Fees and Scholarships
Learn about tuition fees and other costs to plan your education with confidence.
Tuition fee
The tuition fee for the Humboldt Master of Laws amounts to 15,000 € (7,500 € per semester)
Applicants must ensure they have sufficient financial resources to fund their studies. We strongly encourage prospective students to plan their finances carefully and well in advance, exploring all available funding opportunities. These may include:
- Government loans or scholarships from your home country or the host country
- Scholarships offered by private organizations, NGOs, or grant foundations
- Loans from banks or specialised student loan providers
- Employer support, such as loans, salary advances, grants, or paid leave
- Other funding options, including a combination of the above
It is the responsibility of students to secure their own funding. The university does not provide direct support in this matter.
Payment
The tuition fee for the winter semester must be paid in advance after you receive a study place offer. Only once the payment has been received will your admission be finalized, and the letter of admission will be sent to you. The instalment for the summer semester is due in December.
Please note, however, that enrollment at the university (Immatrikulation) will only be processed once the payment for the winter semester has been received in full in the Humboldt-Universität’s account. A confirmation from the scholarship provider alone is not sufficient for enrollment.
- Recipient: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Recipient's address: Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin
- Bank name: Deutsche Bank PGK AG
- Bank address: Taunusanlage 12, 60325 Frankfurt am Main
- IBAN: DE95 1007 0848 0512620601
- BIC or SWIFT code: DEUTDEDB110
- Purpose (or reference, remittance information, etc.): Z.00210.00.100000/ Application number, name (HU-LL.M.) - (please write your application number and your name instead of the words “application number” and “name”).
Student union contribution
In addition to the tuition fee, Programme participants will have to pay a student union contribution (Semesterbeitrag) of around 355 € per semester. This money contributes to financing student self-government and administering student social welfare, e.g. discounted meals in university cafeterias and cheap housing in dormitories. It also includes a Germany-wide public transport ticket.
Scholarships
In the case of full enrollment in the Master's programme, partial or full tuition waivers may be granted.
Separate applications are not required, as all LL.M. programme applicants are considered for these scholarships, provided they express their interest in an informal letter in PDF format on the programme application form. Please note that it will not be certain until August or September of each year how many (partial) tuition waivers can be granted, or indeed if any can be granted.
In addition, prospective students may apply for scholarships offered by various foundations, companies, and organisations. For example, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides various kinds of scholarships for foreign students wishing to study in Germany and for German students going to study abroad. A selection of scholarship opportunities for international students can be found on the website of Humboldt University's central International Office.