Incoming Students

Students from non-European countries may work up to 90 full days per year. Students may opt for a placement during the vacation or may work part-time, i.e. up to 20 hours per week, alongside their study programme.

DAAD for international students
The DAAD – the German Academic Exchange Service – offers a range of funding opportunities for international students planning a study programme in Germany. Further information is available from the DAAD scholarship database, which contains information about DAAD programmes for international students, graduates and post-docs and about other funding organisations.

The Frankfurt School Foundation’s Scholarship programme
The scholarship programme awards twelve full scholarships to students from our Bachelor and  Master programmes annually. More information is available here.

Scholarships from the Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw – the Foundation of German Business)
Under an exclusive cooperation agreement, Frankfurt School provides one fee-free place on a Master’s programme (Master of Finance, Master in Management, Master of International Business) for an international sdw scholarship holder. The scholarship covers all tuition fees. sdw scholarship holders who have completed a Bachelor’s programme and wish to transfer to the Frankfurt School for their Master’s should apply directly to the school. The scholarship can only be approved once a place on the programme has been awarded following the obligatory selection process. You can find detailed information on our Master’s programmes and the application process here.