Friedrich Ebert Foundation Scholarship Program

Scholarship Description
Applicants come from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Students in any subject area are eligible to apply, if they demonstrate excellent school or academic merit, wish to study in Germany, are committed to the values of social democracy and live by them. Scholarships are awarded to highly-performing students and include a comprehensive seminar program to help enhance the candidates’ social competences and academic skills. Individual support by an on-site liaison lecturer is another benefit of the sponsorship. Each year up to 40 students are awarded FES sponsorships.

Award Value

• International students receive a monthly base amount of EUR 750 in a Bachelor’s, Diploma, Magister or state examination program or EUR 850 in a Master’s course.
• In addition, costs for health insurance are funded and
• scholars with a child receive a family allowance of EUR 276.

Eligibility
All applicants must satisfy the academic requirements as follow:

• admission to study or enrolment at a state or state-recognized higher-education institution in Germany
• sufficient knowledge of German, although the courses are held in English. This means a ‘Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang’ of at least DSH level 2, a ‘Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache’ of at least level 4 or a ‘Zertifikat C 1’ by a Goethe Institute

More details and Application: https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?status=1&origin=31&subjectGrps=&daad=&q=&page=2&detail=10000153