Scholarship for International Graduate Students (Master’s study in Germany)
Heinrich Boell Stiftung (Heinrich Boell Foundation)
Who can apply: International students who completed their first degree abroad and are applying before starting a Master’s degree in Germany. Priority goes to applicants from OECD DAC countries, which includes India, who have not yet taken up residence in Germany at the time of applying, so this is reachable from your home country…. What is funded: A base scholarship of EUR 992 a month plus a health insurance allowance of up to EUR 100. Optional components depend on the scholar’s situation and include reimbursement of German tuition fees up to EUR 10,000 a year, the fees for German language courses, fixed fringe benefits of EUR 38 a month, and family and child… Deadline: 1 September 2026 (Fall 2026 round; the window opened on 15 July 2026). The funder does not state a timezone for this deadline, so check the official page for the exact cut-off time. Round: Fall 2026.
Read the full call and apply on the official page: Heinrich Boell Stiftung (Heinrich Boell Foundation), official page.
Who can apply
- International students who completed their first degree abroad and are applying before starting a Master's degree in Germany. Priority goes to applicants from OECD DAC countries, which includes India, who have not yet taken up residence in Germany at the time of applying, so this is reachable from your home country. Students of all disciplines may apply. The foundation states that from 1 March 2027 it will only accept applications for first-cycle programmes, which makes the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 rounds the last two under the current rule. The certificate of enrolment or confirmation of admission may be submitted later than the application itself, but no later than the interview stage.
Stage dates
The Fall 2026 application window opened on 15 July 2026. Registration for the online portal opens roughly six weeks before the closing date, and the foundation accepts applications through that portal only, never by post or email.15 July 2026
Closing date of the Fall 2026 round. No clock time is printed anywhere on the foundation's English pages, so treat the date as the cut-off and submit early. The following round runs 15 January 2027 to 1 March 2027.1 September 2026
Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.