Application Deadline: Spring 2026: January 15, 2026, to March 1, 2026
LOCATION: Germany
The scholarship department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to graduates and doctoral students from outside Germany. International applicants have to prove their proficiency in German. Good or very good knowledge of the German language is required (at least B2 level or DSH1).
ELIGIBILITY:
For a Master’s degree or for a main course of study leading to a Diploma/State Examination in Germany (after having already passed the intermediate examination, preliminary medical examination, etc.).
Applications are possible before the start of the Master’s program or the main course of study. We particularly encourage international students who completed their first degree in their home country to apply.
Priority will be given to applicants from DAC countries who are still residing in their home country at the time of application.
Doctoral candidates from Germany (Germans, students with German educational qualifications) for doctoral studies in Germany or in other EU countries (all subjects).
International doctoral candidates (from the EU or outside the EU, refugees) are invited to apply for doctoral positions in Germany (all disciplines).
We particularly encourage international doctoral candidates who completed their undergraduate studies in their home country to apply.
Priority will be given to applicants from DAC countries who are still residing in their home country at the time of application.
Doctoral candidates from Germany or abroad for the “Research Cluster Socio-Ecological Transformation” (all subjects).
Dissertation topics related to the work priorities of the Heinrich Böll Foundation will be given priority.
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BENEFIT:
Master’s Scholarship: €992 per month plus various individual allowances, possibly health insurance or similar
For scholarship-holders only: Funding is available for limited periods spent abroad for purpose of study
Doctoral Scholarship: €1400 per month, plus € 100 mobility allowance per month, plus various individual allowances