Partially funded

Förderverein Student Support Grants (Social Scholarship and Course Travel Aid) at HfM Trossingen

Hochschule für Musik Trossingen, Germany

Scholarship overview

The friends' association of the Hochschule für Musik Trossingen has existed since 1988 and has about 350 memberships. It funds students of all programmes and semesters, as well as special projects, with an annual funding volume of about EUR 12,000.

Support falls into three categories, whose weighting the grant commission can change: travel and course aid, a social scholarship and project funding.

Award Information

  • Students of all programmes and semesters of the Hochschule.
  • Application only in agreement with the student's university teacher, whose statement is mandatory.
  • Award is guided by special talent, willingness to perform and social situation.
  • Recipients should generally be ready to perform at association events such as a scholarship concert or members' meeting; funded projects should be presented.
  • Courses and events involving teachers of the Hochschule are not supported.
  • Aid of up to 50 percent of costs or at most EUR 500 for travel to external courses and competitions.
  • Social scholarship: one-off grants towards living costs at important study phases such as intermediate and final examinations, sponsorships, and tuition fees.
  • Funding of education-related projects, for example in singing, acting or composition.

No fixed deadline. Apply before the event, at least 10 days in advance.

  1. Discuss the plan with your university teacher.
  2. Download the application form from the Förderverein page, or get it from the association or the Kanzlerin.
  3. Obtain the teacher's statement on talent, performance, social situation and the educational value of the project.
  4. Submit the application at least 10 days before the event.

Contact: Dr Christian Strasser-Gackenheimer, [email protected].

Official Förderverein page

Official links

Documents you will need

  • Application form (Formblatt).
  • Statement of the university teacher.

How selection works

The grant commission decides on awards, based on talent, performance and social situation as described in the teacher's statement.

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