As a refugee, you can study at TU Braunschweig even if your asylum application has not yet been accepted or if you only hold a temporary residence permit. To study at our university, you need to have a school-leaving certificate qualifying you to study in your home country. Sometimes further qualifications are required. In addition, you must have sufficient knowledge of German, as most degree programmes at TU Braunschweig are taught in German.
TU Braunschweig offers a broad range of degree programmes. Click through the range of programmes and find the right one for you: Programmes at TU Braunschweig
The language of instruction at TU Braunschweig is primarily German. Many degree programmes also offer English and bilingual courses, which you can find here in an overview: Courses taught in English
Most Bachelor's programmes begin once a year in the winter semester. Pharmacy, certain Bachelor's and most Master's programmes have an additional intake in the summer semester. Information on the application regulations and the application procedure for international students can be found on the website of the Incoming Office: Applying to TU Braunschweig
As a recognised refugee in Germany, you are entitled to apply for BAföG funding. BAföG is an educational grant awarded to students by the German government if they or their parents are unable to meet the costs of their studies. Under this scheme, you can receive a monthly payment of up to € 934 for your living and study costs. At the end of your studies, you must pay back 50% of this grant to the German government. More information on BAföG can be found here:
More information about BaföG (only in German)
TU Braunschweig does not offer scholarships with which you can fully finance your studies. However, there are various possibilities for enrolled students to receive partial scholarships or grants.
You can get further information from the Incoming Office.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers a scholarship search for international students and researchers on its website.
Click here for here for scholarship search
The Hildegardis Association grants interest-free loans to refugee women from Ukraine who want to continue their studies in Germany or start another qualification measure.
The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) offers grants in the frame of the "Hilde Domin Programme" with funds from the Federal Foreign Office. The programme supports students at risk as well as doctoral candidates in obtaining a degree or doctorate at a German university.
The long-term goal of the programme is to enable students and doctoral candidates to pursue higher education studies or a research stay in a safe environment so that they can make an important contribution to political, economic and social development in their countries of origin (or in Germany or third countries) after completing their studies or doctoral work.
Target group are:
The students and doctoral candidates nominated and selected within the framework of the programme are enrolled in degree programmes of their personal choice and individual qualifications if they fulfil the necessary requirements.
The funding includes:
Application requirements:
Nomination and selection procedure
Potential candidates cannot apply for the Hilde Domin Programme on their own, but are nominated by the presidiums/rectorates of an institution that is a legal entity in Germany.
For a nomination by TU Braunschweig, please submit the following documents to the representative for refugees:
A selection committee will then decide whether TU Braunschweig can nominate you.
The nominating institutions and organisations must submit a nomination form provided by the DAAD, with a nomination statement to be completed.
Afterwards, on the basis of an initial plausibility check, suitable candidates will be contacted by the DAAD and invited to apply via the DAAD's online application portal. The application documents submitted by the candidates are then checked by the DAAD for completeness and formal correctness. The final selection of candidates is made by independent selection committees appointed by the DAAD. In the course of the selection process, both vulnerability and academic performance are assessed.
At TU Braunschweig you can acquire the necessary German language skills for your studies, your everyday life or for a later career.
Learn German independently:
If your German language skills are not yet sufficient for regular studies, you can register as a guest student at TU Braunschweig. This can also be a good way to become more familiar with the German language and get to know the German study system.
You do not have to prove any language qualifications for the guest student programme. You will be charged no tuition fees by TU Braunschweig.
The RefugeeGuide contains lots of useful tips and information for life in Germany and is available in 16 languages.
Here you can find more information about studying at universities in Lower Saxony specifically for refugees.
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