Promotionsstipendien

Organisation/

applicant's origin

max. timespan

"Stiftung"
(Foundation)

Germany

abroad

KonradAdenauerStiftung*

yes

Latin America,
2 (possibly 3)
USA, some
years
countries of the
Near East, some
African
countries, Asia,
East Europe, F,
E, B, GB
(=countries, in
which the
foundation has
offices)

920 EUR

Hans-BcklerStiftung*

yes

yes

2 (possibly 3)
years

ca. 820 EUR

ca. 100 EUR

no information above
available
average

Heinrich-BllStiftung*

yes

yes, if terms of
8 BafG are
met

2 (possibly 3)
years

920 EUR

100 EUR

155 EUR +
255 EUR
(child
allowance)

above
average

yes, if terms of
8 BafG are
met or if
applicant is
citizen of an EC
member state

2 (possibly 3)
years

920 EUR

100 EUR (possibly 155 EUR +

additional funds for 255 EUR
foreign travels)
(child
allowance)

above
average

developing
countries

1 (possibly 2)
years

677 to 920
EUR

possible

Cusanus-Werk* yes

DAAD (cooperative,
sandwich
doctoral
studies)

no

of support

extent of financing***
financial materials and
per month
travel expenses
per month

family
grades
allowance per
month **

above
average

prerequisites

application

first

other

deadline

payment due

web site

max. age: 30 years, 15.12., 31.03.

no
foreign applicants
and 31.07. each information
can only apply, if the year
available
foundation has an
office in the
respective country of
origin

www.kas.de

it is desired that
twice a year
topics relate to socio- (usually in
political issues
February and
June)

no
information
available

www.boeckler.de

01.10. and
01.04. each
year

www.boell.de

15.05. and
15.09. each
year (a short
application)

Catholic, Ph.D.
05.08.2002 and no
thesis may not be at 07.03.2003
information
final stage just
available
before completion

no information no
max. age: 36 years;
available
information Ph.D studies
available
conducted at a
university in the
applicant's home
country

details to be
no
obtained from
information
the DAAD office available
in the
respective
home country

www.cusanuswerk.de

www.daad.de

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Organisation/

applicant's origin

max. timespan

extent of financing***

prerequisites

application

first

other

deadline

payment due

"Stiftung"
(Foundation)

Germany

abroad

of support

per month

materials and
travel expenses
per month

family
grades
allowance per
month **

DAAD

no

yes

1 to 3 years

ca. 587 to
920 EUR

possible

no information no
max. age: 32 years;
available
information at time of application
available
applicant may not
already have stayed
in Germany for
more than two years

2 years (a loan
may be made
available for a
third year)

foreign
no information
applicants in available
Germany: 970
EUR; German
applicants
abroad: 1022 1480 EUR

no information above
available
average

3 years

850 EUR

150 EUR

255 EUR

no
information
available

no information
available

no information no
only as part of a
available
information Graduate College;
available
the Freiburg
Graduate College:
"Formation and
Development of
Present-Day
Landscapes" at the
Institute for Physical
Geography, Prof.
Meckel

only for
yes
GottliebDaimler- u. Carl- doctoral
Benz Stiftung studies abroad

Deutsche
Bundesstiftung Umwelt

yes

yes

DFG

only as part of only as part of a no information

a graduate
graduate college available
college

2,0 or
above

details to be
no
obtained from
information
the DAAD office available
in the
respective
home country

web site

www.daad.de

application must be 01.04. and

within a year of
01.10. each
receipt of previous year
degree; max. age:
30 years

no
information
available

www.daimler-benzstiftung.de

topic must clearly

15.02. and
relate to
15.08. each
environmental
year
issues currently of
concern in Germany

no
information
available

www.dbu.de

www.dfg.de

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Organisation/
"Stiftung"
(Foundation)

applicant's origin
Germany

Friedrich-Ebert- yes
Stiftung*

European
Science
Foundation
(ESF)

yes, but there

is no specific
Ph.D.
Programme

abroad

max. timespan
of support

yes, primarily
candidates from
Africa, Asia,
Latin America,
East and Central
Europe

extent of financing***
per month

materials and
travel expenses
per month

family
grades
allowance per
month **

German
scholarship
recipients: ca.
920 EUR,
foreign
recipients:
depending on
the
scholarship's
category ca.
670 (possibly
+ 75) EUR to
ca. 920 EUR

