Dr. Dettling Foundation Scholarship

University of Oldenburg, Germany

Scholarship overview

The foundation was created under the will of Dr. Charlotte Dettling (1901-1986) to help needy and deserving students in Oldenburg and Cadolzburg start an academic life. Each semester it awards one six-month scholarship to a University of Oldenburg student.

Award Information

Student of Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg.
BAföG entitlement is exhausted (maximum support period exceeded).
Indigence due to financial, social or family circumstances.
Graduation is imminent or in concrete preparation.
Outstanding academic achievements.
Average working hours under 10 hours per week.
Registered citizens of the city of Oldenburg and the European Union.

One six-month scholarship per semester of up to EUR 700 per month.
If two equally deserving students are funded, EUR 400 each per month.

Two application periods a year: each runs from the start of the semester to the end of the lecture period (beginning in April and in October).

Submit the online form in Stud.IP (Campus > Stipendien) during the application period.
Contact the Servicepoint Scholarships, not IT Services, with form questions.

Official links

How to apply (official)

Documents you will need

Personal cover letter
CV and photograph
Certificate of matriculation
Current overview of grades
Two letters of recommendation from faculty members
Certificate from the student services confirming the extinct BAföG claim
Statement of monthly income (signed sheet, work contract, payslip or two months of bank statements)

How selection works

The Servicepoint Scholarships checks applications and requests missing documents.
University management selects eligible candidates for the foundation's board of trustees, which decides.
All applicants are notified; scholarships are presented in a small ceremony and start at the beginning of the following semester.

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