The application deadline often is July 15th if the course starts during the winter semester.
The application deadline often is January 15th if the course starts during the summer semester.
However, more and more universities are setting earlier deadlines, for example for a Master's programme or Studienkolleg.
You can find out the exact deadlines for your chosen degree programme directly from the university of your choice.
Send your documents and pay the processing fees at least 8 weeks before the deadline.
You can find out the exact deadlines for your chosen course of study and your application via Hochschulstart here.
Here you can find the application deadlines of our partner universities (in progress):
Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
The German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB)
Protestant University of Applied Sciences Berlin (EHB)
Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit und Pädagogik (HSAP)
Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin
Ernst Busch University of Theatre Arts
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTW)
Berlin School of Economics and Law
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
IPU - International Psychoanalytic University Berlin
IU International University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Katholische Hochschule für Sozialwesen Berlin (KHSB)
Technische Universität Berlin (TU)
Berlin University of the Arts (UdK)
Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin
For the T and W focus courses:
Application for the summer semester 2026: not yet published. Please read the application deadlines and dates page on the TU website.
Application for the winter semester 25/26: May 5 to June 30, 2025, see the application deadlines and dates page on the TU website.
HU: The application to Studienkolleg is possible only for Winter semester. The application period is from 01.06. to 15.07.
FU: The application to Studienkolleg is possible only for Winter semester. The application period is from 01.06. to 15.07.