INFORMATION SHEET

Scholarships for international students at Hochschule Hof

Under the condition of reception of financial means from the Bavarian Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts (Bayerische Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst), the DAAD (Stibet III) and the Graduate School (just relevant for Graduate School students) Hochschule Hof gives semester or yearly scholarships to qualified foreign students in need for the summer semester 2021 and/ or winter semester 2021/22.

The scholarships shall provide financial support for foreign students to cover extra costs for living and study materials during their studies at Hochschule Hof.

There is no legal title for the scholarship!

I. Who can apply?

Applicants must fulfil the following requirements:

- international students must be enrolled as full-time students (not possible for exchange students) at the Hochschule Hof for the respective semester (summer semester 2021 or winter semester 2021/22). - international students must be academically (previous examination performance) and personally qualified. Foreign students enrolled in Bachelor courses must have achieved a minimum of 90 ECTS to be eligible, Master students must have achieved a minimum of 30 ECTS. Please attach proof. - international students in financial need. Hochschule Hof may at any time ask for proof of given information. - International students must be resident in Germany

Students receiving any additional public funding (e.g. BAföG, DAAD, Erasmus, any kind of governmental scholarship) for the same period of time cannot be considered and are exempted from this scholarship!

Please note:

“Bildungsinländer”, which means foreign students holding a German university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, Fachabitur) must present a written confirmation following §8 of the BAföG-law, that they are not eligible for BaföG funding.

Information sheet: scholarships for international students summer semester 2021 and winter semester 2021/22

Which documents have to be provided?

- completed online application form - proof of enrolment - latest transcript of records – with average rating - Cover letter with short CV - proof of nationality (e.g. copy of passport)

Only complete and legible applications will be considered.

Application deadlines:

Applications for the summer semester 2021: till April 30th, 2021 Applications for the winter semester 2021/22: till October 31th, 2021

Hof, March 2021

Jörg Noldin International Office

Information sheet: scholarships for international students summer semester 2021 and winter semester 2021/22