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You have:

- a residence document that documents your refugee background

- authorisation to live in Paderborn or the surrounding area

- an entrance qualification for German universities

Your entrance qualification will be checked by the International Office after receipt of your application. The Anabin information portal of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs can be consulted for initial guidance on whether you have a university entrance qualification.
 

Please submit a completed application for admission as well as copies of your certificates and official translations if the originals are not in German, English or French. Detailed information on the application can be found on our website. The application deadline is six weeks before the start of each quarter. Your application can be submitted in person during our office hours or sent by post. As we will notify you by post, please ensure that your address is always up to date.

IMPORTANT: Please also enclose a copy of your residence document with your application.

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In order to apply for funding for DSH courses via the NRWege programme, you need a valid admission letter for participation in the preparatory German course at Paderborn University. Information on enrolment can be found on your letter of admission.

For funding for DSH course participation (only possible from language level B1 ), an official application must be submitted for each quarter .

The funding only covers participation in free courses, but not the semester fee.

Your application must include the following attachment:

• Application and letter of motivation for the respective quarter
• Official proof of residence (copy of current residence document, front and back, anonymised except for surname, first name, date of birth and details of residence status)*
• Willingness to provide the necessary personal data to the university as part of the funding programme and willingness to participate in surveys/studies

Only after a positive assessment of your application will you receive the forms for a place in the NRWege funding programme. In the event of a rejection, you can still start on a fee-paying course if you wish. It is possible to reapply for the next quarter.

If there are more applications than available course places, aspects such as financial need, social/voluntary commitment or previous school or university achievements will be taken into account in addition to the formal criteria (timely receipt of application, completeness of documents).

Den Application including letter of motivationtogether with the proof of flight (see above) by e-mail to the Refugee Coordination at: io-refugees@zv.uni-paderborn.de.

The application deadline is 09.06.2025. A decision on your application will be made by the 20th before the start of the quarter.

IMPORTANT: When applying for NRWege funding - do not pay the course fees until cancellation!

An interruption of the current quarter is not possible with the receipt of NRWege funding!

*The group of people eligible for funding includes people who are willing and able to study and who have experienced flight:

• Persons entitled to asylum, recognised as refugees or as persons entitled to subsidiary protection as well as people for whom a national ban on deportation has been established and comparable persons who have a residence permit(¡ì 22, ¡ì 23 para. 1, 2 and 4, ¡ì 23a, ¡ì 25 para. 1-5 (Residence Act - AufenthG).
• Persons who were admitted on the basis of the Mass Influx Directive and have a right of residence in accordance with ¡ì 24 AufenthG.
• Persons who have received a rejection in the asylum procedure carried out by the BAMF, but whose deportation has been temporarily suspended(tolerated stay pursuant to Section 60a (2) AufenthG)

If there are still places available, applications from non-European international students will also be considered.

• Not eligible for funding:
• Persons in ongoing asylum proceedings with a temporary residence permit (¡ì55 AufenthG), if no initial decision has yet been made
• Persons with a latent or immediate obligation to leave the country (¡ì¡ì 50 para. 1 and 60 a AufenthG)
• Persons with a domestic higher education entrance qualification
• Persons with a settlement permit
• Persons who entered Germany more than five years ago before receiving initial support from NRWege ins Studium or the federal Integra programme (exception: one-off extension of two years in the event of personal illness or caring for relatives or raising children)

Students with refugee experience who are enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree programme can apply for a scholarship if

- the higher education entrance qualification was obtained abroad

- an initial decision has been made by the BAMF or

- they have been admitted for temporary protection or for humanitarian reasons or

- the person was admitted from abroad and there is no enforceable obligation to leave the country

- the person does not yet have a so called 'Niederlassungserlaubnis'

- the person entered the country no more than five years ago, before initial support was provided by NRWege ins Studium or the federal Integra programme (exceptions: own illness, caring for relatives or raising children)

- Regular enrolment at Paderborn University 

- Submission of a letter of motivation in which the interest in studying is explained in connection with the previous educational path and the need for support

- It must be expected that the intended degree programme can be successfully completed

- When applying for a merit scholarship, your outstanding (academic) achievements should be clearly described accordingly

- Proof that BAf?G has been applied for and that the application has been rejected/not yet approved. The entitlement to a full scholarship expires with the approval of BAf?G

- Information on any other income received

- Written declaration of the applicant's willingness to provide the necessary personal data to the university in accordance with funding line E and willingness to participate in further surveys or studies

- In the event of naturalisation or the granting of a so-called 'Niederlassungserlaubnis', the entitlement to the scholarship lapses. No follow-up application can be submitted

- Regular attendance

- Obligation to take part in the university's counselling sessions and to do voluntary work

- In the case of an initial application from the 4th semester onwards or a follow-up application, proof of the study results of the previous period and a positive report from a university lecturer confirming the personal and professional suitability of the applicant must be submitted

- In the case of a follow-up application, the applicant must also be willing to volunteer in the programme or in university (related) activities

Please send your complete application documents by e-mail by the deadline to: io-refugees@zv.uni-paderborn.de

The application must include the following documents:

- Application including a letter of motivation explaining the reason for and need for financial support

- Curriculum vitae in tabular form with details of previous stay in Germany

- Copy of the residence document (both sides)

- Proof of BAF?G application (approval or rejection)

- Proof of current funding(income self-disclosure form)

- Performance overview incl. current grade point average

- Proof of voluntary work (if available)

- In the case of a first-time application from the 4th semester or a subsequent application, proof of the study results of the previous period and a positive report from a university lecturer confirming the personal and professional suitability of the applicant (report not older than 3 months) must also be submitted. In this case, the applicant must also declare his/her willingness to volunteer for the programme or university-related activities.

The current application period for a full or merit scholarship is from 15 February to 31 March 2025. You will receive confirmation of receipt of your application from us and will be informed of the decision on your application no later than four weeks after the application deadline.