TU Ilmenau Scholarship: Doctoral Completion and Re-entry Scholarships

• EUR 1,400 per month.
• Child supplement EUR 180 per month for the first dependent child and EUR 90 for each further child.
• Optional material and travel costs up to EUR 100 per month, on application and subject to funds.
• Maximum duration: 12 months (re-entry) or 6 months (doctoral completion).

Application window 24 July to 4 September 2026 via Mobility Online. Funding period 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.

1. Read the current call (PDF).
2. Prepare the cover letter (max. one A4 page) stating format, start and duration.
3. Submit the application with all documents through the Mobility Online portal by 4 September 2026.

Contact: [email protected], +49 3677 69-2019 (scholarships) or +49 3677 69-4792 (Graduate Center).

Official scholarship page

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

• Cover letter (max. one A4 page).
• Tabular short biography.
• Report on scientific career so far.
• Copy of diploma or master certificate, or current transcript, with a professor's confirmation of expected completion date and grade.
• Supervisor's declaration of willingness (qualification scholarship) or assessment of progress and schedule (completion scholarship).
• Faculty council confirmation of acceptance as doctoral candidate.
• Re-entry: proof of childcare or care of relatives, chronic illness or disability, volunteer work, and research or study stays, where applicable.
• Bank details and income declaration form, and data protection form.

The award committee for the two early-career scholarship programmes verifies requirements and selects recipients; committee members are elected by the Senate for two years.