Application and selection process
Candidates for the Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship) are required to demonstrate excellent academic performance and above-average commitment. Both German and international students can apply.
Candidates for the Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship) are required to demonstrate excellent academic performance and above-average commitment. Both German and international students can apply.
The Deutschlandstipendium is intended to provide financial support to especially talented and dedicated students for the duration of one year. Successful applicants are more than excellent academics: they also contribute to their community or have successfully overcome obstacles in their own lives and educational journey.
The Deutschlandstipendium provides 3,600 euros per year. Half of this amount is provided by private sponsors — companies, foundations, associations, alumni, university members or private individuals — and half by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The scholarship is paid in monthly installments of 300 euros.
Criteria:
Step 1: Submitting your application
Step 3: Feedback
All students enrolled at LMU can apply for a scholarship exclusively online from 06 March to 31 March 2023.
The scholarship is open to students of all nationalities, regardless of their other income or that of their parents, and does not count towards BAföG.
Students can apply via an online form that will be online on 06 March 2023.
To help you out, we have gathered together the most important questions and answers relating to applications for the Deutschlandstipendium at LMU. You can find these in our FAQs (PDF, 89 KB). Of course, if you have any further questions, please feel free to send us an email.
Note: Applicants can save the online form until the end of the submission period and edit it again and as often as they like. But please do not forget to send the application (submit button at the end of the overview "Abschicken"). As soon as we receive your documents, you will receive a one-time confirmation email with the application number.
In addition to the monthly funding of 300 euros, some scholarship sponsors offer a supplementary program to their scholarship students. These might include corporate tours or networking opportunities. Students are not obliged to participate in these additional activities, although they can be very valuable — in particular — in establishing new contacts with potential employers.
In addition, LMU invites all scholarship students to the Deutschlandstipendium award ceremony. All scholarship students receive an invitation to the ceremony.
According to the Stipendienprogramm-Gesetz (Scholarship Program Act), scholarship sponsors are permitted to participate in the selection process in an advisory capacity. If applicants give their express authorization, sponsors can — upon request — also gain access to the anonymized application documents of candidates that have been shortlisted. However, this does not enable sponsors to identify the individual behind the application, and is intended only to allow them to provide comments on the candidate's qualifications. If students are selected to receive funding under the Deutschlandstipendium, they can choose whether their contact details are passed on to their sponsor.
Guidelines for applying for the Deutschlandstipendium (PDF, 231 KB)
LMU Diversity Management
Diversity Management Coordinator, Germany Scholarship Program Coordinator