You have...

• a residence document that documents your refugee background
• the right to live in the city or in the Paderborn district
• an access authorization to German universities

Your documents will be checked for enrollement requirements under standard procedures. A first verification will be given by the Informationsportal Anabin der Kultusministerkonferenz.

Please submit a completed application form as well as your certified educational documents and their translations into German or English. Detailed application information is available on our corresponding website. Applications can be dropped off in person during our office hours or sent by post. Since we will notify you by post, please make sure that your address is always up to date.

IMPORTANT: Please also include a copy of your residency document/refugee proof with your application.

Please find information about our further projects and activities for refugees!

In order to apply for NRWege scholarships for the first time, you must also have successfully enrolled after admission. Without enrollment, you cannot apply for a scholarship. Information on enrollment can be found at the following link.

For further funding of the DSH course fee, an official application for the NRWege scholarship must be submitted for each quarter/course level that is following.

The scholarship is only funding the course fee not the semester fee!

In future, the application must contain the following attachment:

• letter of motivation for the respective quarter (see Download)
• official refugee proof (copy of ID card front and back)

Only after a positive confirmation of your application will you receive the form for the DSH course fee exemption. In the event of a rejection, the course fee must be payed by yourself. However, there is an option to reapply for the next quarter.

Please send the fully filled in letter of motivation to the refugee coordinator via mail. Only documents that are handed in until the official deadline will be accepted.

From the winter semester 20/21 onwards, degree-seeking students with refugee backgrounds will also be able to apply for scholarships from the DAAD NRWege funding program.

The scholarships are divided into three different funding groups:

• Entry-level Scholarships (only for students in the 1st semester / 850€ per month)  
• Study Grants (for students from the 2nd semester to 5th semester / 400€ per month)  
• Graduation Scholarship (for degree-seeking students in their final semester / 400€ per month)

If the standard period of study is exceeded, a scholarship can still be granted in justified cases.

Interested students should send their complete application by email with all the necessary documents as one single PDF-document to io-nrwege(at)zv.upb(dot)de.

You can also put your application documents in the mailbox on the first floor in the I-department building. Please also label your envelope with the keyword "Application NRWege schorlarship degree students 2022" . 

Please note the submission deadlines. The application time for all scholarships in 2022 is closed.
 

Required documents (everybody):  
- short curriculum vitae
- completed letter of motivation (see download template in "download template for application")
- completed information sheet about BAföG (see download template in "download template for application")
- certificate of matriculation
- official proof of refugee background
- BAföG notification / grant notification from another institution

only necessary for Study Grants and Graduation Scholarships:
- copy of your current grades
- copy of BA certificate with final grade (for applicants in Master programs)
- official certificate for recommendation (can be written by a professor, academic teacher, suppervisor of final thesis), date of issue not older than 3 months

only necessary for Entry-level Schorlarships:
- copy of your DSH test result (DSH 2 or 3)
- copy of your BA certificate (if you are in the 1st semester of a Master program)

From 2022 onwards, certain conditions will be required for receiving the study scholarship.

If the scholarship is accepted, the scholarship holder is required to participate in at least two DAAD study-related courses and four Integra workshops within a period of 12 months. These study-accompanying courses consist of seminars that serve to deepen and support academic work on campus. The seminars are fitted to the needs and wishes of the scholarship holders and are intended to help students with their skills in the scientific field. The Integra workshops also serve as supporting formats to prepare students for the job market, e.g. in the form of application workshops and coaching.

Participation in at least one study-related course and two Integra workshop per semester is obligatory.

In order to give refugee and international students the opportunity to improve their German language skills outside of class and to promote their integration into German society, interested students can register for the Welcome Buddy-Program. There, the so-called buddies (students who have already studied at the university for a few semesters) help with on-campus orientation (rooms, cafeteria, library), with filling out forms or creating a schedule. In addition, there is a variety of inetresting excursions and fun day trips within and around Paderborn. Participation in the buddy program is recommended for scholarship holders.

Contact:

• Study related courses: Olga Dohmann
• Integra workshops: Magdalena Can
• Buddy-Program: Daniela Gumaniuc

You will receive more detailed information on the individual conditions when you sign your scholarship agreement.

If the scholarship is accepted, the scholarship holder is required to participate in at least one study-related course and one Integra workshop within a period of 6 months. These study-accompanying courses consist of seminars that serve to deepen and support academic work on campus. The seminars are fitted to the needs and wishes of the scholarship holders and are intended to help students with their skills in the scientific field. The Integra workshops also serve as supporting formats to prepare students for the job market, e.g. in the form of application workshops and coaching.

Participation in at least one study-related course and one Integra workshop within the funding period of 6 months is obligatory.

In order to give refugee and international students the opportunity to improve their German language skills outside of class and to promote their integration into German society, interested students can register for the Welcome Buddy-Program. There, the so-called buddies (students who have already studied at the university for a few semesters) help with on-campus orientation (rooms, cafeteria, library), with filling out forms or creating a schedule. In addition, there is a variety of inetresting excursions and fun day trips within and around Paderborn. Participation in the buddy program is recommended for scholarship holders.

Contact:

• Study related courses: Olga Dohmann
• Integra workshops: Magdalena Can
• Buddy-Program: Daniela Gumaniuc

You will also receive more detailed information on the individual conditions when you sign the scholarship agreement.

If you already receive BAföG, the chances of getting a scholarship will be reduced until your individual situation and background has been verified carefully by the commitee.
If you will be accepted for a scholarship and receive BAföG, your scholarship will drop to 300,00 Euro monthly without reference to which kind of scholarship you applied.

It is absolutely necessary to hand in your current BAföG notification when applying for a NRWege scholarship. If you already applied for BAföG but did not get a response until the deadline of the NRWege scholarship, you need to inform us about the ongoing process in the letter of motivation.

If any changes occur with your BAföG funding please inform us asap.