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SBW Berlin advocates for a socially better world.

– a social better world –

VISION

SBW Berlin and Its International Context

SBW Berlin advocates for a socially better world. Together with our scholarship recipients and partner organizations from Germany and abroad we design, develop, and promote projects that support people in need and have a general benefit for society.

We believe that education and the dissemination of educational opportunities are keys to improving the lives of all people. In addition to education, however, social commitment is also an important cornerstone of all our projects. Our scholarship programs are therefore designed not only to support talented people in their education, but also to support people from all over the world who have fewer opportunities for education but are socially engaged through their social commitment.

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Scholarships

Find out more about the three different types of SBW scholarships

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Social projects

Our scholarship recipients work on social projects during their studies

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Our School Project

In our school in Trjavna in Bulgaria we support talented children

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Our scholarships

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Social
study programs

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Scholarship for refugees

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International students

  • For all scholarship holders: a furnished room in one of SBW Berlin’s shared student flats during the funding period
  • Granting of tuition fees depending on the type of scholarship*
  • Granting of monthly support depending on the type of scholarship*

* Further information can be found in the relevant scholarship guidelines and on the SBW Berlin website

  • Interest in social commitment and the development of social projects
  • Transparency and clear communication regarding professional goals, etc.
  • Cooperation (past and future) with a non-profit/social institution in the home country*.
  • Continuing education plan*
  • No financial support from family members or third parties possible through the scholarship program, etc.*

* Further information can be found in the relevant scholarship guidelines and on the SBW Berlin website

  • Proactive development of social projects during the study period (2 to 8 hours of work per week are planned for the social project).
  • Good academic performance in each semester supported*.
  • Active participation in regular project meetings and workshops at SBW Berlin
  • Writing project reports
  • Preparing and implementing talks or presentations on the projects
  • Transparency and clear communication regarding professional goals

* Further information can be found in the relevant scholarship guidelines and on the SBW Berlin website

Funding can be terminated by SBW Berlin in the event that

  • two failed compulsory examinations or two postponed examinations
  • failure to meet the target agreement set for the social/charitable project
  • the misappropriation of the funds made available

In these cases, a repayment agreement is concluded, which must be notarized. Consequently, the scholarships or the monetary payments made by SBW Berlin to date must then be repaid in 12 monthly installments* without interest 3 months after the end of funding or the standard period of study. A repayment agreement is also concluded and must be notarized if international students remain in Germany after the end of their studies or funding*.

* Further information can be found in the relevant scholarship guidelines and on the SBW Berlin website

Our fellows talk about their social commitment

Q&A with Diana

Enrique Luna and his project on music and movement therapy

School project in Bulgaria

In our school in Trjavna in Bulgaria we also want to support talented children. Because of the building’s location next to a hospital for children suffering from lung diseases, we also intend to support those children admitted there as inpatients to address and close any educational gaps during their hospital stays. Find out more about our work in Bulgaria here.

Through our “VierWändeFinden” project, we work in collaboration with the Neukölln District Office to help the unhoused (Wohnungslose) in Berlin – who have lost their homes for various reasons – find a new, permanent place to live. Guests stay free of charge at the SBW Berlin facilities and have a private, furnished room. Assistance is provided by the SBW Berlin team and SBW Berlin scholarship recipients.

For students looking for a place to live, SBW Berlin offers free accommodation for six months in one of its two-person shared apartments (WG) in Buckow, Neukölln, in exchange for social engagement.

All shared apartments (approx. 60m²) consist of a fully equipped kitchen with appliances, dishes, pots, etc., a bathroom with shower and toilet, and two furnished, private, lockable living rooms/bedrooms (room size approx. 20m²). Washing machines and internet are also available in all shared apartments. There are no additional costs.

  • Between the ages of 18 and 30
  • Admission to a university or university of applied sciences (FH) in Berlin
  • Current certificate of enrollment (within the standard period of study)
  • Mandatory communal volunteering during the period of residence

1. Check that you meet all the requirements.
2. Write a short cover letter with information about yourself and your planned social engagement.
3. Send all documents as PDF files to info@sbw.berlin with the subject line “Flats4Volunteers”:

  • Cover letter
  • Admission to a university/university of applied sciences in Berlin
  • Current certificate of enrollment

If you are interested, please send all necessary documentation to info@sbw.berlin with the subject line “Flats4Volunteers.” Any questions? Please use the contact form on the SBW Berlin website.

Upcoming events

On a regular basis there are various events at SBW Berlin. Would you like to participate or attend any such event? Just take a look and let us know which one you’d like to attend by sending us a short message.

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