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Deutschlandstipendium at FernUniversität in Hagen

FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany

Scholarship overview

The Deutschlandstipendium is a federal programme that supports talented and high-achieving students regardless of their income. At FernUniversität in Hagen it is open to first-year and continuing students of all subjects who are enrolled in a regular degree programme or a continuing-education Master's programme, full-time or part-time.

Half of the funding comes from the Federal Government and half from private sponsors such as companies, associations, foundations, alumni and individuals. Recipients can meet their sponsors and take part in events held by the university and for scholarship holders, which helps them build a network. The scholarship carries no obligation towards sponsors, such as internships or work-student jobs.

In the 2026/2027 funding period the university awards 78 Deutschlandstipendien (62 in the previous year). The largest sponsor is the E. W. Kuhlmann-Stiftung with 31 awards. Recipients come from all five faculties.

How recipients are selected

  • A central selection committee decides under the university's Deutschlandstipendium guideline and the criteria of the Stipendienprogramm-Gesetz (StipG) and its implementing ordinance.
  • Awards are based on talent and achievement. Exam results in the current and any previous degree are a main criterion; depending on the semester, school grades or the entrance qualification are also considered.
  • Further criteria can include special successes, awards and prizes, further training and degrees, vocational training or professional experience, subject-related internships, voluntary work outside school or the subject, and personal or family circumstances (childcare, caring for relatives, health impairment, non-academic family background, migration background) and studying as a vocationally qualified student.
  • All applicants receive an award or rejection notice. The selection process can run until the end of October, and the scholarship is paid retroactively from October.

Award Information

  • Be enrolled at FernUniversität in Hagen in a regular degree programme or a continuing-education Master's programme, full-time or part-time, in any subject.
  • Need at least two more semesters within the standard period of study to finish the degree.
  • First-year students can apply if they are enrolled on 1 October of the winter semester for which they apply. Students switching to FernUniversität and students in a second or further degree can also apply on the same condition.
  • International students and students living abroad can apply, as long as they are enrolled at the university on 1 October of that winter semester.
  • Current scholarship holders can apply again; continued funding is not automatic.
  • Not eligible: doctoral students, Jungstudierende and Akademiestudierende, students at federal universities, and students at public-administration colleges who receive trainee pay.
  • No award if the student already receives other talent- and achievement-based funding above an average of EUR 30 a month (a Deutschlandstipendium still running at the time of application is excepted).
  • There is no fixed minimum grade average; good to very good results count, together with the other criteria above.
  • EUR 300 per month, independent of other income: EUR 150 from the Federal Government (BMFTR) and EUR 150 from a private sponsor.
  • Paid for at least two semesters (usually from the winter semester in October to the end of September the following year), and at most until the end of the standard period of study if extended on request, based on continued good results and available funds.
  • The money does not have to be repaid.
  • Funding ends at the end of the month in which the student completes, abandons or changes the subject, or is exmatriculated. After a successful finish it is paid until the overall result is announced, at the latest to the end of the second month after the last exam.
  • No payment during a leave of absence (the funding period is extended by its length), except for a subject-related stay abroad such as an internship.

Application window for the 2026/2027 funding period: 1 August to 31 August 2026 (closed). The online portal opens each year in August for the following winter semester; the next window follows the same pattern but has not been published yet. Results can take until the end of October.

  1. Open the online application portal during the application window. Enrolled students log in with their FernUni account; others register on the portal (password of at least 12 characters with upper and lower case, a number and a special character).
  2. Enter personal details and your study achievements (current proof of exams passed).
  3. Add optional details such as internships, vocational training, work experience and other non-performance criteria.
  4. Upload the documents as PDF files (total size up to 5 MB).
  5. Save and edit the application in several sessions if needed, then submit it. A submitted application can no longer be edited.

Documents are in German; documents in other languages need an officially certified German translation.

Contact

Sandra Neu, Zentrale Betriebseinheit Campusstandorte, phone +49 2331 987-4126. Technical questions go to the university helpdesk.

Official links

Documents you will need

  • Letter of motivation
  • Tabular CV
  • Proof of study and exam results so far; alternatively the school-leaving certificate, university entrance qualification or first degree certificate (for example Bachelor's)
  • If relevant: certificate of a previous degree or vocational training, certificates of awards or voluntary work, employment or internship references, and proof for the further criteria stated in the application
  • All files as PDF, in German or with an officially certified German translation

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