Study Financing and Fees

You can finance all or part of your studies (including a part of your living expenses) by means of funds (collection of money from investors).

You are then required to pay back an amount that is based on your personal current income, at the earliest one year after you have finished your degree. You are exempt from repayment if your income is below a specified minimum level (fund-dependent).

Please note: Enrollment at Zeppelin University does not guarantee direct access to a fund. BrainCapital and Deutsche Bildung use their own criteria when awarding funds.

Please note: A study place at Zeppelin University does not guarantee you direct access to a fund. BrainCapital and Deutsche Bildung use their own criteria when awarding funds.

The ZU Education Fund is an innovative study program funding model, which allows you to pay no tuition fees during your studies. Well-known capital providers cover the costs for you. The tuition fees are due once you graduate, according to your income.

Young students may apply for up to 30,000 Euro to cover their study and living expenses with the study fund. Later, their income-based repayments contribute to the effectiveness of the Reverse Generation Contract principle, enabling new students to study.

A bank loan provides the best possible flexibility. You can adjust your required funding and individually increase or decrease it. After graduation, you pay back a monthly amount.

Please note: A study place at Zeppelin University does not guarantee you direct access to a financed student loan. Each financing bank decides individually on the basis of its own criteria and specifications when awarding a student loan.

With a Student Loan from KfW or an Education Loan, you can secure targeted support to finance your living expenses while studying at Zeppelin University.

BAföG – which is government funding - is interest-free. Eligibility and amount of the award depends on several factors, such as parental income, residential situation and the number of siblings. You will have to repay half of the loan (max. €10,000 in total) five years after graduation.

Further information available here: BMBF Federal Ministry of Education and Research and Seezeit Studierendenwerk Bodensee.

State benefits are available as long as the child is attending school up to the age of 25. The allocated amount varies depending on the number of children and starts at approximately 200 Euro per month for each child.

Further information is available here: Federal Employment Agency.

Master's students who are already receive or have received a scholarship (undergraduate) from one of the Federations for the Gifted are eligible for a 25% (percent) discount on full tuition fees.

Get to know the federations for the gifted.

Further information

Zeppelin University awards the ZU Scholarship to committed people with special life paths.

We award a limited number of scholarships for 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% tuition remission over the entire standard period of study.

Find out about application criteria and how to apply for a ZU scholarship:

You can apply for the ZU scholarship by submitting a one-page letter of motivation as part of the online study place application.

Studying at Zeppelin University is an investment in your future. Paying tuition covers approximately a third of the cost of your studies. The remaining cost is financed by friends and sponsors of the university.

Depending on your preference, tuition can be paid either per semester or monthly (small surcharge). It is not possible to pay the total amount in a one payment.