DAAD Prize

Achievements and commitment

The DAAD Prize is awarded to international students that complete their studies at HTW Berlin and demonstrate outstanding academic achievements and social or intercultural commitment.

Selection procedure

Online nominations via moodle are made by lecturers at HTW Berlin. Students are not permitted to nominate themselves.

Award nominations are not open to students who

  • have a German higher education entrance qualification
  • are studying on an exchange programme at HTW Berlin
  • are enrolled on a further education Master’s study programme
  • are in the first academic year of a Bachelor’s study programme
  • are in the first semester of a consecutive Master’s study programme

The prize recipient is chosen by an independent selection committee based on the submitted nominations. In accordance with the advertised award criteria, apart from academic achievements, social and intercultural commitment is also taken into account in the decision.