The Deutschlandstipendium Scholarship

The Deutschlandstipendium is awarded to Bachelor's and Master's degree students. Part-time and dual study programmes are also eligible for funding.

You can apply for a Deutschlandstipendium if you are starting your university studies at Fulda University of Applied Sciences in the coming winter semester and have successfully matriculated or if you are already a matriculated student at Fulda University of Applied Sciences.

Students of all nationalities can be supported.

Please note: You must be enrolled at Fulda University of Applied Sciences for the entire funding period (two semesters).

You cannot be supported if you are studying outside the standard duration of studies.

You can find this information in our funding guidelines for the Deutschlandstipendium at Fulda University of Applied Sciences.

Applications are submitted annually between 1 June and 1 August.

It does not matter when you apply during this period for the awarding of scholarships. The selection of scholarship holders by our review committees only begins after the application deadline has expired.

The application deadline for funding from the winter semester 2024/25 is 1 August 2024.

Your application for the Deutschlandstipendium is made online.

We will provide you with an online form in which you can enter information about your university studies and your previous career
Another part of the application is the letter of motivation (max. 4,000 characters).

1. registration for the application portal
You must first register for the application portal and then access the Fulda University of Applied Sciences application form. To do this, use the "Create account" button.

Go to registration
Please note: the language can also be changed to English.

After confirming your user account, you can go here:
To the application portal

2. fill out the digital form
Please complete the application form (at least the compulsory fields) and adhere to the maximum number of characters indicated in the fields. A letter of motivation (max. 4,000 characters) is also part of the application. It is not necessary to enter an average grade or upload further documents. You can interrupt the process at any time, save your entries and log in again with your registration data.

3. submitting your application
After final processing, you can submit your application. After this, it is no longer possible to make changes. You will receive a confirmation of receipt by email.
Your application can be submitted until midnight on 1 August 2024. Then the application portal closes.

4. possible queries
Please check your email postbox regularly for any queries regarding your entries in the form.
If you have any queries during the process, please send an email to:

5. re-enrolment
You will receive information about whether you will be sponsored around the end of September 2024.

You do not need to enclose any transcripts of records etc. with your application. You apply via an online form. If there are any questions after your application, we will get in touch with you.

We have created a guideline for you on how to write a letter of motivation. You will find all the important information in it.

Thefirst selection criterion is...

...for first-year students and Bachelor's students who have achieved fewer than 30 ECTS credits by the application deadline: the average grade of the university entrance qualification.

...for Bachelor's students who have achieved 30 or more ECTS credits: the average grade of the examination performances completed to date (examination performances that have not been graded are not taken into account when determining the average grade).

...for Master's students and applicants for a Master's degree: the final grade of the Bachelor's programme.

Further selection criteria are then:

1. The motivation of the applicant*,

2. special achievements, awards and prizes, previous occupation and internships,

3. current extracurricular or extracurricular activities such as current voluntary work, current social or community involvement or current participation in associations or clubs,

4. current special personal or family circumstances such as illnesses and disabilities, supervision of own children, especially as a single parent, or close relatives in need for long-term care, active participation in the family business, current employment while studying, family origin or migration background.

The social services: benefits are weighted at 60%, the other criteria are weighted at 40%.

You can find this information in our funding guidelines for the Deutschlandstipendium at Fulda University of Applied Sciences.

The average grade is calculated from the applications submitted within the selection procedure, so we cannot provide any information about the average grade in advance, so you should apply in any case.

Yes, the scholarship is initially approved for one year, but an extension is generally possible. After one year, you can take part in the application procedure again and will be managed by us as an applicant for further funding. We will then check whether you continue to fulfil the funding criteria. No legal entitlement to the scholarship passes.

The scholarship is paid in the event of a period abroad for study-related reasons. If you take a leave of absence, the scholarship will not be paid. You should therefore not apply for a scholarship if you already know that you want to take a leave of absence in the next two semesters.

No. Nevertheless, you must inform your BAföG grant office in charge that you have received the funding.

This depends on the type and amount of scholarship funding. If you already receive material funding based on talent and performance that amounts to an average of 30 euros or more per month, you will not receive a scholarship. Double funding through a combination with, among others, institution providing scholarships for outstanding students is excluded. Ideal scholarship programmes are excluded from this regulation.

For serious reasons, you can be supported for a maximum of 1 semester beyond the standard duration of studies (§8, Deutschlandstipendium 2018 sponsorship guidelines).

These are disabilities, chronic illnesses, pregnancy, nursing and raising a child or a period abroad related to your field of study.

In these cases, please fill out the following form digitally, sign it and either hand it in personally or send it to us by post. Please note that you must hand in the relevant evidence directly with the form.

Form for the extension of the maximum funding period - hardship regulation