You should start the visa application process as soon as possible. You do not need to wait for your acceptance letter to do so, but can apply for a prospective student visa, which can then be converted to a residence permit later on. You can find more information on the DAAD website. We are not able to support you through the visa process. We recommend that you speak to the German embassy/consulate in your country.

It is not possible to defer your place, unfortunately: If you don’t accept your place, you will have to apply anew next year. The fact that you already applied and got in this year won’t have any positive or negative effect on your application next year.

There are no specific scholarships for the MA Global History, but students can apply for funding independently. A variety of German organizations and foundations offer scholarships for international students in Germany. Each year, several global history students apply successfully for funding from scholarship programs. For more information and some helpful links, please see here: https://www.global-history.de/admissions/fees/index.html.