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Future Fund (Peace) Scholarships

For the academic year 2024/25, the International Office of Osnabrück University will award Future Fund (Peace) Scholarships to prospective and current students at Osnabrück University who are financially affected by armed conflict. The scholarship (max. €500 for max. 3 months) will be awarded to cover study-related expenses. For more information, see the Call for Applications: Future Fund (Peace) Scholarships (PDF, 405 kB).

Eligibility & selection criteria

Students who already receive public funding for their studies in Osnabrück are not eligible for a Future Fund (Peace) Scholarship. This applies in particular to funding from public institutions such as ERASMUS, DAAD, etc.
A selection committee will consider applications on the basis of the following criteria:

• Personal motivation
• How the scholarship may contribute to the student's academic success
• Academic record (if applicable)
• Community service / volunteering (if applicable)
• Personal hardship caused by armed conflict in the student’s country of origin

Application documents

• Application form (PDF, 269 kB)
• CV
• Letter of motivation including a statement on the impact of the scholarship on the student’s progress or plans at Osnabrück University (max. 1 page, German or English)
• Enrolment certificate (if applicable)
• Proof of academic record / Transcript of Records (if applicable)
• Proof of volunteering / community service (if applicable)

Closing date for applications

Please send your complete application as a single PDF document to teresa.gehrs@uni-osnabrueck.de by 2 January 2025.

DAAD End-of-Studies Scholarships

As part of the "STIBET" program, Osnabrück University's International Office will award end-of-studies scholarships (promoted by the DAAD and financed by the Federal Foreign Office) to international students in 2024. The scholarship amounts to a one-time payment of 500€ in October 2024 for the winter semester 2024/2025.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

• International students who did not receive their university entry qualification from a German high school ("Bildungsausländer")
• Must be currently enrolled at Osnabrück University as a degree-seeking student (Bachelor, Master, State Exam) in the final year of their studies
• Good or very good results in their studies
• Students who face financial difficulties through no fault of their own will receive special consideration
• International students who already receive a scholarship from public funds for the same purpose are excluded from consideration
• Students who have received an end-of-studies scholarship before are excluded from consideration

Application documents

• Application form (PDF, 271 kB)
• CV
• Transcript of Records / HISInOne
• Letter of motivation in which you answer the following question: Why are you the ideal scholarship recipient? (1 page max., German or English)

Deadline

Complete applications may be sent to Rouven Brinkmann (rbrinkmann@uni-osnabrueck.de) as a single PDF document until 15th September, 2024.

 

DAAD Prize for International Students and PhD Candidates

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will award the DAAD Prize for outstanding achievements of international students and PhD candidates at German Universities in 2024. The prize honors international students who have demonstrated both academic excellence and outstanding social and intercultural achievements in society. The DAAD Prize (PDF, 393 kB) is worth 1,000.00 €.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

• International students and PhD-Candidates who did not receive their university entry qualification from a German high school ("Bildungsausländer")
• Must be currently enrolled at Osnabrück University as a degree-seeking student (an application is possible up until three months after graduation)
• Demonstrated academic excellence
• Social and intercultural achievements in society
• Students must be at least in their fourth semester of their bachelor studies or in their second semester of their master / PhD

Application documents

• Application form (PDF, 162 kB)
• CV
• Letter of motivation (1 page, informally)
• Transcript of Records / OPIuM
• Certificates / written documentation of social and intercultural achievements in society
• Recent report / letter of recommendation from a professor at Osnabrück University

Deadline

Complete applications may be sent to Annika Große as a single PDF-document until 1st of September 2024.

 

Information on studying in Germany

You can find general information on studying in Germany on the DAAD website.