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Financing/Scholarships

Living expenses
In order to cover your living expenses, you should have a budget of about 670 € per month. Initially, this must be self-financed. When calculating your budget, you should include fix costs such as semester fees, health insurance, rent and study material. Detailed information on costs of living are given on the websites of Rostock University or DAAD.

 

Financial Proof
Please consider that a proof of sufficient financial means is already required when applying for a visa in your home country. This financial proof can be submitted as follows:

  1. by a scholarship proof
  2. by a blocked account at a German bank (with an amount of about 8040,- € for one year). As the security deposit may vary from region to region, we recommend inquiring the precise amount at the German embassy of your home country.
  3. other opportunities:
    - Documentation of your parents' income and property situation
    - Bank guarantee
    - Guarantee given by a German citizen (formal obligation)

We kindly ask you to inquire the detailed requirements at the German embassy of your home country. EU citizens do not need to provide a proof of financing.

 

Tuition/Semester fees
There is no tuition being charged by the University of Rostock. Regularly enrolled students pay a semester fee of currently 131 Euros per semester. This covers contributions to the Student Services (Studentenwerk), Student Body (Studentenschaft) and the "Semester ticket" that enables every student to use the Rostock local transport system. The ticket is valid for one whole semester each and comprises the entire inner city of Rostock as well as traveling to Warnemuende or taking the ferry across the Warnow.


Scholarships
The funding opportunities for prospective international students are very limited. Please consider that German universities do usually not offer scholarship programmes.
Besides the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) there are many foundations that offer financial support to foreign students. Seek advice on the different funding opportunities at the German embassy of your home country or at the University of Rostock’s International Office.
A selection of larger funding institutions that also support international students is listed below:

In addition, you may download information brochures directly at the DAAD website.

 

Working during your stay
There are only limited opportunities for international students to work while studying. Foreign students with a residence permit for study purposes are allowed to work as far as this work does not exceed 120 full days or 240 half days a calendar year. In addition, they can work as student assistants. Other jobs need to be approved by the labour authorities and the Immigration Office. Permissions are granted only in special cases. Thus, you should not plan to finance your studies with working. In addition to the restricting legal regulations, it is getting increasingly hard to find a job in Germany due to the continuing high unemployment rate.

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