The fee covers:

• access to our e-learning platform EddiMac prior to your arrival in Aachen
• academic support in form of lectures and tutorials during the bridging courses
• German language courses up to level B2.2
• personal mentoring and tutoring
• time management workshops
• support with all organizational and administrative processes
• a lunch card for meals at the cafeteria during your first several weeks in Aachen
• social events and excursions

Payment options
RWTH International Academy offers you different options to pay the fees for the Master’s College Physics.

Banking Information RWTH International Academy gGmbH
Beneficiary: RWTH International Academy gGmbH
IBAN DE90 3905 0000 0000 4383 74
SWIFT/BIC: AACSDE33
Reference: MAC Physics [year] + [name]
Name of the bank: Sparkasse Aachen
Address of the bank: Muensterplatz 7-9, 52062 Aachen

Please make sure use to customer and invoice number, as well as the abbreviation of the respective program (MAC Physics) as a reference so that payments may be correctly located. Should you be a newly admitted student, please use your application number instead of the customer/invoice number.

Secure funding is very important for the success of your studies. It is important that you consider the following different costs, as an international student, completing your entire Master’s degree program in Germany.

Monthly Fixed Costs (Additionally, please expect that one-off costs may occur, e.g. books, study material, etc.)

A German student’s average monthly budget amounts to EUR 850 - 900. This includes rent, food, clothing, learning material, health insurance, phone, internet, radio and television fees and expenses for leisure activities. It does not include the semester fee, which needs to be paid prior to each semester as part of re-registration. This means that higher costs arise at the start of the semester.

Source: DAAD

There are several scholarships awarded and administered by RWTH Aachen University. Please find detailed information on individual scholarships or funding possibilities here.

DAAD: The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) offers a database on its website that provides a broad variety of scholarship programs for international students. Please refer to the DAAD website to find more information about these scholarship programs.

DAAD-Scholarship for Completing Studies

For students during their last semesters of study:

Deadlines: 15 February to 15March / 1 July to 31 July

DAAD-Scholarship for Particularly Involved Students

Deadlines: 15 February to 15 March

RWTH Bildungsfonds (Education Fund)

Deadline: 1 June to 30 June

MINT Excellence Stipendium

Deadline: 15 April

Please be aware that the application and assessment for this scholarship are in German. For this reason, only students with a high level of German skills should apply for this scholarship.

Global Study Awards

Dealine: various deadlines throughout the year

Benefit: up to £10,000

• ALEARG Argentinian students are able to apply for this scholarship. Jointly funded with DAAD, scholarship holders can receive support for up to two years.
• ALEPRONA Peruvian students are able to apply for this scholarship. Jointly funded with DAAD, scholarship holders can receive support for up to two years.
• BAföG German students may receive BAföG if they fulfil certain requirements listed here.
• Colfuturo Colombian students are able to apply for a loan / scholarship from Colfuturo. Study costs are divided in two, with Colfuturo covering one half and providing a loan for the other. More information regarding this financing possibility can be found on their website.
• CONACYT Mexican students can apply for a full or partial scholarship. Jointly funded with DAAD, this complete scholarship covers all tuition fees and additional support for monthly living.
• Fulbright Commission: Fulbright Programme The Fulbright programme is aimed at financing academic stays by US citizens in Germany. It offers a range of different funding opportunities for students and graduates from universities of applied sciences and other higher-education institutions.
• Government Scholarships Programme Tunesia The program is aimed at applicants with a secondary education diploma wishing to complete a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Germany.
• Government Scholarships Programme United Arab Emirates (UAE) The program is aimed at applicants with a secondary education diploma or a bachelor’s wishing to complete a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Germany.
• Inlaks Scholarships: Deadline: 15 April
  Eligibility: students from India
  Amount: Tuition fees up to $85,000 or equivalent, for up to 2 years.
• KASP - King Abdullah Scholarship Programme The aim of the programme is to enable graduates and doctoral candidates to improve their academic and scientific qualifications. Only Saudi Arabian nationals with excellent grades may apply.
• KfW-Studienkredit Germans, EU-residents, foreigners holding a German diploma, and foreigners with a German spouse may receive a Studienkredit provided they fulfil certain requirements.
• KAAD: Christian students from emerging or developing countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East may apply to the KAAD (Catholic Academic Exchange Organization) for a scholarship.
• Mummert Website Students from Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Rumania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, or Hungary may apply for a “Mummert” Scholarship. Please refer to the website to find all relevant information

• (SPD) - Friedrich Ebert Stiftung: Students from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe are eligible for a scholarship from the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Please check their Website to ascertain if you meet the requirements.
• (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) - Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
• (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) - Heinrich Böll Foundation: Student Scholarship
• (Die Linke) - Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation
• (FDP) - Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation

RWTH Bildungsfonds (Education Fund)
This scholarship is awarded to Bachelor/Master students of the RWTH Aachen University demonstrating extraordinary results during their studies (within the regular study time). International Academy students are eligible for the „Deutschlandstipendium“ part of this scholarship that currently awards 149 scholarships. These scholarships cover 300,00 EUR per month for one year. If you are interested, please visit the RWTH Aachen University Website.

KfW Study Loan
All undergraduate and postgraduate studies as well as certificate courses, including part-time courses offered by the universitiy may be covered by funding. Accordingly, every degree program offered by the RWTH International Academy can be funded. You may request a monthly payment ranging between 100,00 and 650,00 EUR. The amount maybe adapted within this range for each semester seperately. The loan is given independent of income or assets. Security for a loan is not required. However, only German or EU students are eligible.

DAAD-STIBET-Matching Funds
This scholarship is designed for Bachelor/Master students who have to work to cover their living expenses. Its purpose is to relieve them and give financial support during examination periods. Ten scholarships of 400,00 EUR each are offered for three months per year. For more information please follow the link to the RWTH Aachen University Website.

DAAD Scholarship for International Students
DAAD offers scholarships which particularly target candidates completing their postgraduate education and training (doctoral studies, research). The selection process is, however, highly competitive. Master's degree students from selected countries may apply for DAAD scholarships. For detailed information on available funding opportunities for international students, graduates, doctoral candidates, postdocs, and lecturers please visit the DAAD Scholarships Database. Applicants from eligible groups (i.e. students, graduates, doctoral candidates, and academic staff) must submit their applications either to the German Embassy in their home country or to a DAAD branch office there.