Applications

• Students must hold a Bachelor's degree in a field related to the WATENV Master's programme, e.g. civil engineering, environmental sciences or any studies with a focus on water subjects.
• Instructions and examinations are given in English language. Applicants have to provide evidence of an adequate working knowledge (CEFR C1) of English via a certificate recognised by Leibniz University of Hannover (https://www.llc.uni-hannover.de/en/).

• Bachelor of Science certificate. If not yet available at time of application, applicants have to send a proof of the hitherto obtained credit points and marks;
• University transcript. Including a description of the grading system;
• Curriculum Vitae. Signed by applicant;
• International certificate of sufficient English language proficiency at the C1 level of the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages” (CEFR). For details, refer to: https://www.uni-hannover.de/en/universitaet/organisation/einrichtung/central-facilities/llc/
• School leaving certificate
• Optional (only mandatory when applying for a scholarship) Letter of motivation. Indicating the qualifications and interests of the candidate and a prospect of further activities related to the field of studies, signed by applicant);
• Optional. Proof of professional experience, special qualifications and awards.

Application dates: You must apply for a study place at the university within the specified application period. Attention: For scholarships, different deadlines may apply!

• For the WATENV Master's application, the application period for non-EU applicants generally is: December 1st – January 15th of the year for the winter semester starting in October;
• and for German/EU applicants: June 1st – July 15th of the year for the winter semester starting in October.

Please apply online via this link:

• Applicants from Germany and the EU: https://www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-und-zulassung/studienplatzbewerbung/master-application-for-prospective-students-from-germany-and-eu-countries/;
• Applicants from non EU countries: https://qis.verwaltung.uni-hannover.de/qisserver/servlet/de.his.servlet.RequestDispatcherServlet?state=wimma&stg=m&imma=einl

and follow the steps outlined at the end of the online application in order to upload your application file. Attention: the links are only active during the application period!

When applying for a DAAD scholarship, please send all the required documents in the requested order (as listed on the checklist) as one PDF-file to the following e-mail address:

watenv@iww.uni-hannover.de

In the following link you can find the checklist of all the required documents. For the English language certificate you need IELTS or TOEFL, proving a knowledge of at least level C1 CEFR.

https://static.daad.de/media/daad_de/pdfs_nicht_barrierefrei/in-deutschland-studieren-forschen-lehren/epos_checklist.pdf

The deadline for the winter semester WiSe2025/2026 is September 30^th, 2024.

Please do not send all documents individually. Instead, combine them all into one PDF file.

Name your PDF file as follows: Surname_Firstname_Country_DAAD_2025_Application, for example:

Bähr_Pia_Germany_DAAD_2025_Application

To ensure that your application can be considered in the application process, we kindly remind you to pay attention to the mentioned requirements and the deadline for your application.