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My scholarship: Priceless benefits instead of tuition fees.

You want to follow your own educational path, but remain completely independent throughout your IU studies: We offer you various options for funding and financing your tuition fees. So that you can spend more time in the lecture hall instead of doing odd jobs. Money worries? Not for you! 

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Are you already studying at IU and are more than satisfied? Then you should definitely recommend us. For every successful referral of new students or practice partners, you will receive a bonus of up to 300 €

Scholarships for your financial independence

Are you looking for an easy way to reduce your tuition fees, preferably for the entire duration of your studies at IU? It could not be easier: At IU, we award a total of four scholarships every month to people with particularly inspiring backgrounds. In addition, there are many other support measures available to you, which you can use to help finance your monthly tuition fees. We will briefly introduce you to the various options available.

IU Scholarship

IU Scholarship – for special people with special goals

Every month we award a total of four 50% scholarships to selected individuals who are not yet enrolled at IU International University of Applied Sciences. With the IU scholarship, we primarily support people with disabilities, women in tech, single parents or new beginners who want to follow their very own educational path.

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scholarship for people with disabilities

With a health impairment, you are used to master small or big challenges every day in order to make your dreams come true. We want to encourage this commitment so that you can also encourage others!


Requirement: You can prove that you have a permanent health impairment. In addition, you must submit current proof of your impairment in the form of a medical certificate or a severely disabled person's ID card.

scholarship for women in STEM study programmes

Are you setting out to conquer male-dominated industries with your tech skills? We are fully behind you - through our Women in Tech scholarship!


Requirement: You are applying for one of our Bachelor's or Master's degree programmes in the field of IT & Technology. In addition, you must present your motivation for a technical profession in a written letter of motivation.

scholarship for single parents

If you are a single parent studying at IU, you deserve more than just respect. Because you are not only concerned about your future, but also about that of your child, we would like to honour this personal achievement by supporting you financially.


Requirement: You are a single parent, have sole or shared custody and your child or children live with you.

scholarship for new beginners

Do you want to change your career direction or start over completely? Then you have a lot to gain: Because education knows no age - even if BAföG is no longer available! To reward your courage, we award our IU scholarship for new beginners.


Requirement: In a letter of motivation, tell us about the reasons for your new start and the goals you are pursuing. This will help us to better assess why we should support you in particular in this endeavour.

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Deutschlandstipendium

Deutschlandstipendium – for particularly gifted students

Are you particularly talented, capable and already enrolled at IU? If you would like to receive financial support for your first degree, second degree, supplementary degree or Master's degree, the best thing to do is apply for a Deutschlandstipendium from the federal government. In this way, you can secure a welcome relief of 300 euros per month.

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Other scholarships

Scholarship programmes from other organisations

In addition to the IU scholarship and the federal government’s Deutschlandstipendium, there are also numerous other scholarship programmes provided by non-profit foundations. Depending on the scholarship, the amount of financial support varies from 597 euros per month to 7,200 for your entire degree at IU. 

Friedrich Ebert Foundation

Friedrich Naumann Foundation

Hans Böckler Foundation

Rosa Luxemburg Foundation

Advancement Scholarship (Aufstiegs-stipendium)

Scholarship for further education (Weiterbildungs-Stipendium)

German Academic Scholarship Foundation

Foundation of the German Economy – SDW/Förderwerk Klaus Murmann

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