Bauhaus University - [UNI-Weimar], Weimar, Thuringia - Scholarship

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Updated on - Sep 17, 2026

Bauhaus University offers 15+ scholarships, of which 13 are accessible to Indian applicants. Awards start at EUR 300 per month (INR 33,141) and reach salaried PhD contracts of INR 36.46 Lakhs per year.

The university levies zero tuition on public degree programs, so scholarship money bridges living cost, not fees. Most Indian awardees layer a monthly stipend on top of the semester contribution worth INR 37,361 per term.

Standard tuition (public degrees): EUR 0 (INR 0). Semester contribution EUR 338.20 (INR 37,361) applies each term. A one-time thoska card fee of EUR 20 (INR 2,209) is added at first enrolment.
With semester-fee waiver: Bauhaus does not run a blanket waiver. Deutschlandstipendium holders still settle the semester contribution each term.
With scholarship plus fee combo: Deutschlandstipendium (EUR 300/month) offsets EUR 3,600 (INR 3.98 Lakhs) of yearly outgo. Layer the DAAD Study Scholarship (EUR 992/month) and total funding reaches INR 13.15 Lakhs annually.
Next actionable deadline: DAAD Study Scholarship for the 2027 intake, tentative October 31, 2026.

Currency Note: All INR conversions use the live rate of 1 EUR = INR 110.47 as of September 2026. Amounts above INR 1 Lakh use Lakhs; smaller figures show the raw INR value.

Table of Contents

Bauhaus University Scholarships for UG Students
Bauhaus University Scholarships for PG / Master’s Students
India-Specific Scholarships at Bauhaus University
Bauhaus University PhD Scholarships
External Government Scholarships for Bauhaus University Applicants
Bauhaus University Scholarships: Frequently Asked Questions

Bauhaus University Scholarships for UG Students

Bachelor’s applicants can tap 3 university-linked awards, each triggered after enrolment rather than at admission. Most Bauhaus Bachelor’s tracks are taught in German, so DSH-2 or TestDaF 4 clearance is a hard prerequisite.

Scholarship	Amount (EUR / INR)	Duration	Eligibility	Deadline (2026/27 cycle)
Deutschlandstipendium	EUR 300/month (INR 33,141), EUR 3,600 (INR 3.98 Lakhs) per year	2 semesters, renewable through the standard study period	Above-average academic record, plus documented civic engagement or a personal-achievement story. Open to all UG students, including international enrolees.	Tentative September to October 2026 (autumn call, Bauhaus schedule)
DAAD Prize (Bauhaus nomination)	One-time EUR 1,000 (INR 1.10 Lakhs)	One-time	International Bachelor’s students from second year onward with strong grades and social or intercultural work. Two Bauhaus staff members must nominate.	September 11, 2026 (confirmed for 2026 cycle)
Bauhaus Scholarships for Students	EUR 450/month (INR 49,712), EUR 5,400 (INR 5.97 Lakhs) per year	12 months	Outstanding Bachelor’s or Master’s students who have finished at least one semester at Weimar. Up to 8 awards per intake.	Suspended for 2026/27 funding year; tentative resumption call January 2028

The Bauhaus Scholarships pause means most Bachelor’s applicants should treat Deutschlandstipendium as the primary route. Refer to the Bauhaus University Admissions page for the German language proof rules that decide UG eligibility.

Bauhaus University Scholarships for PG / Master’s Students

Master’s candidates can pursue 5 stipend routes, mostly channeled through DAAD partnerships. An Indian Master’s holder can combine DAAD Study Scholarship (EUR 992/month) with Deutschlandstipendium (EUR 300/month), taking annual funding to INR 17.13 Lakhs.

