In Germany

Foundations

National foundations offer scholarships for all students, regardless of which institution they study at. Regional foundations such as the Bosch Foundation sponsor local talent.

Foundation	Scholarships for	Contact person
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volks	full-time students displaying particular performance, initiative, and responsibility.	Prof. Dr. Christoph Binder
Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft	students who can show above-average grades and involvement in civil society	Prof. Dr. Rolf Daxhammer
Hans-Böckler-Stiftung des deutschen Gewerkschaftsbundes	motivated persons who are working in a trade/profession or who cannot afford higher education studies	apply directly to the foundation
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.	for above-averagely gifted students with an interest in political issues and responsibility	Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Beyer
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung	students who have above-average grades and a sense of civic responsibility	Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Honnen
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit	students with a strong performance in their subject, who believe in liberal economics combined with social and political responsibility	Prof. Dr. Stephan Seiter
Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung	academically high-performing students with a Christian social beliefs	Prof. Dr. Jochen Brune
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung	female, disadvantaged, or disabled students	apply directly to the foundation
Heinrich Böll Stiftung	Students with outstanding grades and socio-political commitment	Prof. Dr. Anna Goeddeke
Cusanuswerk - Bischöfliche Studienförderung	Catholic students of any subject with outstanding academic qualifications and intellectual openness	Prof. Dr. Volker Reichenberger
Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk	highly gifted Jewish students and doctoral researchers with German citizenship	Prof. Dr. Helmut Nebeling
Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst	students with commitment to socio-political or church activities	Prof. Dr. Stephan Seiter
Reinhold-Beitlich-Stiftung	gifted students	Hannelore Presch Hubert Bosch
Avicenna Studienwerk	gifted Muslim students of any subject	apply directly to the Studienwerk

Aufstiegsstipendium

The Aufstiegsstipendium for those with work experience is a grant provided by the German government and directed at people who have vocational or professional training, have worked for at least 2 years, and who have shown special talent and dedicati

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