Luebeck University Of Applied Sciences - [Luebeck University Of Applied Sciences], Lubeck, Schleswig-Holstein - Scholarship

Q: What is the maximum funding an Indian student can stack at TH Lbeck?

The realistic ceiling is EUR 992/month (INR 95,232/month or INR 11.43 Lakhs/year) through a DAAD Study Scholarship. DAAD forbids parallel Deutschlandstipendium receipt. A rarer stack is a political foundation grant of EUR 1,350/month plus TH Lbecks zero-tuition benefit, worth roughly INR 15.5 Lakhs a year in effective aid. Cooperative PhD salary at TV-L E13 100 percent runs up to EUR 4,800/month gross, which is a job, not a scholarship.

Q: When should an Indian applicant apply for TH Lbeck scholarships?

Line up funding 10 to 12 months before the target semester. For a Winter 2027/28 start, submit DAAD India by October 31, 2026. Bll deadlines fall on March 1 or September 1, 2027; Deutschlandstipendium closes late November 2027 after enrolment. Indian foundation cycles (Inlaks, KC Mahindra, Tata) close between March and April 2027, so the admit letter must land before then.

Q: How does the Deutschlandstipendium work at TH Lbeck?

TH Lbecks Deutschlandstipendium pays EUR 300/month (INR 28,800/month) for at least two semesters. Half comes from the German federal budget, half from Lbeck-region sponsors like Drgerwerk or Sparkasse Holstein. You must be enrolled before applying, the call opens each October, and roughly 30 to 50 students win per cohort. Selection weighs grades (40 percent), CV and social engagement (40 percent), and personal circumstances (20 percent).

Q: What GPA does an Indian applicant need for DAAD or a political foundation scholarship at TH Lbeck?

DAAD India shortlists cluster around CGPA 8.0/10 or 75 percent in the Bachelors. Political foundations (Bll, KAS, FES) usually screen at CGPA 8.5/10 plus a values-alignment interview. Winning candidates typically show 12 to 24 months of relevant work experience. Add one to two publications, plus B2 or higher German for KAS. Raw grades alone do not carry an application; the CV letter and interview weigh at least 50 percent of the decision.

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TH Lübeck offers 4 institutional funding routes, of which 4 are accessible to Indian applicants. Add 8+ external German government awards that Indians commonly stack on top for full living-cost coverage.

Tuition at TH Lübeck is zero for all Indian students. Scholarships here fund the semester ticket, rent in Lübeck, and the EUR 11,904 blocked-account requirement.

Standard tuition: EUR 0 (INR 0) for every admitted student, Indian included
Semester contribution: EUR 394.30 (INR 37,853) twice a year, covers transport plus admin
Realistic stack ceiling: EUR 992/month (INR 95,232/month) via DAAD; parallel Deutschlandstipendium is not permitted
Next deadline: October 31, 2026 for DAAD India cycle; November 30, 2026 (tentative) for Deutschlandstipendium winter round

Currency Note: All INR conversions use the live rate of 1 EUR = INR 96 as of September 2026. "Semester contribution" (Semesterbeitrag) is a mandatory admin plus transport fee, not tuition; it is due at every registration.

Table of Contents

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

TH Lübeck Scholarships for UG Students

Scholarship	Amount	Eligibility	Deadline
Deutschlandstipendium (TH Lübeck)	EUR 300/month (INR 28,800/month); EUR 3,600/year (INR 3.46 Lakhs/year)	Enrolled Bachelor’s students, top academic quartile, social engagement record	Tentative November 30, 2026 (annual autumn call)
STIBET Degree Completion Grant	EUR 300 to EUR 500/month (INR 28,800 to INR 48,000/month), 3 to 6 months	Bachelor’s in final phase (thesis stage), documented financial need	Rolling; apply through TH Lübeck International Office
STIBET Hardship Grant	EUR 100 to EUR 500 one-off (INR 9,600 to INR 48,000)	Enrolled international, documented emergency (illness, family crisis)	Rolling
Structural tuition waiver (all Bachelor’s)	EUR 0 tuition (implicit saving ~EUR 20,000/year vs UK or US peers)	Every admitted student, no application needed	Automatic on enrolment

Most TH Lübeck Bachelor’s programs are taught in German. Indian UG applicants typically need DSH-2 or TestDaF 4 before any of these funds become reachable.

The Deutschlandstipendium is the flagship. It runs on a public-private match: EUR 150 federal plus EUR 150 from a Lübeck-region company or foundation.

Check the Bachelor’s course list on TH Lübeck Programs before you plan which fund maps to your intake.

