University of Church Music of the Protestant Church in Baden, Heidelberg for International Students

HfK Heidelberg's own pages state no tuition fee for the Bachelor's and Master's programmes in church music. It is not confirmed whether students from outside the EU pay a fee, so ask the school's office (sekretariat@hfk-heidelberg.de) and request the current fee regulations before applying.

The contribution includes no transport ticket. The artistic training fees come on top of the Studierendenwerk contribution.

Any tuition comes on top of the proof of funds. For the student visa you still need to show 11,904 EUR for the year, usually in a blocked account, and that money has to be transferred months before the semester starts.

HfK Heidelberg publishes one set of dates for all applicants. Applications go directly to the school by post or email; only complete applications received on time are considered, and receipt is not confirmed.

Admission requires an entrance examination (audition), proof of church membership (a baptism certificate alone is not sufficient) and, for international applicants, German at B2.

No programme at HfK Heidelberg is taught in English. All programmes are taught in German, and international applicants need German at B2.

The University of Church Music of the Protestant Church in Baden is a church-run, state-recognised music university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, founded in 1931 as a church music institute. It is one of Germany's smallest universities, with around 30 students.

It offers Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Protestant church music and a Master's in popular church music, run in cooperation with the Popakademie Mannheim, as well as artistic training in organ, choral conducting, voice and piano.