Nomination for the Hilde Domin Program (HDP)

Many thanks for your interest in the University of Stuttgart.

Please note, that the university can nominate only prospective students for the Hilde Domin Program (HDP). Basic requirements for nomination include:

  • an admission letter of our university,
  • a B2 language certificate in English or German,
  • a degree certificate (received no longer than two years ago at the point of application for an intended bachelor’s/master’s degree programme or an intended doctorate) or a proof of recently discontinued study.
  • status at risk of being formally or de facto denied educational rights in your country of origin, due to your ethnic, sexual, gender or religious identity and/or your political or civic engagement (describe in your email).

Currently we accept applications for HDP for the winter semester 2024/25. The application deadline is on September 11th 2023. Announcement of results: from September 19th, 2023 onwards. Please note, since the HDP welcomes students from all fields of study, its application deadline is not synchronized with any particular study program’s deadline.

You can find information about our programs of study, their admission criteria and application deadlines through the following link. You can identify the language of instruction by selecting the language in the search menu bar. An overview of our application procedures can be found here or here (Video). An overview of frequently asked questions and answers about the HDP and nomination requirements here: faqs_hilde_domin_en.pdf (daad.de)

Please contact us if you meet the criteria above and send all required documents in one email to welcome.campus@ia.uni-stuttgart.de. Documents sent separately will not be accepted.