Scholarship	Amount (EUR / INR)	Duration	Eligibility	Deadline (tentative)
DAAD Study Scholarship for Graduates	EUR 992/month (INR 1.10 Lakhs) plus travel, insurance, and rent subsidy	10 to 24 months	Bachelor’s completed within six years, CGPA of 8.5/10 or above, plus a subject-relevant portfolio for creative Master’s tracks such as Media Art and Design.	Tentative October 31, 2026 (for 2027 intake)
STIBET I Graduation Scholarship	EUR 350/month (INR 38,665), maximum EUR 1,050 (INR 1.16 Lakhs) total	Up to 3 months (thesis phase)	International Master’s students within one year of graduation. Only 5 awards issued per summer semester at Bauhaus.	April 30, 2026 for summer cycle; tentative October 31, 2026 for winter
Deutschlandstipendium (Master’s)	EUR 300/month (INR 33,141)	2 semesters, renewable	Enrolled Master’s students with above-average Bachelor’s grades and documented extracurricular work. Requires prior enrolment at Bauhaus University Weimar.	Tentative September to October 2026 (Bauhaus autumn call)
DAAD EPOS Development-Related Master’s	EUR 992 to EUR 1,200/month (INR 1.10 to INR 1.33 Lakhs), tuition top-up included	12 to 24 months	Two years of development-linked work experience. India qualifies as an EPOS-eligible country for the shortlisted Master’s tracks only.	Tentative September 30, 2026 (course-dependent)
President’s Office Scholarship	EUR 450/month (INR 49,712), EUR 5,400 (INR 5.97 Lakhs) per year	12 months	International students at Bauhaus with a documented record of intercultural exchange work. Only 1 award per cycle.	Suspended for 2026/27; tentative resumption January 2028

Reddit Insight: Indian applicants on r/germany report the DAAD Study Scholarship acceptance rate from India sits close to 8 percent. Most treat Deutschlandstipendium as a second-year top-up after admission is confirmed.

The Master Media Art and Design and International Media Architecture tracks are the two English-taught Master’s routes. Indian portfolio submissions in these fields tend to land the strongest DAAD outcomes.

India-Specific Scholarships at Bauhaus University

5 India-based foundations supplement the tuition-free base at Bauhaus for Indian nationals. These grants and loans bridge travel, blocked-account funding (INR 13.15 Lakhs required for the 2026 visa file), and semester-contribution gaps that DAAD does not cover.

Scholarship	Amount	Eligibility	Deadline (tentative)
Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship	Up to USD 100,000 (INR 83 Lakhs) total, covering living stipend and travel	Indian citizens under 30, Master’s or PhD candidates, minimum 65 percent in Bachelor’s, admit letter from Bauhaus University Weimar.	Tentative April 8, 2027
KC Mahindra Post-Graduate Loan Scholarship	Interest-free loan scholarship up to INR 10 Lakhs	Indian citizens under 30 with an unconditional offer for a Master’s or PhD abroad.	Tentative March 31, 2027
Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Scholarship	Interest-free loan up to INR 20 Lakhs	Indian nationals under 30, admit letter for a Master’s or PhD at Weimar, top 25 percent in prior degree.	Tentative January 15, 2027
JN Tata Endowment Loan Scholarship	Loan of INR 1 Lakh to INR 10 Lakhs plus a gift award of up to INR 7.5 Lakhs	Indian citizens under 45, Master’s, PhD, or postdoc admit at Bauhaus, minimum 60 percent in Bachelor’s.	Tentative March 22, 2027
Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship	50 percent grant, 50 percent loan covering tuition and living stipend	Indian nationals under 30, verified financial need, admit letter to Bauhaus, no other funding secured.	Tentative March 31, 2027

Only Inlaks disburses outright grant money. The remaining four are structured as low-interest loans, so review the repayment clauses before signing any award letter.

Stacking rules matter here. Inlaks bars parallel funding above USD 8,000 per year, and DAAD prohibits combining with another full stipend. Confirm the fine print with every foundation before you accept a second offer.

Explore More: Bauhaus University Overview | Bauhaus University Programs

Bauhaus University PhD Scholarships

The Bauhaus Research School runs 5 doctoral funding routes, from salaried research contracts to short thesis-completion stipends. A full-time TV-L E13 contract (Germany’s public academic pay grade) pays EUR 2,750 gross per month, or INR 36.46 Lakhs per year.

