Only advanced semester students pursuing Diploma, Magister and Staatsexamen (state examination) degrees may apply for merit scholarships.

Students pursuing BA, BSc, MA, MSc and PhD degrees must be at least in their third semester.

All applicants must have been enrolled in their degree program at University Hamburg for at least two semesters!

The merit scholarship is open to international students twenty-nine years or younger pursuing a Magister, bachelors, or master's degree, or those thirty-three years or younger pursuing a doctoral degree.

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Account Benefit International students who are eligible for BAföG assistance (§8 of the German Federal Education and Training Assistance Act, Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz) are not eligible to apply.

You can apply throughout the year for the upcoming application deadline.

Please remember that your application must contain two evaluations from your supervising professors. Your supervisors must be full-time professors at Universität Hamburg who offer courses and conduct research independently in their field. Evaluations from visiting and retired professors, or Privatdozenten will not be accepted. You must not submit your application without confirmation from two professors willing to provide evaluations in support of your application.

Apply online here.

The scholarships will be awarded on merit based.