Page 1 Table of Contents Nationwide Foundations Merit scholarships with nationwide eligibility DAAD Scholarship 5 Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarship 7 Friedrich Naumann Foundation 9 Scholarship Friedrich Ebert Foundation Scholarship 11 Konrad Adenauer Foundation Scholarship 13 Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Scholarship 14 Deutschland Stipendium 15 Studienförderwerk Klaus Murmann 17 Scholarship Page 2 Kölner Gymnasial- und Stiftungsfonds 18 Scholarship Reemtsma Scholarship Program 19 Limited Eligibility Scholarships Subject or gender specific scholarships with nationwide eligibility Women in Business Scholarship 20 Horizont Scholarship 21 Geschwister Büschbell-Stiftung 22 CLAAS Scholarship 23 MINT Excellence Scholarship 24 Page 3 Peter Fuld Scholarship 25 Dr. Arthur Pfungst Scholarship 26 Location-specific scholarship Scholarships limited to a single city or 31 university Page 4 Study Scholarship Deadline: Check website Application: Online Courses that qualify: All Location: Germany-wide Type of Scholarship: Merit Language requirement: None Scholarship Award: €750 per month Degree: Master Eligible: Open Application Procedure In addition to the online application, you are required to mail 3 copies of the “Application summary” (PDF File), which is generated in the DAAD Portal after the online application procedure has been completed. The portal will close automatically at 11 PM Central European Time (5 PM EST/4PM CST/3PM MTN/2PM PST) on the deadline date. Applicants are advised to start the application process at least one week before the closing date. Please ensure we receive the paper application no later than one week after the portal deadline (one-sided, not stapled). Your application is only complete when we have received both your electronic and paper application. Required Documents • Application form • Full resume • Study proposal • Letter of admission to a study program in Germany • Information about your master program • Copy of Bachelor’s degree Page 5 • Transcripts of all university studies • DAAD language evaluation form • 3 copies of Application Summary (submit by post) • 3 signed copies of reference form (submit by post and email) Eligibility • Students in their last year of undergraduate studies at an accredited US or Canadian university. • US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents. • Foreign nationals who live in the USA or in Canada by the time of application deadline are eligible, if your last degree was obtained in the US/Canada, or you will have received a degree in the US/Canada before your scholarship starts. All other foreign nationals may need to apply via a different DAAD office. • Recent BA/BS or MA/MS graduates who completed their last degree no longer than 6 years ago. • US/Canadian students in the first year of a Master’s degree program in Germany may apply to fund their second year. • Applicants may not have been living in Germany for more than 15 consecutive months by the time of application deadline. Further information (212) 758-3223 [email protected] Page 6 Click For Link to University Website Deadline: March 1 Application: Online (opens six weeks before deadline) Courses that qualify: All Location: Germany-wide Language requirement: B2 Type of Scholarship: Merit Scholarship Award: €750 per month Degree: Master and Bachelor Eligible: Open Application Procedure Stage 1: Submission of written application documents The key criteria for assessing written applications and admission to the next stage of the procedure are: • Very good school or college/university academic record • Social commitment and political interest • Convincing reasons for applying Stage 2: Interview with a liaison lecturer At this stage a report by the liaison lecturer is added to your application. It is based on an interview of about an hour that the liaison lecturer (appointed by the Heinrich Böll Foundation) holds with you, as a rule, at the lecturer’s place of residence in Germany. In exceptional cases the liaison lecturer may agree to hold a telephone interview Stage 3: Selection workshop On the basis of the liaison lecturers’ and other expert reports and the quality of the exposé applicants will be invited to attend the selection workshop. The selection workshop consists of a structured one-to-one interview and a group discussion. The main focus of the workshop will be to assess the applicants’ personal abilities. Required Documents Page 7 • Application form (Bewerbungsbogen Studienstipendium) • High school diploma (can be submitted in English) • A list of study certificates to date if you have already commenced your studies (not relevant if you haven’t started your studies already) • Certified copy of your bachelor’s degree, along with an explanation of the grading if it differs from the German system • Immatriculation certificate (if you have one) • Written proof of German language proficiency (Level DSH 2 or „TestDaF“ Level B2) • A third-party reference on your social engagement • An expert reference from a university or college lecturer, or for school leavers from a schoolteacher Important Notes • Please upload complete application documents only; incomplete application documents cannot be processed. • References sent to the Heinrich Böll Foundation by the referees directly must also arrive by the respective application deadline. • Personal and expert references by university lecturers must contain the referee’s original signature. This does not apply in case the referee sends the document directly to the Heinrich Böll Foundation by e-mail. • All documents have to be provided in German (they also accept references and expert reports in English) Further information Iris Längert, Tel.: 030 28534-400 e-mail: [email protected] Office hours: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Page 8 Deadline: April 1 Application: Online Courses that qualify: All Location: Germany-wide Type of Scholarship: Merit Language requirement: Required, but no specific level Scholarship Award: €750 per month Degree: Master Eligible: Open Application Procedure Stage 1: Application The application is completed online. Stage 2: Preselection A pre-selection will be made on the basis of the application documents. In doing so, care is taken that the documents correspond to the application requirements and the applicants have a real chance in the subsequent selection process. Anyone who has successfully completed this step receives an invitation to the selection conference. Stage 3: Selection Conference Successful application meet one-on-one with the members of the Selection Committee, which consists of persons from business, politics and science and research. They are assessed by the members of the independent selection committee in an objective procedure according to their professional performance, their personality and their civil society commitment, with equal weighting for all three criteria. Stage 4: Decision Within two weeks you will be informed by e-mail about the results and invited to the introductory event for scholarship recipients to Potsdam. Page 9 Required Documents • German-style resume (Lebenslauf) • Current passport • High school diploma (with translation) • Certified copy of your bachelor’s degree, along with an explanation of the grading if it differs from the German system • Acceptance letter from a university or evidence that you have applied to an academic program and are currently in the application process • Two references from university professors or colleagues (both can be from your bachelor studies). Should not be written more than four months prior the completion of the application. All documents must be submitted in German or with translations. Selection criteria The Friedrich Baumann Foundation seeks to provide particularly talented young men and women who did not plan to continue their education with essential qualifications to pursue liberal-oriented goals and community engagement. There are no age requirements for scholarship programs. Your personality and your socio- political commitment are just as important to us as our excellent academic and academic performance. We are looking for committed and responsible young people, with very good to excellent academic achievements. 1. Personality Our first interest in selecting candidates is the personality of each individual. These include reliability, motivation, decisiveness, responsibility, and willingness to engage in the further development of society, politics, culture and the economy. 2. Professional Performance Very good to excellent academic and scientific achievements as well as other interests both academic and personal. 3. Civil Society Commitment Prior engagement with liberal politics and awareness and commitment to engagement with problems in the community. These include: Involvement with liberal politics in college, in a liberal political party, in community groups, clubs, or other initiatives (culture, sport-related, local government, human- rights, international-exchange, etc). Further information: Frau Junge (Buchstaben A - H) 0331 7019 374 Herr Shahpari (Buchstaben I - Z) 0331 7019 349 e-mail: [email protected] https://www.freiheit.org/content/bewerbung Page 10 Deadline: May 31 (SS)/November 30 (WS) Application: Online (opens six weeks before deadline) Courses that qualify: All Location: Germany-wide Type of Scholarship: Merit Language requirement: Required Scholarship Award: €1000 per month Degree: Master Eligible: Open Application Procedure Application Please use the "Online-Bewerbung" on the Internet – in German