Program	Funding	Duration	Eligibility	Deadline (tentative)
Scholarships for Doctoral and Artistic/Design Projects	EUR 1,400/month (INR 1.55 Lakhs), plus EUR 300 first-child allowance	Up to 36 months (doctoral) or 12 months (artistic-design)	Enrolled at Bauhaus and accepted by the Doctoral Candidates Admissions Board. Up to 5 awards per cycle. Applies to Indian PhD candidates with a Weimar supervisor.	Tentative January 31, 2027 (annual)
Doctoral Degree Completion Scholarship	EUR 1,400/month (INR 1.55 Lakhs), EUR 4,200 (INR 4.64 Lakhs) total	3 months (extension typically not permitted)	Doctoral projects on track to defend within the funding year, no full-time employment during the grant.	Suspended for 2026/27 funding year; tentative January 31, 2027 resumption
STIBET Assistantship (PhD teaching or research)	Up to EUR 825/month (INR 91,138) pre-tax, capped at 59 hours per month	Up to 6 months per assignment	International PhD candidates and postdocs, subject to DAAD STIBET funding line renewal.	Rolling; announced with each renewed DAAD funding cycle
DAAD Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates	EUR 1,300/month (INR 1.44 Lakhs), plus travel and health insurance	7 to 48 months	Indian citizens with a Master’s, a full research proposal, and a host-confirmation letter from a Bauhaus professor.	Tentative October 31, 2026 (annual DAAD cycle)
TV-L E13 Research Contract (chair-funded post)	EUR 2,750/month gross (INR 3.04 Lakhs) at 65 percent rate; up to EUR 4,200/month (INR 4.64 Lakhs) full-time	3 years, extendable by 1	Master’s aligned with a live chair or third-party project, hired directly by the supervising professor.	Rolling; posts listed on the Bauhaus career portal and EURAXESS

Indian doctoral aspirants usually split effort across three parallel routes:

Direct supervisor pitch for a chair-funded E13 contract, which pays the highest take-home salary.
DAAD Research Grant for portable funding tied to an independently written proposal and a Bauhaus host confirmation.
Political-foundation route (Konrad Adenauer, Friedrich-Ebert, Heinrich Boell) for cohort support with strong networking payoff.

Cold-emailing professors early beats waiting for advertised calls. The Bauhaus University Ranking page lists departmental strengths worth shortlisting first. Architecture, Media Art, Civil Engineering, and Digital Engineering hold the largest funded-PhD pipeline at Weimar.

External Government Scholarships for Bauhaus University Applicants

7 external routes sit beyond university-run funding. Each accepts a Bauhaus admit letter as the anchoring credential and can be stacked with the semester-contribution model outlined in the intro.

Scholarship	Amount (EUR / INR)	Level	Eligibility	Deadline (tentative)
DAAD Study Scholarship for Graduates	EUR 992/month (INR 1.10 Lakhs), plus travel and insurance	Master’s	Bachelor’s finished within six years, CGPA 8.5/10 or higher, portfolio for creative subjects such as Media Architecture.	Tentative October 31, 2026
DAAD EPOS Development Master’s	EUR 992 to EUR 1,200/month (INR 1.10 to INR 1.33 Lakhs), tuition top-up	Master’s	Two years of work in a development-linked role, Indian passport, admit letter to a listed EPOS Master’s programme.	Tentative September 30, 2026
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (EMJMD)	Full tuition, EUR 1,400/month (INR 1.55 Lakhs) living cost, EUR 1,000 to EUR 3,000 travel	Master’s	Indian citizens applying to an EMJMD consortium that lists Bauhaus University Weimar as a partner institution.	Tentative January 15 to February 15, 2027 per consortium
Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility	EUR 700 to EUR 850/month (INR 77,329 to INR 93,900), plus travel top-up	Master’s exchange	Enrolled at a Bauhaus partner institution in India, nominated by the home university’s international office.	Rolling; tentative March 31 and October 15, 2027
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Scholarship	EUR 934/month (INR 1.03 Lakhs) students; EUR 1,200 (INR 1.33 Lakhs) postgraduates; EUR 276 family allowance	Master’s / PhD	Above-average academic record, clear engagement with social democratic values, endorsed reference.	Rolling; tentative April 30 and October 31, 2027
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)	EUR 992 (INR 1.10 Lakhs) UG or Master’s; EUR 1,400 (INR 1.55 Lakhs) PhD; EUR 120 health top-up	UG / Master’s / PhD	Strong grades, active engagement in Christian democratic or civil society causes, endorsed reference letter.	Tentative January 15 and July 15, 2027
Fulbright-Nehru Research Grant (via USIEF)	Full stipend equivalent, travel and health insurance	Research	Indian PhD candidates or postdocs on a collaborative project hosted at Bauhaus, subject to USIEF Germany-linked calls.	Tentative July 15, 2026 (nomination-based)

Reddit Insight: Users on r/germany and r/EuropeanFederalists flag that political-foundation awards (KAS, FES) reward civic engagement more than raw grades. Indian applicants with student politics, NGO, or unionised extracurricular records often outperform pure academic profiles.

