Uni-Tübingen

DAAD Award for International Students 2025

Over 4000 international students and doctoral candidates are enrolled at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. They enrich the university community both culturally and academically. To honor this fact, the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) has provided the University of Tübingen with an award for a foreign student / doctoral candidate this year.

The DAAD award is intended to honor outstanding international students or doctoral candidates who have distinguished themselves both through special academic achievements and remarkable social or intercultural commitment.

The winner selected by the selection committee will be awarded a DAAD prize of 1,000 euros.

Application period

January 15, 2025 - April 30, 2025

Application process

  1. Nomination by a person from the university, an association or the environment of the activity, who can describe the social or intercultural volunteer work and justify the nomination in a comprehensible manner on 1-2 A4 pages.
  2. Nominated students and doctoral candidates can then apply for the DAAD prize with complete documentation.
  3. The application deadline is April 30, 2025.
  4. The selection committee reviews the applications and invites the strongest applicants to personal selection interviews.
  5. The selection committee's proposal will be submitted to the Rectorate of the University for approval.

Documents to be submitted

  1. Nomination letter (informal / no specific form required)
  2. Application form
  3. Current transcript of grades (transcript of records)
  4. Certificate of enrollment (WS 2024/25)
  5. If requested: additional proof of commitment

Target group

  1. Students and doctoral candidates with foreign citizenship
  2. University entrance qualification acquired abroad
  3. At least in the 2nd year of study

Criteria for exclusion

  1. German citizenship (also for dual citizenship)
  2. Educational resident (non-German with German Abitur)
  3. Prize has already been awarded to this person
  4. The prize cannot be split between several people
  5. If the degree or doctorate has already been completed at the time of application, it must not have been completed more than 3 months ago (young graduates).

Criteria for selection

  • social or intercultural commitment / voluntary work
  • special academic achievements

Queries and nominations

Simone Hahne
Division IV.3 - Student Counseling Service
Phone: +49 7071 29-76846 
 simone.hahnespam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de 

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