The Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships 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 (‘Fachhochschulen’), or universities of the arts (‘Kunsthochschulen’). We expect our scholarship recipients to have excellent academic records, to be socially and politically engaged, and to have an active interest in the basic values of the foundation: ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination and justice.
Candidates that can apply
- undergraduate scholarship for German and German-educated applicants (Bildungsinländer/innen) from universities of applied science (Fachhochschulen)
- 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“
- graduate scholarships for international students
- doctoral scholarships for German and German-educated applicants (Bildungsinländer/innen) and for international students
- doctoral scholarships in the focus programme “Transformation Research” for German and for international students
- 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 Germany level B2 or DSH 2
- €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
- €1,000 per month, € 100 mobility allowance per month, plus various individual allowances
Deadline: March 3, 2016
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