Fees / Scholarships

Fees

No tuition fees are raised for the MA Intellectual Encounters of the Islamicate World. There is merely a small enrollment and re-registration fee of around 60 Euro per semester.

IEIW Scholarships for Palestinians and Israelis

The MA program Intellectual Encounters of the Islamicate World is proud to offer a scholarship program for Palestinian and Israeli nationals.Palestinian and Israeli students matching the entry requirements of the MA program are eligible to apply for a IEIW scholarship. The scholarship application comes along with your program application. The deadlines are identical, i.e. from 15 April until 31 May of the respective academic year.

The scholarship for Israelis and Palestinians include monthly instalments to pay your all-day expenses while being free to studyas well as to support you with the travel and accomodation expenses to the in-class sessions. Total sums vary annually and are therefore to be clarified before each academic year. For general orientation, these are the sums for the academic year 2017/18. All sums without guarantee and without entitlement!

Travel costs:

Palestinians	Starting point	Destination	Total cost of flight ticket + public transportation
	West Bank/Jerusalem via Amman	Cordoba, Spain	Exact amount, but no more than max. 850 €
	via Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv	Cordoba, Spain	Exact amount, but no more than max. 650 €
	West Bank/Jerusalem via Amman	Berlin, Germany	650 €
	via Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv	Berlin, Germany	400 €

Israelis	via Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv	Cordoba, Spain	Exact amount, but no more than max. 3200 NIS
	via Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv	Berlin, Germany	Exact amount, but no more than max. 2210 NIS

There is no coverage of (for example):

any other than economy flight/train tickets
open-jaw flights
rebooking fees
additional suitcases or excess baggage
additional services
taxis
public transportation tickets during the in-class sessions
visa fees
travel insurance
per diem allowance
car rentals

Monthly instalments:

	amount	monthly instalments for a maximum of
Palestinians	800 €	12 months (October year 1 until September year 2)
Israelis	650 €	12 months (October year 1 until September year 2)

External sources for all other students

For all other students who wish to apply for a scholarship, we have collected a list of foundations and funding organisations:

Political Foundations

Confessionally bound funding institutions

International fellowships

Further fellowships

General financial expenses within the MA program

The MA Intellectual Encounters is principally taught in synchronic online sessions. You therefore have to make sure that you are able to afford for the basic equipement, like a notebook/PC with camera, speakers and earphones. Furthermore, you will have to make sure to have access to a stable and reliable internet connection. We generally recommend a notebook. It has proven as a practical and effective device when it comes to research tours to different libraries as well as to be taken along to the face-to-face sessions.

For all students without a scholarship: Please take into account that you will have to be able to cover the travel (i.e. air fare, transportation from and to the airport as well as public transportation on the spot), accommodation and nourishment costs for the three face-to-face sessions. If applicable, this also includes visa fees. As for the moment, the Introductory Week takes place in Cordoba, Spain, and the two Colloquia in Berlin. However, these locations might be adapted to actual situations and necessities.

For a general idea on living expenses in Cordoba, please refer to the following informational website.
If you want to learn more about the cost of living in Berlin, please refer to the following page.

Studying in Berlin

If you plan to stay in Berlin during your studies, these guidelines provided by FU Berlin might be a starting point to get organized. Even more detailed information on all specific needs for international students arriving in Berlin, including counseling and support, financial assistance, job placement, residential accommodations, and dining facilities, can be found on the website of the Deutsche Studentenwerk.