.

Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD Portal:

• Online application form
•  Full curriculum vitae in tabular form (in German)
• Letter of motivation (in German)
• Copy of university degree certificate with final grade(s), if available (with German or English translation)
• Proof of credits of the last two years (in German or in English)
•  Language certificate

Application deadline

1 December each year