Cost of training

The cost of education on all educational programs of Bachelor's and Master's degree is 1.500.000 tenge for 1 academic year.

Internal grants

Up to 50% of DKU students (BA and MA) receive grants/scholarships from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) or the German Ministry of the Interior each year.


All grants/scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. The decision to award grants is made by the scholarship committee. The meeting of the scholarship committee and the announcement of the results takes place at the end of August.


ALL SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS ARE ALLOCATED FOR ONE ACADEMIC YEAR!


Both VA and MA applicants wishing to apply for any type of internal grant/scholarship must:


Complete the online applicant registration at https://dku.kaznu.kz/abiturient_home/index/. All fields must be filled out, otherwise your scholarship application will not be displayed in the program.

During the online registration process, submit your scholarship application. When applying, the types of scholarships for which the applicant is applying must be noted. A complete application package must be submitted for each type of scholarship. All required documents must be uploaded when submitting the online application. Only those applications that contain a complete set of attached documents will be forwarded to the scholarship committee for review.

If an applicant does not submit a complete set of documents, he/she will not be allowed to participate in the competition.


Acceptance of grant applications and related documents begins June 1, 2023. The deadline for submission of applications is August 13, 2023.

TYPES OF INTERNAL GRANTS
DAAD study grants and living stipends

DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service.


DAAD study grants are awarded to applicants (BA and MA), undergraduate and graduate students of DKU for good academic performance.

These grants are also granted to foreign students (WA and MA). Foreign applicants are applicants who have citizenship of another country and have graduated from a school or university in their home country.


THE GRANT AMOUNT IS UP TO 50% OF THE TUITION FEE.


Living grants are provided to non-resident and foreign applicants (VA and MA), students and masters of DKU for good academic performance, living further than 35 km from Almaty.


Criteria for selection of applicants for internal grant: 


for VA applicants

DKU internal admission procedure (test score in subjects + score in foreign language)

average certificate score

UNT score

for foreign applicants VA

internal admission procedure DKU (test score for subjects + score for foreign language)

average certificate score

for MA applicants

comprehensive testing MES RK

oral interview in English at DKU

for foreign MA applicants

pass the DKU internal admission procedure

oral interview on English language in DKU



Documents required for participation in the competition


for MA applicants

online application form

copy of school certificate and its attachment

copy of UNT certificate

for living scholarships - screen shot from egov website with permanent residence address

for foreign applicants of VA

online application

copy of school certificate and its annexes

passport scan

for MA applicants

online application

copy of bachelor's diploma and its attachment

copy of the comprehensive testing certificate of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

for living scholarships - screen shot from egov website with permanent residence address

for foreign MA applicants

online application

copy of bachelor's diploma and its attachment

passport scan

Internal tuition grants of 15% of tuition fees

Applicants who have received a 15% grant may also participate in the general competition for the distribution of DAAD internal grants (see point 1).


An applicant may only receive a 15% grant in one of the proposed categories.


These grants may be awarded to the following categories of applicants:


For VA applicants


Innovative VA majors - Granted for the first year of study to all VA applicants entering the following majors:


telematics

information engineering in economics

energy and environmental engineering

Required documents:


online application

Graduates of schools with advanced German language studies - granted to the best graduates. Grants are allocated on the basis of the school certificate and the grade in the German language certificate.


Required documents:


online application

copy of the school certificate with its attachment

Winners of Olympiads (1st, 2nd and 3rd places)


National and/or city Olympiads in German language;

DKU (Redekunst) Olympiads in German language.

Required documents:


online application

certificate or diploma scan

The best graduates of the Bolashak Training Center. Grants are distributed according to the results of the UNT.


Required documents:


online application

scan of UNT certificate

scan of the certificate of graduation from the Bolashak Center

The best graduates of the pre-university training center DKU. Grants are distributed according to the results of the DKU admission procedure.


Required documents:


online application

scan of UNT certificate

Sprachdiplom. Applicants who have a Sprachdiplom with level B2-C1, UNT at least 75 points, will receive a 15% discount for the first year of study.


Required documents:


online application

scan of Sprachdiplom

scan of UNT certificate

3 applicants with the highest scores in German language at the DKU internal admission procedure.


Required documents:


online application form

For foreign applicants


Foreign applicants applying to bachelor's degree programs with good and excellent results. Grants are distributed on the basis of school certificate results.


Required documents:


online application

a scan of the school certificate with its attachment.

For foreign MA applicants


Foreign applicants applying to MA programs with good and excellent results. Grants are distributed according to undergraduate results.


Required documents:


online application

scan of the diploma with attachment

Foreign applicants may also participate in the general competition for DAAD internal grants (see point 1).

Grants from the Consulate General of Germany

(subject to their allocation to the university)


Scholarships are awarded to applicants (BA and MA), undergraduate and graduate students of German nationality for good academic performance. These grants are distributed to applicants who participated in the competition for the DAAD study grants and were not awarded this type of grant in the general competition (point 1). The distribution of grants takes place in October/November.


Criteria for selection of applicants for the grant:


for VA applicants


DKU internal admission procedure (subject test score + language score)

average certificate score

UNT score

for MA applicants


comprehensive testing MES RK

oral interview in English at DKU

Required documents:


online application

scan of ID card showing German nationality (or ID card of one of the parents)