Fur­ther of­fers

Welcome to NRW!

A wide range of offers and information for refugees from Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia and the whole of Germany are collected and continuously updated on this page.

If you are not yet in Germany, but are currently or in future unable to complete your studies due to a personal threat situation, you can apply to be nominated for the Hilde Domin Programme.

Hilde Domin Program

The application deadline for a nomination via Paderborn University ends four weeks before the DAAD nomination deadline. The internal application deadline for the spring is therefore 15.02. for nominations by 15.03. of each year and 15.08. for nominations by 15.09. of each year. Funding will start one year after you have been awarded by the DAAD.

If you are interested in applying, please read the programme's FAQ in advance. Please note that multiple nominations do not increase your chances of receiving a scholarship and refrain from applying if you have already been nominated by another German university in the actual nomination period. Please also note that, as a rule, your last school/university degree must not have been obtained more than two years ago.

If you would like to apply for a nomination, please proceed as follows:

University Entrance Qualification (HZB) Check: Before applying, you can use the DAAD admissions database to check whether you meet the minimum requirements for subject-specific or general admission in Germany.

1. Download, fill in and sign the application form. Please follow the instructions for the application.

For question 1 "Information on intended course of study", please select only courses from the study programs offered by Paderborn University. If you wish to study for a Master's degree, please note that the desired Master's degree program should be consecutive to your Bachelor's degree.

2. Add relevant certificates in the original language:

  • Secondary school leaving certificate with individual grades
  • University entrance examination, if passed
  • Overview of subjects and grades for all years of study (transcript)
  • Degree certificate, if completed
  • Language certificates or proof of proficiency in English or German (corresponding to level B2 or higher of the CEFR), which are usually not older than two years at the time of application

3. Add official translation of certificates. Exception: certificates whose original language is English or German.

4. Complete curriculum vitae in table form (max. 3 pages)

5. Letter explaining the personal risk/threat situation (1 to 2 pages). Please attach supporting documents, if available (newspaper articles, radio or TV reports, social media posts, etc.)

6. Motivational letter (1 to 2 pages) explaining your academic, professional and personal reasons for studying at a German university

 

Please send the documents in one PDF document to:

volker.verhoff(at)zv.uni-paderborn.de

 

 

Further Funding Programms / Scholarships

Here you will find general information for refugees from the federal Ministry of Culture and Science NRW (in German)

Welcome (studienfonds-owl.de)

Refugees at Higher Education Institutions - DAAD

Scholarship Database - DAAD - Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

Homepage - Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (boeckler.de)

BAMF - Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge - Homepage

Scholarships for various target groups - a list by ZSB, Paderborn University   

StipendiumPlus - Who we are

Otto-Benecke-Stiftung (provides also funding during preparatory courses, e.g. for public tranport to attend the course)


Refugees aid and activities

Coordination of Activities for Refugees by the City of Paderborn  (in German)

Initiatives for Refugees in the region of Paderborn

Refugee aid by Caritas

Psychosoziales Zentrum (PSZ) Paderborn: Psychosocial support for refugees and torture victims (in German)

Stellenangebote in der Migrations- und Flüchtlingshilfe bei den Maltesern (in German)

Johanniter Flüchtlingshilfe und Integration | Johanniter (in German)

"Sprachschlüssel" and "Türöffner" - Integration projects for refugees in Paderborn  (in German)

Bildungsberatung Garantiefonds Hochschule (in German)


German Courses and Study

German language courses at Paderborn University

Living in Germany - Mein Weg nach Deutschland - Goethe-Institut

onset für Flüchtlinge (in German)

Videos on Youtube: OnSET / TestAS

Information for Refugees who would like to study in North Rhine Westphalia

Information for refugees | uni-assist 

Programm für Flüchtlinge an Hochschulen: Bis zu 30 Millionen Euro jährlich für Integrationsmodell | Land.NRW (in German)

Study programmes and language courses - DAAD

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): Information for Refugees

Test für Ausländische Studierende (testas.de)

Kiron Open Higher Education


Education and Profession

Home - Jobcenter Kreis Paderborn (jobcenter-paderborn.de)

Living, studying, working in Germany | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (arbeitsagentur.de)

Support for Refugees from Ukraine | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (arbeitsagentur.de)

The job board for refugees – workeer

Recognition of your education / profession

Netzwerk Unternehmen integrieren Flüchtlinge (in German)

Bildungsberatung Garantiefonds Hochschule (in German)

Welcome - Goethe-Institut …

Multilingual Apps und Web offers
For refugees who just arrived in Germany.