Deutschlandstipendium at LMU Munich

• EUR 300 per month.
• Usually awarded for one year; the maximum length depends on the standard study period of the programme. Extensions are possible if funds remain and the student still qualifies, with an annual record of academic activities.
• Summer semester payment is made in June, retroactive to 1 April; winter semester payment in December, retroactive to 1 October.
• Funding ends on reaching the maximum period, late or missing annual certificates, leaving LMU, changing subject area within LMU, or finishing the last exam.

2026 round: applications 16 March to 5 April 2026, with decisions by email expected from 11 May 2026. Replies normally come about six weeks after the deadline (mid-May for summer, mid-November for winter).

How to apply

1. Submit the online form, published on the LMU website each year.
2. Upload supporting files and add relevant facts not covered by the form.
3. For subjects such as Medicine or Pharmacy where grade records are hard to obtain, upload a self-assessment list of courses and achievements.
4. Calculate the average grade as the sum of grade times ECTS points divided by total graded ECTS points.

Contact

Deutschlandstipendium, LMU Diversity Management: [email protected], +49 89 2180-1263.

Official links

• Application page
• FAQ for international applicants (PDF)

• First-year students: average grade of the university entrance qualification, with emphasis on subject-relevant grades.
• Enrolled students: academic performance to date, especially ECTS credits or intermediate exam results; for master's students the final grade of the previous degree may count.
• Only awarded students have documents formally verified; extra documents may be requested then.

• Special achievements, awards and prizes.
• Internships and professional experience.
• Volunteer work, university or political involvement, and participation in religious communities, associations or clubs.
• Personal or family circumstances such as illness, disability, caring for relatives or children, working in a family business, employment during studies, or immigrant or first-generation academic background.