Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw), via the TUHH liaison officer

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sdw Scholarships for EU Students at TUHH (Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft)

Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw), via the TUHH liaison officer, Germany

Scholarship overview

The Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw) offers a limited number of scholarships to students from EU member states at German universities, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. At TUHH, applications go through the sdw liaison officer.

Award Information

  • Nationality of an EU member state, enrolled at a state or state-recognised German university.
  • Not eligible for a student grant under section 8 BAföG.
  • Above-average grades, social commitment, teamwork skills, good general education, determination and good command of German.
  • Scholarship of up to EUR 525 per month, depending on income.
  • Book allowance of EUR 80 per month.
  • Seminars on economic and social policy, soft-skills training and a local scholarship holders' group.
  • Universities of applied sciences: by the end of the 3rd subject semester.
  • Other universities: by the end of the 4th subject semester.
  • Bachelor's students: by the end of the 2nd subject semester, or the 4th if a master's at a German university is planned.
  • Master's: in the semester before starting, usually with the master's application; admission document submitted with or after.

Pre-selection deadlines are available from the TUHH liaison officer.

  1. Submit application documents to the sdw liaison officer at TUHH, Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt ([email protected], +49 40 428 78 3778).
  2. After an initial interview, the liaison officer recommends candidates to the sdw office.
  3. Final selection takes place at an assessment centre in Berlin.

Official links

Documents you will need

  • At least three study certificates with grades or ranking relative to other students in the same semester.
  • Further application documents as listed on the sdw website.

How selection works

Two stages: interview and recommendation by the university liaison officer, then an assessment centre in Berlin.

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