About this Program
The SBW Berlin scholarship for international students’ is for young people from abroad who are already socially committed and will use the skills they acquire during their studies and thereafter to develop social or non-profit projects at non-profit organizations or social institutions in their home countries. SBW Berlin awards scholarships based on professional qualifications, personal suitability, and financial need to pursue a bachelor’s or master’s degree program at a university or a university of applied sciences (Fach Hochschule) in Berlin or Potsdam. In principle, all scientific, social, and artistic disciplines can be funded.
Eligibility
- Be foreign nationals whose countries of origin appear to be in particular need of support in their development such as Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and South America.
- Between 18 and 30 years old.
- Professional or volunteer experience in the non-profit/social sector.
- Able to prove that they have not stayed in Germany for more than 18 months before the application
- Qualification for university entrance.
- Intention to work in their country of origin for at least 18 months after graduation or to engage in non-profit work until the repayment plan has been fulfilled.
- Able to prove a relatively low net income.
- Average grades corresponding to a German grade point average of at least 2.0.
- No first-degree family members who reside permanently in Germany.
- Application before the start of their university education or fully enrolled in the first, second or max. third semester at a state-recognized university (in Germany or abroad) or application for a master’s degree shortly before or after obtaining a bachelor’s degree.