German
scholarship
recipients: ca. 100
EUR, recipients
from developing
countries, member
states of the CIS,
or from Middle and
Eastern Europe: ca.
40 EUR, other
countries: ca. 20
EUR

German
scholarship
recipients: ca.
150 EUR,
foreign
recipients: ca.
250 EUR

yes, but there is

no specific Ph.D.
Programme

prerequisites

application

first

other

deadline

payment due

none

no
information
available

individual

web site

www.fes.de

www.esf.org

Evangeli-sches yes
Stu-dienwerk*

yes

max. 3 years

920 EUR

100 EUR

155 EUR +
255 EUR
(child
allowance)

2,0 or
above

Protestant

yes
Marianne- u.
Dr.-Fritz-WalterFischerStiftung

no information
available

no information
available

no
information
available

no information
available

no information no
no information
available
information available
available

no
information
available

www.evstudienwerk.de

no
31.10.2003
funds will only information
available
again be
available from
2004

contact:
karsten.krueger@stifter
verband.de

15.06. and
15.12. each
year

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Organisation/

prerequisites

application

first

"Stiftung"
(Foundation)

Germany

applicant's origin
abroad

max. timespan
of support

per month

extent of financing***
materials and
travel expenses
per month

family
grades
allowance per
month **

other

deadline

payment due

RosaLuxemburgStiftung*
KAAD

yes

no information
available

2 (possibly 3)
years

920 EUR

100 EUR

no information above
available
average

max. age: 30 years

no

Africa, Asia,
Latin America,
the Near East
und Eastern
Europe

max. 3 years

no
information
available

no information
available

no information no
no information
available
information available
available

FriedrichNaumannStiftung*

yes

yes

2 (possibly 3)
years

920 EUR

100 EUR

155 EUR +
255 EUR
(child
allowance)

above
average

Hanns-SeidelStiftung*

yes

yes

2 (possibly 3)
years

920 EUR

100 EUR

155 EUR +
255 EUR
(child
allowance)

above
average

Studienstiftung des
deutschen
Volkes*

yes

yes

2 (possibly 3)
years

920 EUR

100 EUR , financial no information above

available
average
support for short
trips abroad

30/5/2002

web site

1/10/2002 www.bundesstiftungrosa-luxemburg.de

no information
available

no
information
available

www.kaad.de

no information
available

31.05. and
30.11. each
year

each winter
and summer
semester

www.fnst.de

max. age: 32 years

no
31.01., 31.05.
and 31.07. each information
available
year

Ph.D. project must twice a year (no no

be completed within further details
information
3 years
available)
available

www.hanns-seidelstiftung.de

www.studienstiftung.de

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Promotionsstipendien

Organisation/

prerequisites

application

first

"Stiftung"
(Foundation)

Germany

applicant's origin
abroad

max. timespan
of support

per month

extent of financing***
materials and
travel expenses
per month

family
grades
allowance per
month **

other

deadline

payment due

Stiftung der
deutschen
Wirtschaft*

yes

yes

2 (possibly 3)
years

920 EUR

100 EUR

no information above
available
average

The scholarship
15.03. and
recipient may not be 15.08.2002
engaged in paid
scientific work for
more than 10 hours
a week or more than
5 hours in any other
kind of paid work.

no
information
available

www.sdw.org

Evangeli-sches yes
Entwicklungdie
st (EED)

yes

2 (possibly 3)
years

800 EUR

no information
available

yes

no information
available

no
information
available

www.eed.de

above
average

15.03. and
15.08 every
year

web site

* These foundations are joined in an association of the state's educational grant administration ("Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Begabtenfrderungswerke des Bundes") and adhere to the same guidelines.
** These additional funds will only be made available if certain conditions are met.
*** In general the given sums are the maximum sum possibly available. Ordinarily other sources of income will be taken into account.
+

"above average" usually means an average of 2,0 or above.

BMZ

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