External Financing Options

There are various external financing options to help pay for your studies at Jacobs University.
These scholarships are not administered by Jacobs University Bremen. For further information about the requirements and the application process, please contact the appropriate institution directly.

• We have compiled a list of German foundations who offer scholarships and stipends to national and international students: listing of External Scholarships and Stipends
• DAAD Scholarship Database
• MyStipendium.de: Search engine to help you find the stipend which matches your profile
• Elternkompass: Beratung und Hilfe bei der Suche nach einem geeigneten Stipendium (German students only!)
• External Funding for US Students - Veterans Benefits
• MLP Stipendienprogramm – für MINT-Studenten ab dem 3. Fachsemester
• XENOS: one-time financial assistance for international students in an emergency situation

• BAföG: Grants and student loans given to German students based on their family’s financial situation.
• KfW-Studienkredit: The student loan of the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) is the most popular student loan among our German students.
• studienkredit.de: Here you will find more information regarding educational loans in Germany.