Scholarship "Hochschule International"
for international degree-seeking students
At the International Office, we award the semester scholarship "Hochschule International" to international students in financial need with ideally good academic performance. The scholarship is funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts.
The scholarship is aimed at Bachelor students who are at least in their 3rd semester. Further application requirements can be found below.
Please note: The "Hochschule International" scholarship is not a full scholarship, but a grant towards living costs (see scholarship amount).
We also recommend that you apply for scholarships from external scholarship providers. Your own initiative is required here. Here you will find information on further scholarship and funding opportunities.
Application requirements
- enrolment in a Bachelor's program at the HNU (Master's students cannot apply)
- actual presence at the HNU for study purposes (i.e. you are neither doing an internship nor writing your thesis in a company)
- university entrance qualification obtained abroad
- advanced studies, at least 3rd semester (and at most two semesters above the standard period of study)
- ideally good academic performances
- financial need and you do not fulfil the requirements of § 8 BAFöG
Application documents
Apply online via our Mobility-Online (opens in a new window) platform. In the online portal we ask you to enter various information (in English or German):
- personal details,
- curriculum vitae,
- letter of motivation.
You have to upload the following documents:
- current certificate of enrolment
- current grades cerificates (transcript of records ot the HNU)
- evidence of nationality (e.g. passport copy)
- marriage certificate (if applicable)
- children's birth certificate (if applicable)
- further evidence (if applicable, e.g. social commitment, prices won etc.)
How to define "financial need"?
You are in financial need, if your study stay at the HNU cannot be financed either from your own funds or from funds of third parties - e.g. through scholarships awarded by other bodies or through maintenance payments by parents.
For the purposes of this guideline, a person in need is one who does not exceed the following annual gross income limit:
- Applicant: € 15,000
- additionally for each dependent child: € 8,000
Grant amount and maximum funding period
- The amount of your scholarship is between 100 and 300 euros per month and will be transferred as a one-off payment.
- Your scholarship is determined according to your qualifications and financial situation and depends on the available funds and the number of applicants. Therefore the amount of the scholarship can vary from semester to semester.
- Please note that there is no legal entitlement to a scholarship.
- The scholarship application must be renewed each semester.
- The maximum duration of the scholarship is three years (corresponds to 6 applications).
Application steps
1Online registration
Please register at Mobility-Online (opens in a new window) with your personal data and some information on your studies at HNU. You can choose your preferred language of communication (either English or German).
2First application step
Complete your personal and financial data, upload your current certificate of enrolment and confirm the accuracy of your details.
3Further application documents
After you receive an email about the validity of your application, you can complete your application: Fill in your CV details and describe your motivation for the scholarship. You will be asked to submit further application documents (including your current HNU transcript of records, copy of your passport).
4Notification of Scholarship
Three weeks after the application deadline, you will receive an e-mail with your acceptance if your application is successful. You can now download your notification of award from Mobility-Online. You will also be asked to provide your bank details for the scholarship payment.
