Deutschlandstipendium at the University of Hohenheim

• EUR 300 per month, paid monthly as a non-repayable grant.
• Funding period generally one year, starting on 1 October.
• Extension applications are possible within the standard period of study; extension beyond it only in exceptional cases, applied for in writing with reasons.

Application period for winter semester 2026/27: 1 June 2026 to 21 June 2026. Applications are online only; late or incorrectly submitted applications are not considered. Funding starts 1 October 2026; award ceremony 19 November 2026.

1. Check that your programme and semester fall within the standard period of study.
2. Apply online through the university's application portal during the application period.
3. Upload the written documents together with the online application.
4. Confirm that you accept the Deutschlandstipendium statute and the call for applications, and agree to attend the award ceremony and to photo publication.

Questions: [email protected]

• Current transcript of records (all grades up to the submission date).
• Current enrolment certificate.
• CV.
• Evidence of voluntary activities, social engagement, awards and prizes.
• First-year students: higher education entrance qualification with the relevant individual grades (or Mathematics and first foreign language grades).
• Master's applicants: certificate of first higher-education degree.
• Certified German translations of documents not in German or English.

• Primary criteria: for first-semester students the entrance-qualification grade; from the second semester the credit-weighted average grade of completed modules. 40 points for grade 1.0 down to 10 points for grade 4.0, in 0.1 steps.
• Secondary criteria (up to 5 points each, maximum 10 in total): awards and prizes for above-average academic achievements; social engagement; voluntary activities at the university; special social, personal or family circumstances (for example migration background).
• Internships do not count as voluntary activity.