Deutschlandstipendium at HMT Leipzig

• EUR 300 per month, paid for the approval period.
• Funded 50% by a private donor and 50% by the German federal government.
• The approval normally runs from the start of the winter semester to the end of the following summer semester, and can be renewed after an annual review of talent and performance.
• Approval is subject to private and public scholarship funds being available.

The scholarships are advertised each year for the winter semester. A call for 2026/27 with an application form is published; the closing date is not stated on the scholarship page. Check the HMT Leipzig call for the exact date.

1. Download the application form for 2026/27 from the Deutschlandstipendium page.
2. Submit the application in writing on the form to the student secretariat of HMT Leipzig for your subject of enrolment, with the required documents, by the date in the call. Late or incomplete applications are not considered.
3. If your application is positively assessed, you are invited in writing by the dean's office to a personal presentation of about 15 minutes (questions, and where relevant a performance or project presentation). Attendance is part of the selection.
4. Current scholarship holders who want to continue re-apply with the form; they are invited directly to the presentation.

Contact: Secretariat of the Rector, Bianca Höhne, [email protected], +49 341 2144 502.

• Application form (Antragsformular).
• Tabular CV, maximum 1 page.
• Letter of motivation, maximum 2 pages, which may describe social engagement, social, family or personal challenges and personal financial circumstances.
• Evidence of artistic or academic talent and achievements: study and examination records, internship and employment references, awards and prizes, other skills and engagement.
• School-leaving certificate; for foreign certificates a translation and conversion into the German grading system.
• Certificates of earlier degrees, if any.
• Recommendation letters from university members in a sealed envelope from the writer.
• Documents not in German or English need a German translation.

• A selection committee in each faculty (the dean as chair plus one member per department or institute) decides on applications from its faculty.
• Criteria are talent and performance. Also considered: special successes, awards and prizes, voluntary or social engagement, and special personal or family circumstances such as illness, disability, care duties, work alongside study, family background or a migration background.
• The committee shortlists on the documents, interviews shortlisted candidates, and ranks them. Scholarships tied to a subject by a donor are awarded first, then unrestricted ones, in rank order.
• Departments may add their own recommendations, for example selection auditions.