Funding

What is it? State funding (part grant, part interest-free loan). Applies at mdh just as it does at state universities.
Who can use it? Income- and asset-dependent; mainly for German students (international students may qualify under certain conditions – see below).
Good to know: The responsible office is in Berlin (where the university is, not where you live). Not retroactive – apply early.
Use the BAföG calculator in advance.

Contact: Amt für Ausbildungsförderung, Behrenstraße 40/41, 10117 Berlin · 030 93939-70 · berlin-bafoeg.de · Hotline 0800 2236341

What is it? A loan from the state-owned KfW bank, independent of your income (or your parents').
Who can use it? German citizens with a German registered address; or EU citizens who have lived in Germany for 3+ years; or international students with a German university entrance qualification and a German registered address.
Terms: €100–650/month · no collateral · repayment over up to 25 years · combinable with BAföG.
Important: Apply at least 14 days before the semester starts, with your enrolment certificate. Hotline 0800 539 9003.

What is it? "Study first, pay later." The fund covers your tuition fees; you repay income-dependently after graduation, over a maximum of 10 years.
Who can use it? A confirmed study place + a high school GPA better than 3.0. Open to EU citizens and citizens of the UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Canada, the USA, Australia, and New Zealand.
Good to know: Repayment starts only once you earn €25,000 or more. Combinable with BAföG. → braincapital.de

Bildungskredit: low-interest federal loan for German citizens aged 18–36 in higher semesters or a Master's program. €300/month, up to €7,200 total. → bildungskredit.de
Deutschlandstipendium: €300/month, merit-based, open to all nationalities, not counted against BAföG. (Check in advance whether mdh participates.)
Others: Aufstiegsstipendium (BMBF), Stiftung Horizont, Klaus-Murmann Foundation. Search: stipendiensuche.de · mystipendium.de · stipendienlotse.de

If you've lived in Germany for 3+ years (see above).

For a full degree program in an EEA country or Switzerland; paid out after 15 ECTS credits. → stipendium.at

Open to all nationalities.

EU funding for exchange periods.

Germany's largest funding organisation for international students.
Note: most DAAD scholarships target Master's and doctoral students, not first-time Bachelor's students – check for the programme line that fits. → daad.de

Open to all nationalities, including Bachelor's students.

Open to, among others, citizens of the UK, Switzerland, Canada, the USA, Australia, and New Zealand. → braincapital.de

Possible under certain conditions; the BAföG office can advise you.

Funding works differently there — e.g. via the Bildungsgutschein (education voucher) from the Agentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency). This doesn't apply to the Bachelor's programmes. → More on funding for evening courses