Every year the Studienwerk funds scholarships and a wide range of educational programmes for about 300 German and foreign doctoral candidates of protestant faith from all disciplines. The grants are awarded in accordance with the guidelines by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

German and foreign nationals of protestant faith with excellent academic standing who wish to obtain or are already studying for a doctorate at a German higher-education institution
In well-founded cases, Germans can pursue their doctorate degree at a higher education institution in a member state of the European Union, in Great Britain, in Norway or in Switzerland.

admission to a doctorate at a German higher education institution
An application is possible if the applicant has not worked on the project for more than a year.

about 300 scholarships per year

Scholarships are initially awarded for a period of 2 years, an extension of the funding period for up to 3 years at most is possible.

A full grant currently amounts to 1,350 EUR. Doctoral candidates moreover receive a research allowance of 100 EUR. If there are children under the age of 14 living with the doctoral candidate for whom the candidate is the legal guardian, the candidate is eligible for a child care allowance or support for a parental year.

All application forms and further information on the application procedure can be found here.

There are 2 application deadlines every year: 1 December and 1 June.