The Heinrich Boll Foundation is now accepting applications
for scholarships for German and International students in 2016–2017 academic
years. The scholarship department of the Heinrich Boll Foundation grants
scholarships to undergraduates, graduates, and doctoral students from inside
and outside Germany.
Heinrich Boll Foundation promote those students who are
studying and graduating and who have a positive attitude towards the goals of
the Green project, share the fundamental ideals of the Heinrich Boll Foundation
– democracy, ecology, solidarity and non-violence – and who take an active
socio-political role.
The Heinrich Boll Foundation works independently and
nurtures a spirit of intellectual openness. Heinrich Boll Foundation maintain a
world wide network with currently 30 international offices. Heinrich Boll
Foundation cooperate closely with 16 state-level Boll Foundations in each of
Germany’s federal states, and they support talented, socio-politically
engaged undergraduate and graduate students in Germany and abroad.
The scholarship department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
grants scholarships to undergraduates, graduates and doctoral students from
inside and outside Germany. Applicants from outside the home country will often
need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to
be able to study there.
Course Level: The scholarship department of the
Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to undergraduates, graduates, and
doctoral students from inside and outside Germany.
Study Subject(s): Scholarships are awarded in all
subjects offered at universities of applied sciences or universities of the
arts in Germany.
Scholarship Award: The Heinrich Böll Foundation grants
scholarships to approximately 1,000 undergraduates, graduates and doctoral
students.
Scholarship can be taken in Germany (German
students can pursue their higher studies in Germany or an EU country).
Eligibility: Formal prerequisites:
Applicants for an undergraduate or graduate scholarship:
1). General student scholarships for German and German-educated applicants (Bildungsinländer/innen (1)): Students in all subjects who are pursuing the First degree (Bachelor, Staatsexamen, Diplom) and who earned their university entrance qualification (2) in Germany:
Applicants for an undergraduate or graduate scholarship:
1). General student scholarships for German and German-educated applicants (Bildungsinländer/innen (1)): Students in all subjects who are pursuing the First degree (Bachelor, Staatsexamen, Diplom) and who earned their university entrance qualification (2) in Germany:
Applicants may apply before beginning their first
degree (Bachelor, Staatsexamen, Diplom) or at any time up to the end of
your third “Fachsemester”. Masters students cannot apply, because we aim to
support students over the longer term. However, Bachelors students who have
been awarded support may receive further support for a Masters course.
Special (but not exclusive) target groups are:
first-generation students, women, members of ethnic minorities, applicants from
universities of applied science (Fachhochschulen).
scholarship programme also focuses (but not exclusively) on
certain subjects: especially the STEM subjects (science, technology,
engineering and mathematics), particularly with a focus on environmental
science (e.g. environmental protection, renewable energies, climate, etc.);
economic and legal studies; journalism; and art studies.
Germans and Bildungsinländer/innen (1) may receive funding
for a complete Bachelors programme outside Germany but within the EU. In this
case, the application must include a detailed justification of the proposed
location and subject.2) Student scholarship – journalism: “Medienvielfalt,
anders: Junge Migrantinnen und Migranten in den Journalismus” (for German
nationals and Bildungsinländer/innen):
This programme is aimed at German or German-educated
students with a migration background who wish to become journalists. Funding is
not limited to students following journalism studies programmes.
Applicants may apply before beginning your study programme
or at any time up to the end of your third “Fachsemester”. The conditions
outlined in A.1. apply
Applicants for a doctoral scholarship: Please note that an application for the autumn application process is possible, if you are a German or German-educated doctoral student.
Applicants for a doctoral scholarship: Please note that an application for the autumn application process is possible, if you are a German or German-educated doctoral student.
Doctoral students in all subjects who earned their
university entrance qualification in Germany (Germans nationals and Bildungsinländer/inner
(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.
Preference will be given to dissertation projects related to
the working areas of the Heinrich Böll Foundation2) Doctoral scholarships:
Focus programme “Transformation Research”
Doctoral students from Germany who would like to apply for
the focus programme “Transformation Research”
Formal requirements are given above.
Nationality: Students of all nationalities can
apply for these Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships.
Entrance Requirement: The scholarship department of the
Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to undergraduates, graduates, and
doctoral students from inside and outside Germany.
Test Requirement: No
English Language Requirements: Applicants from outside
the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other
language requirements in order to be able to study there.
How to apply: Applications should be
submitted online. Required documents are:
A complete set of application documents needs to be uploaded
to the web portal as PDF versions of the following documents.
Application form for a scholarship
Copy of degree certificate, University entrance
qualification or equivalent
A list of study certificates to date if you have already
commenced your studies
For foreign applicants for a scholarship to study for a
master’s degree: Certified copy of their first-degree certificate
Student enrolment certificate if they already have one
For foreign applicants: Written proof of German language
proficiency
For applicants for the programme: Work samples
A third-party reference on your social commitment
An expert reference from a university or college lecturer,
or for school leavers from a schoolteacher
Application Deadline: The application deadline is
1st September 2016.
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