Help and support programs
On this page, we provide an overview of support services for students and researchers from Ukraine. The following list includes services offered here at TU Dresden and at other academic institutions.
The Association of Friends and Sponsors of TU Dresden (GFF) grants scholarships for refugees at TU Dresden. These scholarships are financed by a fundraising campaign, to which many members and associate members of TU Dresden donated. Applications are now open.
TU Dresden offers language courses to Ukrainian students, high school graduates and early-career researchers who are fleeing the war. These are available for learners at different levels of language proficiency and different stages of their academic careers.
Important points of contact
- International Office: International Office
- Welcome Center services for international researchers
- TU Dresden’s regional ambassadors (Nicolai Press, Ianina Scheuch) are committed to assisting students and researchers
- A special mentoring program for students and researchers who do not speak English is currently being developed at the Institute for Slavic Studies (in German only).
Saxon State Ministry for Social Affairs and Social Cohesion
Information for people fleeing from Ukraine to Saxony: https://www.ukrainehilfe.sachsen.de/en/index.html (brochure on initial orientation in Ukrainian: https://publikationen.sachsen.de/bdb/artikel/39673)
Foreign Nationals Office for the City of Dresden
To book an appointment, the hotline +49 351-4886009 is available at the following times:
- Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
- Friday, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Or you can also send an email with your query to .
Contact points in Dresden, the region & beyond
Ukrainian Citizens’ Initiative (Ukrainische Bürgerinitiative Dresden e. V.)
Support from the German Red Cross and
Advisory Services from the German Red Cross in Saxony
Saxon Refugee Council (Sächsischer Flüchtlingsrat) with regular free training programs designed for volunteers working with refugees.
AWO Migration Counseling for Adult Immigrants (MBE)
Cabana Migration Counseling Center (Migrationsberatungsstelle)
Migration Social Work of the Council for Foreign Nationals (Ausländerrat Dresden e.V.)
https://www.deafrefugees.de/en/ (A nationwide association of various umbrella organizations, state associations, regional associations and volunteers who collect accessible information especially for deaf refugees and provide contact information)
Professional association of sign language interpreters in Saxony
Collection of frequently asked questions and answers for people fleeing the war in Ukraine. The list is compiled by the Federal Government Commission for Migration, Refugees and Integration: https://www.integrationsbeauftragte.de/ukraine
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Help for students and researchers:
https://www.daad-ukraine.org/en/support-offers/overview-of-existing-support-offers/
Federal Foreign Office
FAQs on entering Germany from Ukraine
Federal Foreign Office crisis hotline: +49 30 5000 3000
Current travel warnings from the Federal Foreign Office
Crisis precaution list for anyone currently abroad
Ukrainian embassy and consulates in Germany
Coming to Dresden
Transport within Germany:
- https://www.bahn.de/info/helpukraine: Deutsche Bahn offers free train tickets to Ukrainian refugees in Germany
Information on emergency accommodation in Dresden (in German only)
Privately organized transitional housing for refugees:
https://dresden.de/hilfe-fuer-die-ukraine/Ankommen-in-Dresden: Information from the City of Dresden on arriving in Dresden. On this page (available in German only), you will find information on:
- Registration, accommodation and care
- Health, medical emergencies, mental health support
- Childcare and schools
- Work, banking, integration courses
TU Dresden offers language courses to Ukrainian students, high school graduates and early-career researchers who are fleeing the war. These are available for learners at different levels of language proficiency and different stages of their academic careers.
The Refugee Law Clinic Dresden helps with legal matters regarding residence in Germany, accommodation and social benefits.
- Childcare facilities
- Educational program for refugee schoolchildren from Ukraine, provided by TUD students and researchers
Studying at TU Dresden
TU Dresden offers a variety of support programs to help refugees enroll in higher education. To this end, we have compiled a list of various study opportunities for refugees.
Scholarships and grants
Hilde Domin Program Scholarships for students and doctoral candidates at risk
This program provides support to students and doctoral candidates from across the globe who are at risk of being formally or de facto denied educational or other rights in their country of origin. It offers them the opportunity to start or complete a degree program or research qualification in Germany.
The International Office will gladly provide you with more information and answer your questions.
Current information on measures and support programs from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for students, researchers and German universities
Die Maria Reiche Welcome Grants sind eine Maßnahme, die besonders promovierte
ukrainische Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen unterstützen soll. Die Förderung der
Forschungsaufenthalte an der TUD hat zum Ziel, die ukrainischen Wissenschaftlerinnen
nachhaltig in das deutsche Wissenschaftssystem zu integrieren. Die Antragstellung kann bis zum 31. Dezember jederzeit erfolgen.
Weitere Informationen
In 2024 the STIBET I Scholarships: Special funding for refugees from Ukraine are included within the call for STIBET I Scholarships for the Promotion of Equal Opportunities.
These scholarships are especially aimed at refugee students from Ukraine!
Generelly the STIBET I Scholarships for the Promotion of Equal Opportunities can be used to support students with special challenges and life circumstances (e.g. due to a refugee background: refugee students from Ukraine and other war and crisis zones, due to health restrictions or disability, due to special care situations of their own children or due to family members in need of care).
Information on the scholarship, the application process and deadlines can be found at:
STIBET I: Scholarship for the Promotion of Equal Opportunities
Support at TU Dresden
TU Dresden offers language courses to Ukrainian students, high school graduates and early-career researchers who are fleeing the war. These are available for learners at different levels of language proficiency and different stages of their academic careers.
The SLUB offers services for refugees (link in German only).
TU Dresden has a buddy program that connects (prospective) students who have been forced to flee from Ukraine with volunteer “buddies” at TU Dresden. They can offer assistance with your questions and problems concerning arrival in Dresden and studying at TU Dresden.
Find more information and register here.
Research at TU Dresden
Scholarships and grants
The Philipp Schwartz Initiative of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Researchers who are under substantial and persistent personal threat in their home countries can take advantage of this program to continue their work at German universities and research institutions.
For questions about the application process, please contact: .
The German Research Foundation supports researchers seeking refuge to apply for a position at a German research institution as part of the Walter Benjamin Program.
The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina supports researchers from Ukraine whose academic careers have been endangered or interrupted due to the war with a scholarship for resuming or continuing their research activities. The funding enables outstanding researchers from Ukraine who have a PhD to work on an independent research project at a university or research institution in Germany for an initial period of one year, while maintaining their affiliation with a Ukrainian institution.
The EU is responding to Russia's war in Ukraine with the MSCA4Ukraine funding program. The aim is to enable Ukrainian scientists to continue working on their doctorates or postdoctoral research at European host institutions. There should be no permanent brain drain. Therefore, as soon as this is possible again, both the reintegration in Ukraine and the cooperation of the Ukrainian higher education sector with the international research community will be strengthened.
The funding runs for 6-24 months and the funding rates correspond to those of other Marie Skłodowska-Curie measures. Host universities are invited to submit institution-wide applications from 24.10.2022.
Information on the program can be found at https://sareurope.eu/msca4ukraine/information-for-applicants
Please contact if you would like to support scientists from Ukraine.
Support at TU Dresden
TU Dresden offers language courses to Ukrainian students, high school graduates and early-career researchers who are fleeing the war. These are available for learners at different levels of language proficiency and different stages of their academic careers.
The SLUB offers services for refugees (link in German only).
The DRESDEN-concept Welcome Center team at TU Dresden supports international researchers and their families in planning and carrying out their research stays of three months or more.
You can find more information here.