START application phase from February 1 to March 17, 2024

Students with a migration background from all secondary and vocational schools have until 17 March to register for the START program. 

In addition to the three-year START scholarship, START will be offering the following additional free and extracurricular support programs from the 2024/25 school year onwards:

  • NEW and one-year! START Coding: Programming for a better society: own tablet and practical workshops on app programming and project work using the Design Thinking method
  • NEW and for one year! START Career: Looking for your dream job? 
    Guidance on training, study and career choices with exclusive practical insights at companies throughout Germany and individual coaching

And best of all, all registered young people can use the digital START Campus - even without applying - to take advantage of the open training opportunities and network in the community!

More information on application / registration: www.start-campus.de/registrierung
and about the START educational offers: www.start-stiftung.de

START Saar Scholarship program for secondary students with a migration background  

In 2005, the Gemeinnützige Hertie Stiftung and the ASKO Europa-Stiftung, together with the Ministry of Education and Culture of Saarland, launched the project "START Saar: Schülerstipendien für engagierte Schüler mit Migrationshintergrund" (Scholarships for committed secondary students with a migration background) in Saarland. Since 2007, the START-Stiftung gemeinnützige GmbH, Frankfurt, a subsidiary of the Hertie-Stiftung, has coordinated the program nationwide, now in as many as 15 German federal states.

START Saar aims to accompany young people on their way to obtaining a high school graduation or a vocational qualification. It offers them better opportunities for successful integration and civic participation and promotes their civic commitment.

START supports socially committed and high-performing secondary students with a migration background. In addition to good / very good academic performance, the social, family and financial background of the candidates is also taken into account in the selection process. The scholarship holders receive a monthly education allowance as well as a laptop and a printer until they successfully complete their schooling or vocational training.

The ASKO Europa-Stiftung is entrusted with the regional coordination of START Saar.

For more information about the Germany-wide START Program:  www.start-stiftung.de

In the school year 2023/24, 24 scholarship holders will go through the START programme in Saarland.