Financing for international students

Student Loans

Some German organizations offer loans specifically to finance your studies. These must be repaid in full and plus interest after graduation.

Student loans can also be used by international students under certain conditions. In some cases, it is possible to take out a student loan in your home country. You can search for information on this independently on the Internet.

Student loan from KfW Bank

KfW Bank offers long-term student loans on favorable terms. International students may be able to apply for a student loan in Germany under the following conditions:

Family members of German citizens residing in Germany
EU citizens who have been legally residing permanently in Germany for at least three years or family members of such EU citizens residing in Germany
so-called foreign students (students with non-German citizenship who have obtained their university entrance qualification in Germany or at a German school abroad)

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KfW Bank education loan

Beim Bildungskredit handelt es sich um ein Kreditprogramm der Bundesregierung, das Studierenden in fortgeschritteneren Phasen des Studiums eine kurzfristige und zusätzliche Finanzierung ermöglicht.
Internationale Studierende können einen Bildungskredit unter folgenden Voraussetzungen erhalten:

wenn Sie zum Zeitpunkt der Antragstellung mit einer Person mit deutscher Staatsbürgerschaft verheiratet sind
wenn mind. ein Elternteil von Ihnen Deutsche:r oder EU-Bürger:in mit Daueraufenthaltsrecht ist
wenn Sie eine Niederlassungserlaubnis besitzen

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Daka loan

The Darlehenskasse der Studierendenwerke e. V. (Daka) provides financial support to students through an interest-free student loan.

The requirements for a loan are that you