Partially funded

Deutschlandstipendium at SHMDK Mannheim

Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim, Germany

Scholarship overview

The Deutschlandstipendium supports students whose record promises outstanding achievement in study and career. The award is EUR 300 per month, paid half by the Federal Government and half by private donors. It is a grant that does not have to be repaid.

The Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts selects the scholars itself. The stipend does not depend on income and can be combined with BAföG. Double funding from other performance-based material support is excluded, with exceptions under section 4 of the Stipendienprogramm-Gesetz.

For the academic year 2026/27 the university may award up to 43 Deutschlandstipendien, subject to private co-funding. Nine are secured. The exact number of new awards is not yet fixed.

Award Information

  • Enrolled at SHMDK Mannheim, or in the admission process for a study place.
  • Bachelor, Master, postgraduate (Aufbaustudium) and soloist programmes. Excluded: Orchesterakademie Rhein Neckar and the SO Opernstudio.
  • At least 2 semesters of standard study time left in the planned course of study, or the intention to continue at SHMDK Mannheim marked on the application form. This does not apply to current Deutschlandstipendium holders.
  • Applications are open to students of all programmes and subjects.
  • Application documents must be submitted in German.
  • EUR 300 per month, half from the Federal Government and half from private donors.
  • Funding period 01.09.2026 to 31.08.2027 (two semesters; one year from September to August).
  • Independent of income; combinable with BAföG.
  • Funding runs at least two semesters and at most to the end of the standard period of study.

Funding year 2026/27: application deadline Sunday 12 April 2026; selection audition 23 April 2026. The deadline for the next round is published in the current call (Ausschreibung) on the official page.

  1. Download the application form (PDF) and complete it.
  2. Prepare a tabular CV and the other documents listed below.
  3. Send the documents in German by email to [email protected] before the deadline. Late applications are not accepted.
  4. If the formal criteria are met, you receive an invitation to the selection audition.

Contact

Simone Rusch or Nico Lindenthal, International Office/Förderprogramme, [email protected]

Official links

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Documents you will need

  • Application form (PDF).
  • Tabular CV.
  • If not yet enrolled: certificate of higher education entrance qualification (foreign certificates with a translation and conversion to the German grading system).
  • If applicable: records of previous study achievements.
  • If applicable: internship and employment references and proof of awards, prizes, other skills and further commitment.
  • Master applicants: certificate of a first higher education degree.

How selection works

  • Applications are checked formally; eligible applicants are invited to a selection audition.
  • A selection committee ranks applicants on audition performance and the submitted documents, following the criteria in the university statute on the national scholarship programme.
  • Criteria include special artistic or academic achievement and talent, competition successes, prizes, voluntary commitment, social and family circumstances, educational background and personal career path.
  • There is no legal entitlement to a scholarship.

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