TH Lübeck Scholarships for PG / Master’s Students

Scholarship	Amount	Eligibility	Deadline
Deutschlandstipendium (Master’s cohort)	EUR 300/month (INR 28,800/month); EUR 3,600/year (INR 3.46 Lakhs/year)	Enrolled M.Sc. or M.Eng., top grades plus CV strength	Tentative November 30, 2026
STIBET Master’s Completion Grant	EUR 300 to EUR 500/month, 3 to 6 months (INR 28,800 to INR 48,000/month)	Master’s in thesis phase, near completion, funding gap proven	Rolling
Faculty Working-Student Slot (SHK/WHK)	EUR 12 to EUR 18/hour (INR 1,152 to INR 1,728/hour); 20 hours/week cap	Any enrolled Master’s; language match with the chair, professor’s approval	Rolling; watch chair mailing lists each semester start
Structural tuition waiver (all five English masters)	EUR 0 (INR 0), all four semesters	Every admitted Master’s student, Indian included	Automatic

TH Lübeck’s five English-taught masters (Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Microtechnology, Water Engineering, Applied Information Technology) all charge zero tuition. Indian PG applicants pay only EUR 394.30 (INR 37,853) per registration, covering transport and admin.

Reddit Insight: Indian master’s students on r/germany report Deutschlandstipendium acceptance at Fachhochschulen like TH Lübeck runs 15 to 20 percent. That beats TU9 rates because fewer applicants compete per slot at Fachhochschulen.

India-Specific Scholarships at TH Lübeck

TH Lübeck runs no India-only institutional award. Indian applicants use India-side foundations and the DAAD India country pipeline to fund living costs in Lübeck.

Scholarship	Amount	Eligibility	Deadline
DAAD Study Scholarship for Indian Graduates	EUR 992/month (INR 95,232/month); EUR 11,904/year (INR 11.43 Lakhs/year); plus travel, health insurance, study allowance	Indian passport, Bachelor’s completed under 6 years ago, IELTS 6.5 or B2 German	October 31, 2026 (tentative, DAAD India annual cycle)
Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship	Up to USD 100,000 (INR 88 Lakhs); tuition, living, one-way travel	Indian citizen under 30, Bachelor’s from India with strong academics, admit from partner uni	Tentative April 15, 2026 (annual January to April window)
KC Mahindra Scholarship for Post-Graduate Studies	INR 8.5 Lakhs (loan-scholarship); top awards get INR 15 Lakhs outright	Indian, admit from a QS top-1000 uni, income declaration	Tentative March 31, 2026
JN Tata Endowment Loan Scholarship	INR 1 to 10 Lakhs loan plus INR 75,000 gift; charges 2 percent interest	Indian, admit letter, first-class Bachelor’s	Tentative March 21, 2026
Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship	50 percent grant plus 50 percent loan; covers tuition and living	Indian under 30, admit from recognised uni, financial need	Tentative March 31, 2026

Read the intake calendar on TH Lübeck Admissions so India-side foundation deadlines do not clash with uni-assist submissions.

TH Lübeck PhD Scholarships

Scholarship	Amount	Eligibility	Deadline
DAAD Research Grant, Doctoral	EUR 1,300/month (INR 1.25 Lakhs/month); EUR 15,600/year (INR 14.98 Lakhs/year); plus travel, insurance	Indian, Master’s under 6 years old, cooperative PhD supervisor at TH Lübeck	October 31, 2026 (tentative annual cycle)
Cooperative PhD Position (TV-L E13)	TV-L E13 salary, 50 to 100 percent; EUR 2,400 to EUR 4,800/month (INR 2.30 to 4.61 Lakhs/month gross)	Master’s, project match, German B1 preferred for teaching duties	Rolling; posted on TH Lübeck careers page
Landesgraduiertenstipendium Schleswig-Holstein	EUR 1,400/month (INR 1.34 Lakhs/month); 2 to 3 years	Enrolled doctoral candidate at a Schleswig-Holstein uni, top-quartile Master’s	Tentative April 30, 2026
Political Foundations (Böll, KAS, FES)	EUR 1,300 to EUR 1,450/month (INR 1.25 to 1.39 Lakhs/month) plus research allowance	Indian, aligned values, strong Master’s, published work preferred	Varies by foundation, most fall in Q1 or Q3 of the year

TH Lübeck is a Fachhochschule, so PhDs are awarded jointly with a partner university (usually University of Lübeck or Kiel). Line up the cooperative supervisor before you approach any funder.

