Scholarships

Scholarships for Studies in Germany

Target Group:

Students and postgraduates who contribute positive impacts on the green project’s goals, share the basic values of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, achieve exceptional academic results in all expert fields and are socially and politically engaged. Besides the hitherto emphasis on humanities and social sciences, arts and culture, scholarships are granted to students of economics, law, engineering, mathematics and journalism.

 

Short Description:

The Heinrich Böll Foundation initiates programs based on fundamental values, thus inciting international exchange of thought, intercultural dialogue and networking. The program connects students from all around the world. The scholarship recipients are expected to achieve exceptional academic results and to be socially and politically engaged; doctoral students are expected to be open to unconventional, innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to scientific work.

 

Conditions:

Excellent academic results, as well as socio-political engagement. In the case of doctoral studies, the quality of the paper’s plan is also of significance. The candidate selection process consists of three stages: written application, interview with the Foundation’s academic commissioner and participation in the selection workshop including individual interviews and group discussion.

The granting of scholarships is subject to decision by the selection commission consisting of the vastly experienced academic teaching staff, experts from the fields of politics, economy and society, persons engaged in the green network, alumni, as well as the Curriculum Office associates.

 

Application Deadline:

March 1st and September 1st

 

Additional Information:

New doctoral programs are published in a timely manner on the web page: www.boell.de/studienwerk.

All interested persons can apply with an adequate dissertation proposal.

 

Current application modalities can be found at: www.boell.de/studienwerk

 

Detailed Information at:

Heinrich Böll Stiftung- Studienwerk

Schumannstraße 8

10117 Berlin

Tel.: +493028534400

Web: www.boell.de/studienwerk

E-mail: studienwerk@boell.de

Scholarships

The Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Germany and implements programmes based on fundamental values, with the intention of initiating international exchange of thought, intercultural dialogue and networking. The programme connects students from around the world. The scholarship recipients are expected to achieve exceptional academic results and to be socially and politically engaged; doctoral students are expected to be open to unconventional, innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to scientific work.

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