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