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Call for application for the Deutschlandstipendium Scholarship

As part of the national scholarship program ‘Deutschlandstipendium’, Osnabrück University will award scholarships to particularly talented, high-performing and committed students in the winter semester 2024/2025. Half of the funds for this program are provided by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and half by private sponsors.
The number of scholarships to be awarded depends on the total amount of private funding raised. In the winter semester 2023/2024, 38 scholarships were awarded.
Students who are enrolled in undergraduate or consecutive Master's degree programs at Osnabrück University and have not exceeded the standard period of study for the degree program are eligible for funding.

Osnabrück University awards the scholarships in accordance with the guidelines (PDF, 403 kB) for the Awarding of Deutschlandstipendium Scholarships at Osnabrück University adopted by the Presidential Board of Osnabrück University.

Achievement and aptitude can be demonstrated in particular by

a) the average grade of the higher education entrance qualification, taking particular account of the individual grades relevant to the chosen degree program,
b) the special qualification that entitles the applicant to study the respective degree program at Osnabrück University,
c) the academic achievements to date, in particular the ECTS points achieved or the results of an intermediate examination, for students on a Master's degree program also the final grade of the previous degree program.  

The following criteria are also taken into account in the overall assessment of potential:

1. special achievements, honours and prizes, previous employment and internships,
2. extracurricular or extracurricular commitment such as voluntary work, social, societal, university policy or political commitment or participation in religious societies, associations or clubs,
3. special personal or family circumstances such as illness and disability, caring for own children, especially as a single parent, or close relatives in need of care, working in the family business, gainful employment while studying, family origin or a migration background.

The application via the online portal with the relevant supporting documents should be sent to

Osnabrück University
The President
Deutschlandstipendium
Neuer Graben/Schloss
49074 Osnabrück

The application period begins on 01.05.2024 and ends on 15.06.2024.

Students in multi-subject degree programs must indicate in their application which of the two subjects the application relates to.

Only complete applications received by the deadline will be processed!

Funding for the selected scholarship holders will begin on 1 October 2024. Scholarship holders will receive 300 euros per month, usually initially for a limited period of one year. Payment is conditional on the scholarship holder being enrolled at Osnabrück University. An extension is possible - subject to available funds - within the standard period of study. In any case, an application for extension must be submitted. The scholarships are awarded anew each year. Renewal applications submitted are not automatically approved. There is no legal entitlement to the scholarship. Submitted documents will not be returned.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Contact person for scholarship applicants

Melanie Kizinna
Department 5 - Student Affairs
Neuer Graben 27
49074 Osnabrück
Telephone: 0541 969-6188
E-mail: melanie.kizinna@uni-osnabrueck.de

Further information on the Deutschlandstipendium Scholarship is available on the website of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research at
www.deutschlandstipendium.de

 

At the award ceremony for the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship holders and donors will have the opportunity to meet and get to know each other.

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