Partially funded

Commitment Scholarship for International Students (Engagementstipendium), University of Jena

Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

Scholarship overview

The Commitment Scholarship honours special extracurricular commitment in university life by international students, for example work in university committees or organising intercultural and integrative activities. It is run by the International Office and is partly financed from DAAD funds.

Four scholarships are awarded per year as a one-time payment.

Award Information

  • International student without a German Abitur.
  • Enrolled in a regular degree programme at Jena for at least one semester at application, and still enrolled at selection.
  • Academic performance of at least good (2.5 or better) in the current programme.
  • Commitment lasting at least 6 months without interruption at application.
  • No payment or other scholarship received for the same commitment. Reimbursed expenses for an honorary post do not count as payment.
  • EUR 500, paid once.
  • Four scholarships per year.

Application windows: 1 to 30 April and 1 to 31 October each year.

  1. Download the application form (Word document) from the scholarship page.
  2. Complete the form, which includes further information.
  3. Send everything as a single PDF by email to [email protected] within an application window.

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Documents you will need

  • Completed application form, submitted together with any supporting material as one PDF.

How selection works

  • A commission of the International Office decides.
  • There is no legal entitlement to the award, and it depends partly on available DAAD funds.

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