Thüringer Graduiertenförderung (Doctoral Scholarship) at TU Ilmenau

• Basic amount EUR 1,400 per month.
• Family supplement EUR 300 per month for the first dependent child and EUR 150 for each further child.
• Optional material and travel costs up to EUR 1,000 per year, on application and subject to funds.
• Basic amount reduced to EUR 800 if annual income of recipient and spouse or partner is EUR 75,000 or more.
• Family supplement is paid at half rate each if the other parent also receives a ThürGFVO scholarship.
• Duration: generally three years (approved for three years), plus a fourth year on separate application; extensions of up to two further years for childcare, care of relatives, disability or serious chronic illness.

2026 call (approval from 1 April 2026): applications from 7 January to 18 February 2026; late submission of documents is not possible. Awards on 1 April and 1 October each year. Next call (approval from 1 April 2027) planned for January 2027, committee meeting expected March 2027. A fourth-year application is due three months before the third year ends.

1. Read the current call (PDF) and contact the faculty representative on the award committee.
2. Submit the application only through the Mobility Online portal with the documents named in the call.
3. The award committee checks the requirements and selects recipients.
4. After 30 months, present project progress to the committee, with a supervisor statement, report and publication evidence.

Contact: [email protected].

Official scholarship page

Information checked against the official pages on 2026-10-21. Always confirm the current call on the official site before applying.

• Documents listed in the current call (January 2026 edition).
• Income declaration and bank details form, and data protection form.
• For continuation: cover letter (max. one A4 page), portal form, progress report with work plan, supervisor statement, valid enrolment certificate, updated forms.

The award committee (elected by the Senate for two years) determines whether the requirements are met and selects recipients, setting approval period, amount and total duration under the ordinance.