DAAD 2025 Heinrich Boll Scholarship for International Students

Published: 09 Dec 2024

German and international students from any discipline and higher  education institutions are invited to apply for the DAAD Heinrich Boll Scholarship which is closely associated with the German Green Party.

The Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to approximately 1500 undergraduates, graduates, and doctoral students of all subjects and nationalities per year, who are pursuing their degree at universities, universities of applied sciences, or universities of the arts.

The Heinrich Boll Scholarship scholarship recipients are expected to have excellent academic records, to be socially and politically engaged, and to have an active interest in the basic values of the foundation: ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination, and justice.

DAAD Scholarship Program

Application Deadline	September 1, 2025
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Type	College School
Sponsor	German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of DAAD Scholarship Program

• Tuition-free education in a German universitiy
• €300 study costs allowance per month; possibly plus family, childcare allowance,
• €934 per month plus various individual allowances,
• Health insurance

Requirements for DAAD Scholarship Program

Applicants must:

• Admission to a degree course at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education in Germany

• Proof of the required level of German language (B2 or DSH 2)

• Excellent school grades and academic standing; if requested, first graded proofs of academic achievements

• Social engagement and interest in politics

• Convincing justification for applying to the Foundation

• The scholarship department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to graduates and doctoral students from outside Germany. An application for a scholarship for an undergraduate degree is only available for German nationals.

• The application deadline is March 1st and September 1st. Please note: We only accept online applications. The application portal will be opened about 6 weeks before the application deadline.

• International applicants have to prove their proficiency in German. Good or very good knowledge of the German language is required (at least B2 Level or DSH2).

Application Documents

• A completed online application – all applicable sections must be filled out, including contact information, financial information, personal details and responses to essay questions.
• Your personal data and CV
• Your motivation for are applying to the Heinrich Böll Foundation
• An outline of your motivation for studying your chosen subject and of your main areas of interest
• An outline of your social commitments and political interests et al.
• A copy of your Abitur, baccalaureate or university entrance qualification
• If required, a German or English translation by a certified translator
• Certified copy of the degree certificate, with German or English translation if required, along with an explanation of the grading if it differs from the German system
• Student enrollment certificate must be submitted with
  application or submitted at the latest by the time of the selection interview
• For international applicants: Written proof of German language proficiency
• Reference letters (one from a third party on your social committment, another from your college/university lecturer).
• Refugees are requested to enclose a document providing information on their residence permit (asylum
  status).

Application Deadline

September 1, 2025

How to Apply