Apply for Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships for Undergraduate, Graduate & PhD

The Heinrich Böll Foundation awards scholarships to German and foreign
students in accordance with the guidelines issued by Germany’s Federal
Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Foreign Office
(Auswärtiges Amt).

Scholarships are awarded for the regular period of study.

The Heinrich Boll Foundation grants scholarships is awarded to
approximately 1,000 undergraduates, graduates, and doctoral students of
all subjects and nationalities per year who are pursuing their degree at
universities, universities of applied sciences or universities of the
arts.

By March 1, 2016 interested candidates can apply for:

  1. undergraduate scholarship for German and German-educated applicants (Bildungsinländer/innen) from universities of applied science (Fachhochschulen)
  2. undergraduate scholarship for German and German-educated
    applicants (Bildungsinländer/innen) scholarships from universities and
    universities of applied science (Fachhochschulen) for the journalism
    programme “Medienvielfalt, anders“
  3. graduate scholarships for international students
  4. doctoral scholarships for German and German-educated applicants (Bildungsinländer/innen) and for international students
  5. doctoral scholarships in the focus programme “Transformation Research” for German and for international students
  6. undergraduate and graduate scholarships for refugees who are studying, or wish to study in Germany at any kind of university and regardless of their number of semester
Requirements:
Undergraduate/Graduate
  • Master’s degree only; proof of first professional qualification must be provided
  • Proof of Proficiency in German Level B2 or DSH 2 (with certificate)
  • €750 per month plus various individual allowances
Doctoral:
  • Proof of admission to
    doctoral studies by a state or state-recognised university, as a rule in
    Germany, must be included with the application
  • Two years as a rule, may be extended twice at most by half a year.
  • Proof of Proficiency in German Level B2 or DSH 2 (with certificate)
  • €1, 000 per month, plus € 100 mobility allowance per month, plus various individual allowances

1. General student scholarships for German and German-educated applicants (Bildungsinländer/innen (1)):

Students in all subjects who are pursuing a FIRST DEGREE (Bachelor,
Staatsexamen, Diplom) and who earned their university entrance
qualification (2) in Germany:

  • You may apply before beginning your first degree (Bachelor, Staatsexamen, Diplom) or at any time up to the end of your third “Fachsemester”.
  • Special (but not exclusive) target groups are: first-generation
    students, women, members of ethnic minorities, applicants from
    universities of applied science (Fachhochschulen)


APPLICANTS FOR A DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP (PHD)
1. Doctoral
students in all subjects who earned their university entrance
qualification in Germany (Germans nationals and Bildungsinländer/innen
(1)):

  • At the time of application, the applicant must have been accepted as
    a doctoral student by a state-recognised institution of higher
    education in Germany or another EU country.

2. Doctoral scholarships: Focus programme “Transformation Research

  • Doctoral students from Germany who would like to apply for the focus programme “Transformation Research”

Selection Procedure:

The Heinrich Böll Foundation’s selection procedure for scholarship applicants consists of three stages:
  • Submission of written application documents
  • An interview with a liaison lecturer (telephone interviews may also be held)
  • Attendance at a selection workshop in Berlin consisting of a one-to-one interview and a group discussion

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Deadline: March 3, 2016


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