Scholarships & Foundations

Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
Akademiestrasse 6
09599 Freiberg

Telephone: 03731 392583
e-mail: diana.giersch@zuv.tu-freiberg.de

The Deutschlandstipendium is intended to support particularly talented first-year students and students whose careers promise outstanding academic and professional achievements. When selecting scholarship holders, special successes, professional experience, social commitment and special personal or family circumstances are taken into account in addition to performance at school or during studies.

Study Centre of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
Schumannstrasse 8
10117 Berlin

Telephone: 030 28534400 (Phone consultation hours: Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri, 10:00-13:00)
Fax: 030 28534409
e-mail: studienwerk@boell.de

The Heinrich Böll Foundation supports students and doctoral candidates of all disciplines and nationalities at both universities and universities of applied sciences. Outstanding academic and scientific achievements, socio-political commitment and an active engagement with the foundation's core values are expected: ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination and justice.

Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes e. V.
Ahrstrasse 41
53175 Bonn

Telephone: 0228 820960
Fax: 0228 82096103
e-mail: info@studienstiftung.de

Funding for German students at academic and artistic universities, including stays abroad and doctorates; students and high school graduates cannot apply themselves, but must be proposed by their lecturers or teachers (deadlines for proposals: for high school graduates by 15 July of the year, for students at art and music universities by 1 November, all others at any time).

Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Student Support Department
Godesberger Allee 149
53170 Bonn

Telephone: 0228 8839225
e-mail: stipendien@fes.de

Support for German students and students from developing countries, funding is provided for first degree and doctoral studies, participation in the foundation's seminars is encouraged.

Study Centre of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Franz-Mehring-Platz 1
10243 Berlin

Telephone: 030 44310223
e-mail: studienwerk@rosalux.org

The foundation awards scholarships to students and doctoral candidates who are committed to social justice, vibrant democracy and freedom of critical thought.

Hans Seidel Foundation
Institute for the Promotion of Gifted Students
Lazarettstraße 33
80636 Munich

Telephone: 089 12580
Fax: 089 1258356
e-mail: info@hss.de

Application deadlines:

• Students at universities and colleges (HAW): 31 May and 30 November
• Doctoral students: 15 January and 15 July

Rathausallee 12
53757 St. Augustin

Telephone: 02241 2460
Fax: 02241 2462508
e-mail: zentrale@kas.de

Support for German and foreign students and graduates, seminar programme for interdisciplinary exchange of ideas (dates: 15 January, 15 July).

Hans-Böckler-Straße 39
40476 Düsseldorf

Telephone: 0211 77780
Fax: 0211 7778120
e-mail: zentrale@boeckler.de

Co-determination, research and study promotion organisation of the DGB, especially for students in second-chance education.

Daimler and Benz Foundation
Management
Dr Karl Benz Platz 2
65826 Ladenburg

Telephone: 06203 10920
Fax: 06203 10925
e-mail: info@daimler-benz-stiftung.de

Funding for research activities abroad, all areas, prerequisite is an own research project, age limit 30 years (deadline 1 October).

Kennedyallee 105-107
53175 Bonn

Telephone: 0228 81630
Fax: 0228 8163300
e-mail: post@obs-ev.de

Support for integration into the society of the Federal Republic of Germany, support and school and language training for ethnic German repatriates, asylum seekers and quota refugees.

Otto-Fleck-Schneise 8
60528 Frankfurt am Main

Telephone: 069 678030
Fax: 069 676568

Promotion of top athletes, the prerequisite is membership of one of the performance squads A, B or C.

Cusanuswerk e. V.
Office
Baumschulallee 5
53115 Bonn

Telephone: 0228 983840
Fax: 0228 9838499
e-mail: info@cusanuswerk.de

Support for Catholic students of all disciplines (deadline 1 October).

Evangelisches Studienwerk e. V.
Iserlohner Street 25
58239 Schwerte

Telephone: 02304 755196
Fax: 02304 755250
e-mail: bewerbung@evstudienwerk.de

Promotion of Protestant students, interdisciplinary context expected (dates: 1 March, 1 September).

Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk e. V.
PO Box 210320
10503 Berlin

The Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk supports particularly talented Jewish students and doctoral candidates with German citizenship, citizenship of an EU member state or the status of a Bildungsinländer within the meaning of §8 BAföG for their education at state and state-recognised universities in accordance with the guidelines of the BMBF.

Foundation of German Business (sdw) gGmbH
Spreeufer 5
10178 Berlin

Telephone: 030 20331540
Fax: 030 20331555
e-mail: studienfoerderwerk@sdw.org

The sdw supports around 1000 students and doctoral candidates from all faculties and types of higher education institution through its student support programme. It also offers a special support programme for committed student teachers. Active participation in the respective support programme is expected.

Advancement scholarship: Scholarship from the federal government

Telephone: 0228 6293143

The advancement scholarship supports experienced professionals in completing their first university degree (Bachelor's or Diplom). Prerequisite: At least two years of professional experience following vocational training and a particular professional ability that can be proven by the training grade or an employer proposal, among other things. Applications must be submitted online before the start of the degree programme, with the exception of students already enrolled up to the 2nd semester.