Amirana Scholarship 2025 at Heidelberg University

The Amirana Scholarship is a funding program exclusively for international medical and dental students from the low and middle income countries of the Global South. Applications are open to international students who suddenly find themselves in financial difficulties due to circumstances beyond their control or who need special support in the final phase of their studies.

• Table of Content
• About Heidelberg University
• Amirana Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Amirana Scholarship
• Amirana Scholarship Courses
• Requirements for Amirana Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Amirana Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Amirana Scholarship

The Amirana Scholarship can only cover short periods of financial hardship (usually up to one year) but NOT your whole study programme.

Amirana Scholarship Courses

• Dentistry
• Medicine

Requirements for Amirana Scholarship Qualification

Subject areas

The Amirana Scholarship is only available for the subjects dentistry and medicine (study locations Heidelberg and Mannheim) at Heidelberg University.

Countries of origin

The Amirana Scholarship fund is available to students from low and middle income countries of the Global South who are in temporary financial need or require support in the final phase of their studies and who are not educational residents. Please refer to the current DAC List for the valid categorisation of countries.

Financial distress

The scholarship can be applied for by students who have got into a financial distress through no fault of their own and who would not be able to continue or successfully complete their studies without temporary financial assistance.

Re-application

Re-application for funding is only possible in the following situations:

1. A new, special hardship has arisen or
2. You are in the final phase of your studies and need a grant to successfully complete your studies, e.g. to be able to reduce the number of hours you work to cover your living expenses. 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Should you meet the funding requirements please hand in your documents in due course. You can find the application forms to the right. Please send your complete application documents in German via e-mail to

[email protected]

They are looking forward to your application!

Questions regarding the scholarship, the application process or the application documents can also be sent to the mentioned e-mail address.

Apply now

For more details, visit Heidelberg University Scholarship webpage