Grants for more equal opportunities (STIBET I)

  • The grants are intended to support international students with special challenges in their studies, e.g. refugees, people with disabilities or chronic illnesses, people with special care situations for children or relatives in need of care.

     

  • The application is open to

    • International students enrolled at UdK Berlin (Bildungsausländer*innen)
    • with special challenges and life circumstances (at least one characteristic must be fulfilled)
      • Refugee background
      • Degree of disability of at least 50% or chronic illness
      • Caring for underage children in their own household (especially single parents)
      • Caring for 1st and 2nd degree relatives

    Foreign students who also have German citizenship and exchange students are not eligible for STIBET funding.

    Enrolment during the entire funding period is required (summer semester 2025).

  • The grant is paid in 6 monthly instalments of € 300 each (€ 1,800 in total)
    Funding period: April to September 2025

    A total of 5 grants can be awarded.

  • Documents to be submitted  (please as one PDF file, max. 3 MB):

    • Fully completed and signed application form
    • Current certificate of enrolment from UdK Berlin (the certificate for the summer semester 2025 must be submitted later)
    • CV in tabular form
    • Motivation for the application, incl. description of the special challenges in your studies (max. 1 page)
    • Proof of income (bank statements from all accounts for the last three months)
    • Suitable evidence (in German or English) of the special challenges and life circumstances, e.g.
      • Proof of application for asylum or other proof of refugee background, copy of current residence status; for refugees from third countries: copy of the last residence permit or other official proof from the country from which you fled
      • Proof of a degree of disability of at least 50% (severely disabled person's pass) or medical certificate of disability
      • Medical certificate of chronic illness with a description of the associated restrictions
      • Birth certificate(s) of children
      • Proof of the person(s) in need of care: Registration certificate showing the address of the person in need of care; birth certificate showing the relationship

    Please contact us before the application deadline to discuss which documents would be useful in your individual situation.

    Please send applications by 19 February 2025 in one PDF file (max. 3 MB) to
    ikudi_ @udk-berlin.de

    Only complete applications can be considered.

  • 19 February 2025

     

    • Grant holders are generally allowed to work while receiving the grant. The upper limit for grant instalments and additional earnings is € 1,548 for students.
    • If you receive another scholarship, additional funding up to the amount of a full scholarship (currently € 992) is permitted. Beyond this, the STIBET grant must be reduced accordingly.
    • If you receive social benefits (Bürgergeld, housing benefit, etc.), please discuss in advance with your respective contact person whether and to what extent the grant will be offset against your social benefits. The scholarship can be combined with BAföG. However, the scholarship must be declared to the BAföG office, which will then check whether the BAföG rate will be reduced.
    • Former grant holders of this grant and the STIBET Special Grants Ukraine can reapply, but the previous months of funding will be counted towards the maximum funding period of 12 months. Simultaneous funding with a Study Completion Grant is excluded.
    • There is no entitlement to funding. Applicants will be informed of the selection result in writing. Individual reasons for funding or rejection will not be given.


    The grants are awarded by the DAAD with funds from the Federal Foreign Office.