International
students and first-degree graduates with good to excellent academic
achievements can apply for monthly scholarships of up to EUR 650. The maximum
funding period is twelve months.
When to
apply
When to apply varies
according to which degree program an applicant is pursuing:
- Only
advanced semester students pursuing Diplom,
Magister and
Staatsexamen
(state examination) degrees may apply for merit scholarships. - Students
pursuing BA, BSc, MA, MSc and PhD degrees must be at least in their third
semester.
All
applicants must have been enrolled in their degree program at Universität
Hamburg for at least two semesters!
Prerequisites
Apart from
demonstrating good to excellent academic performance, applicants must be
willing to devote two to four hours per week to our internationalization
projects.
The merit
scholarship is open to international students twenty-nine years or younger
pursuing a Magister,
bachelor’s, or master’s degree, or those thirty-three years or younger pursuing
a doctoral degree.
International
students who are eligible for BAföG
assistance (§8 of the German Federal Education and Training
Assistance Act, Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz)
are not eligible to apply.
Application
deadline
Application
deadlines are 15
April and 15 October.
For scholarships
granted during application rounds with a 15 April deadline, payment commences
from the subsequent 1 October.
For scholarships granted during application rounds with a 15 October deadline,
payment commences from the subsequent 1 April.
Online
application
You can apply
throughout the year for the upcoming application deadline.
Please remember
that your application must contain two evaluations from your
supervising professors. Your supervisors must be full-time professors at
Universität Hamburg who offer courses and conduct research independently in
their field. Evaluations from visiting and retired professors, or Privatdozenten
will not be accepted. You must not submit your application without confirmation
from two professors willing to provide evaluations in support of your
application.
Please read our checklist on applying online
(in German only) before completing your application. In case your academic
achievements or credits are not included in STiNE, please use our form list of academic performance
(in German only).
Please ask two professors to confirm they will provide you with evaluations.
Please ensure you leave enough time for uploading your documents.
Go to the online application (in German
only).
Good luck with your application!
There is no legal
entitlement to merit scholarships.
