FirstGen Support

IU Internationale Hochschule GmbH offers FirstGen-Förderung as part of its IU scholarships and funding. IU states that the purpose is to support applicants who want to pursue an academic pathway as the first person in their family. The support is described as a financial contribution credited toward the monthly study fee.

The programme is aimed at applicants who want to be the first in their family to pursue an academic career. IU frames the eligibility as requiring an essay on study motivation plus a written statement that the applicant is the first person in their family who wants to study. The general scholarship checklist also requires that the study is planned as distance learning and that the study has not yet started.

For FirstGen-Förderung, IU requests application materials that include a short essay on study motivation and a written declaration that the applicant is the first person in their family who wants to study. For the overall IU scholarship application process, IU states that the application is submitted for the month in which it is submitted, that documents are uploaded during the application form step, and that IU informs the applicant about acceptance or rejection by the 15th of the following month.

• Funding amount of 3.000 € credited toward your monthly study fee (monthly tuition fee).

1. Complete the scholarship application form for scholarships, including your chosen programme (Bewerbung ausfüllen). IU states that the application applies for the month in which you submit it.Upload your documents within 24h in step 2 of the application form (Unterlagen hochladen).Wait for IU’s decision (Zusage erhalten). IU states that you will be informed about acceptance or rejection no later than the 15th of the following month, and that you receive a personal discount code by email. IU also states that a rejection is sent if documents are missing.Activate the scholarship by redeeming the discount code in your online application on the website within 6 weeks (Stipendium aktivieren).Sign your study contract by the deadline (Vertrag unterzeichnen). IU states that your scholarship claim expires once the contract-signing deadline has passed.Start your study at the contract start date (Studium starten).

• Motivation letter (Motivationsschreiben) with a maximum length of one A4 page, submitted as a PDF.Curriculum vitae (Lebenslauf).Higher-education entrance qualification for the selected study programme (e.g., Abiturzeugnis, Bachelorurkunde, Berufsnachweise).Additional evidence, including FirstGen-specific materials: a short essay on study motivation and a written explanation that you are the first person in your family who wants to study.