Merit scholarships for international students enrolled at Universität Hamburg
With its merit scholarship program, Universität Hamburg supports outstanding international students and doctoral researchers in all subjects and at all degree levels who have been socially committed and actively involved in an international context. The awarding of a merit scholarship allows recipients to concentrate fully on their studies and gives them the opportunity to develop their skills.
You are entitled to funding if you
have been enrolled in your subject at Universität Hamburg for at least 2 semesters and are pursuing a degree (students in 2-year master’s degree programs and doctoral researchers can apply after 1 completed semester);
do not hold German citizenship;
are not eligible for the federal student loan scheme (International students fulfilling the requirements of Section 8 of the German federal training assistance act (Bundesgesetz über individuelle Förderung der Ausbildung, BAföG) cannot be funded)
Funding amount and funding duration
The maximum monthly funding sum is €930.
Merit scholarships are awarded for 2 semesters (total of 12 months). You can reapply for a merit scholarship. The maximum funding duration is 2 years.
Application deadlines
The application deadlines are:
15 April (funding period: 1 October – 30 September of the following year)
15 October (funding period: 1 April – 31 March of the following year)
Important note on the application deadline 15 October 2024: The deadline for requesting an appointment to present your residence permit or, for students with EU citizenship, your identity card and the registration certificate of your residence (“Meldebescheinigung”) in Germany is Friday, 11 October 2024, 11 a.m.. Appointment requests received after Friday, 11 October 2024, 11 a.m. can no longer be considered, which means that the application will be considered incomplete.
