Scholarships and other support

Advice on financing your studies (outside of BAföG) as well as other financing options for students is offered by the Social Counseling Service of the Studierendenwerk Bremen.

Education loan

The Federal Office of Administration in Cologne provides information on the education loan program.

Loan fund of the Studierendenwerk Bremen

The Studierendenwerk Bremen offers temporary help to students in emergency situations through interest-free loans. There is no legal entitlement to the loans. The loans are granted according to available funds.

Scholarship for students in need from developing countries

Eligible persons can receive a scholarship if they are in the final phase of their first degree.
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has published the so-called DAC (Development Assistance Committee) country list, which defines the developing countries.

In the award periods from March 1 to August 31 and September 1 to February 28/29 of a calendar year, funds are generally available for awarding scholarships to students in need from developing countries.

A scholarship can be granted under the following conditions:

Applications must be submitted on 2 specific days in January (allocation period 01.03. to 31.08.) and on 2 specific days in July (allocation period 01.09. to 28/29.02.). The exact days will be announced separately. Please refer to the relevant publications on our homepage.

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Non-interest bearing loan

In the following cases, funding is only possible as an interest-free loan:

Partially in the case of a different course of study in accordance with Section 7 (3) BAföG after a second change of subject / second discontinuation of the course of study for good cause: the semesters spent in the discontinued subject are deducted from the maximum funding period for the new subject. For funding beyond the remaining funding period, you are only entitled to the interest-free loan. Example: Change after two semesters of Law - State Examination (maximum funding period 9 semesters) to Computer Science - Bachelor (maximum funding period 6 semesters) for good cause. Maximum funding period for computer science minus two semesters of law = funding for the 1st to 4th semester of computer science with a grant / state loan (interest-free), 5th and 6th semester of computer science with a state loan (interest-free).

In the case of graduation assistance (for a maximum of 12 months).

A written application for funding must also be submitted to the BAföG office in the case of a non-interest-bearing loan. As before, the office will decide on the application and inform you of the amount of the loan.