NRWEge grants for students with refugee experience
The International Office awards grants for students with refugee experience. The programme is funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Eligible to apply for the grants are:
Students with refugee experience who are enrolled at the University of Münster. Language course participants and PhD students are not eligible to apply for the grant.
You can apply for the NRWege grants:
- if your university entrance qualification was obtained outside Germany/abroad
- if you are expected to successfully complete your studies
- if you do not receive social benefits/welfare
- if you do not have a settlement permit (Niederlassungserlaubnis)
- if you do not have German citizenship
- if you have entered Germany no more than five years ago. There are exceptions to this rule. Please contact us if this rule applies to you/your situation
- if you have applied for BAföG and your request was rejected
- if you have no other income ≥ 992 €
Application deadline:
You can apply for the NRWege grants until 25 February 2025.
Selection criteria:
- Financial situation
- Academic achievement(s)
- Motivation
- Voluntary/social commitment
What types of grants are available?
Full grant | max. 12 months | max. 992 € per month
Please note that there are no merit-based grants offered at the moment. You can probably apply for merit-based grants again in the upcoming winter semester (2025/26)
How can you apply for the NRWege grants?
1. Please complete our online application form on Indico by 25 February 2025 and upload the required documents.
2. A selection committee will evaluate all grant applications. A decision will be made based on the submitted documents. You will be informed about the final decision until 10 March 2025.
What application documents do you need to submit?
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Letter of motivation
- Why do you need financial support?
- What made you choose your study programme?
- What are your plans after the completion of your studies?
• Enrolment certificate
• Residence permit (both sides)
• Self-declaration of income (form can be found on the application portal Indico)
• BAföG: Notification of application or rejection (without a certificate from the BAföG office, we cannot proceed with your application)
• Current Transcript of Records (from the 2nd semester onwards)
• Letter of recommendation from a professor confirming academic performance and prospects of academic success (only if you apply for a follow-up grant or submit your first application from the 4th semester onwards)
• Proof of social commitment or voluntary work (if available)
• Final declaration (document can be found on the application portal Indico)
Pecularities related to BAföG, income or other grants
If you are a recipient of an income or another grant ≤ 992 €, this will be deducted from the monthly grant sum. If you receive BAföG, you cannot apply for the NRWege grants.
If you receive funding from another source retroactively (e.g. BAföG or other grant), you must inform the respective source about the receipt of the NRWege grant and expect a reclaim. You need to tell the International Office about any changes in your financial circumstances. If your financial situation changes, a modification of the amount of the NRWege grant can be expected.
Residence titles
You need to meet the following requirements:
- an initial decision on your asylum application has been made by the BAMF or
- you have been admitted for temporary protection or on humanitarian grounds or
- you have been admitted from abroad and there is no enforceable obligation to leave the country and no permanent settlement permit.
