Study Completion Scholarship for International Students (Studienabschlussstipendium)

• Up to EUR 400 per month for Bachelor students.
• Up to EUR 500 per month for Master, Magister, Diplom and state examination students.
• Up to EUR 600 per month for doctoral candidates.
• Duration up to 5 months; generally not extendable for Bachelor and Master students and for one- to two-year postgraduate programmes (for example LL.M.).

1. Download the call (PDF) and application form from the official page, complete, print and sign the form.
2. Obtain the supervisor's assessment on the official assessment form.
3. Assemble the documents below; only complete applications enter the selection.
4. Submit to the International Office, University of Trier, before 9 October 2026. Contact: Aziz Yueksek, +49 651 201-3597.

Official page

Students

• Completed, printed and signed application form.
• Current enrolment certificate.
• Certificate of the examination office on study and examination results.
• Overview of completed work whose grades are not yet available; thesis registration if already available.
• Timetable to degree completion in monthly steps.
• Tabular CV with photo.
• Supervisor's assessment (official form).
• Proof of how the studies are financed.

Doctoral candidates

• Completed, printed and signed application form.
• Current enrolment certificate.
• Description of the current state of the dissertation (completed parts and remaining work).
• Timetable to completion of the doctorate in monthly steps.
• Tabular CV with photo.
• Supervisor's assessment.
• Proof of how the doctorate is financed.

• A committee of University of Trier and ESG Trier representatives decides on the submitted documents.
• Criteria: likelihood of completing the degree or doctorate within the funding period, financial need, and good study or doctoral performance.
• No legal entitlement to funding; applicants are informed in writing by the International Office.