Layer the calendar smartly. Push the DAAD Study Scholarship file by October 2026 for a Winter 2027 intake, then chase Deutschlandstipendium once you enrol at Weimar. Use the MS Digital Engineering track as your DAAD-preferred anchor if your background is computing or infrastructure.

Bauhaus University Scholarships: Frequently Asked Questions

Ques. What is the maximum scholarship stack an Indian Master’s student can secure at Bauhaus University?

Ans. The realistic ceiling is DAAD Study Scholarship (EUR 992/month) plus Deutschlandstipendium (EUR 300/month), giving EUR 1,292 monthly or INR 1.43 Lakhs. Over 12 months this equals INR 17.13 Lakhs. That covers Weimar’s living cost band of EUR 850 to EUR 950 per month and both semester contributions. Stacking is permitted because Deutschlandstipendium pauses during a DAAD funding period and resumes after it ends.

Ques. When does the Deutschlandstipendium application open at Bauhaus and when do decisions land?

Ans. The Bauhaus Deutschlandstipendium call typically runs in late September and October each year, with funding starting October 1 of the same academic session. Decisions usually reach applicants by late November or early December. Indian students must be enrolled at Bauhaus before applying, so treat the award as a second-semester top-up rather than a pre-admission grant.

Ques. Do I apply for scholarships at Bauhaus University alongside my admission form or separately?

Ans. Almost every award uses its own submission portal. The DAAD Study Scholarship runs through DAAD MyPortal, EPOS through the participating Master’s course office, and Deutschlandstipendium via the Bauhaus online form. Admission is a hard prerequisite for university-run awards. External DAAD, KAS, and FES tracks accept a conditional offer letter or applicant status.

Ques. What CGPA does DAAD look for from Indian applicants targeting Bauhaus University?

Ans. DAAD Study Scholarship candidates from India typically clear 8.5/10 CGPA or 85 percent aggregate as the working threshold. Selection panels also weigh the statement of purpose, two academic references, and subject fit with a named Bauhaus professor. EPOS applicants can offset a slightly lower CGPA (around 7.5/10) with two or more years of relevant work in a development context.

Ques. Does the Deutschlandstipendium cover rent in Weimar?

Ans. The EUR 300 monthly award covers a shared-room rent (WG-Zimmer) in Weimar, which averages EUR 250 to EUR 340. It falls short for a single studio flat, which starts around EUR 480 near the city centre. Most Indian Deutschlandstipendium holders pair the grant with part-time HiWi (student-assistant) work paying EUR 12 to EUR 14 per hour to close the gap.

Ques. How does the STIBET I Graduation Scholarship differ from the Doctoral Degree Completion Scholarship at Bauhaus?

Ans. The STIBET I award pays EUR 350 per month for up to three months. The maximum payout is EUR 1,050 (INR 1.16 Lakhs), and it targets international Bachelor’s or Master’s students within a year of graduation. The Doctoral Degree Completion Scholarship pays EUR 1,400 per month for the final three months of a PhD, delivering INR 4.64 Lakhs total. One funds thesis submission for Master’s students; the other funds PhD defence.

Ques. Is the semester contribution at Bauhaus University waivable through any scholarship?

Ans. No blanket waiver applies. Every enrolled student pays the EUR 338.20 (INR 37,361) semester contribution, which covers the Studierendenwerk fee, the Deutschlandsemesterticket transit pass, and the student-government levy. First-time enrolees add a one-time EUR 20 (INR 2,209) thoska card fee. Some DAAD tracks include a monthly rent subsidy that indirectly offsets this outgo, but the invoice itself is not cancellable.