The cooperative PhD flow works in three sequential steps:

Match with a TH Lübeck professor by research topic
Confirm a co-supervisor at University of Lübeck or Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Submit the DAAD Research Grant with both supervision letters attached

External Government Scholarships for TH Lübeck Students

Scholarship	Amount	Eligibility	Deadline
DAAD EPOS (Development-Related Postgrad)	EUR 992/month (INR 95,232/month); tuition covered; family allowance if applicable	Indian, 2+ years work experience in development sector, admit to an EPOS-listed course	Tentative July 31, 2026 (cycle varies by programme)
Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarship	EUR 934/month (INR 89,664/month) Master’s; EUR 1,350/month (INR 1.30 Lakhs/month) PhD	Indian, first-class academics, Green or human-rights alignment, interview	March 1 and September 1, 2026 (tentative twin cycle)
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Scholarship	EUR 1,000/month (INR 96,000/month) Master’s; EUR 1,350/month PhD; plus mobility	Indian under 30, CDU-aligned values, community engagement record, B2 German	Tentative July 15, 2026
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Scholarship	EUR 934/month Master’s, EUR 1,350/month PhD	Indian, SPD-aligned values, social democratic engagement record	Tentative April 30 and October 31, 2026
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Scholarship	EUR 934/month plus EUR 100 books allowance (INR 89,664 plus INR 9,600/month)	Indian, left-progressive values, admit to a German uni	Tentative April 1, 2026
Erasmus+ Joint Master’s (EMJM)	EUR 1,400/month (INR 1.34 Lakhs/month); tuition covered	Indian, admitted to an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s that includes TH Lübeck as consortium partner	Tentative January 15, 2026 (annual EMJM call)
KAAD (Catholic Academic Exchange)	EUR 992/month plus travel and insurance	Indian Christian, Master’s or PhD admit, active parish or NGO record	Rolling; tentative June 30 and December 31, 2026

Reddit Insight: Indian Master’s applicants on r/DAAD say the DAAD India cycle receives 1,200+ Indian applications for roughly 100 slots. Applicants with 8.5+ CGPA and 24+ months of NGO or research work report the strongest interview call rates.

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TH Lübeck Scholarships: Frequently Asked Questions

Ques. What is the maximum funding an Indian student can stack at TH Lübeck?

Ans. The realistic ceiling is EUR 992/month (INR 95,232/month or INR 11.43 Lakhs/year) through a DAAD Study Scholarship. DAAD forbids parallel Deutschlandstipendium receipt. A rarer stack is a political foundation grant of EUR 1,350/month plus TH Lübeck’s zero-tuition benefit, worth roughly INR 15.5 Lakhs a year in effective aid. Cooperative PhD salary at TV-L E13 100 percent runs up to EUR 4,800/month gross, which is a job, not a scholarship.

Ques. When should an Indian applicant apply for TH Lübeck scholarships?

Ans. Line up funding 10 to 12 months before the target semester. For a Winter 2027/28 start, submit DAAD India by October 31, 2026. Böll deadlines fall on March 1 or September 1, 2027; Deutschlandstipendium closes late November 2027 after enrolment. Indian foundation cycles (Inlaks, KC Mahindra, Tata) close between March and April 2027, so the admit letter must land before then.

Ques. How does the Deutschlandstipendium work at TH Lübeck?

Ans. TH Lübeck’s Deutschlandstipendium pays EUR 300/month (INR 28,800/month) for at least two semesters. Half comes from the German federal budget, half from Lübeck-region sponsors like Drägerwerk or Sparkasse Holstein. You must be enrolled before applying, the call opens each October, and roughly 30 to 50 students win per cohort. Selection weighs grades (40 percent), CV and social engagement (40 percent), and personal circumstances (20 percent).

Ques. Will a TH Lübeck scholarship cover living costs in Lübeck?

Ans. Yes for DAAD, partly for Deutschlandstipendium. Monthly living in Lübeck sits at EUR 850 to EUR 1,000 (INR 81,600 to INR 96,000). Breakdown: shared-flat rent EUR 350 to EUR 500, food EUR 200, insurance EUR 130, misc EUR 150. DAAD’s EUR 992 covers it entirely. Deutschlandstipendium’s EUR 300 covers about a third. Top it up with a part-time job, capped at 20 hours/week for Indians, worth EUR 550 to EUR 800/month at minimum wage.

Ques. Does zero tuition at TH Lübeck count as an automatic scholarship for Indians?

Ans. Effectively yes, and it is the single largest cost saving. Comparable UK or US master’s charge EUR 18,000 to EUR 32,000 (INR 17.28 to 30.72 Lakhs) in tuition per year. TH Lübeck charges EUR 0. Indian applicants still pay EUR 394.30 (INR 37,853) per registration. A blocked account of EUR 11,904 (INR 11.43 Lakhs) is also required for the visa. No separate application is needed for the tuition benefit; it applies to every admitted student.

Ques. What GPA does an Indian applicant need for DAAD or a political foundation scholarship at TH Lübeck?

Ans. DAAD India shortlists cluster around CGPA 8.0/10 or 75 percent in the Bachelor’s. Political foundations (Böll, KAS, FES) usually screen at CGPA 8.5/10 plus a values-alignment interview. Winning candidates typically show 12 to 24 months of relevant work experience. Add one to two publications, plus B2 or higher German for KAS. Raw grades alone do not carry an application; the CV letter and interview weigh at least 50 percent of the decision.