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Government and private fundings and foundations

Below you will find a selection of scholarships and support programs for talented students, offered by both public and private funding.

You will also find a wide range of funding opportunities for your studies on the mystipendium.de platform.

Deutschlandstipendium (Germany scholarship)

The Deutschlandstipendium (Germany scholarship) combines private and public funding. It supports students and first-year undergraduates whose track record suggests they are likely to achieve outstanding results in their studies and careers.

The Deutschlandstipendium (Germany scholarship) at the HM

State support for gifted pupils | Foundations funded by the BMFTR

There are 13 scholarship organisations in Germany supported by the BMFTR. These organisations provide financial and non-material support to students and PhD students during their academic studies. When submitting an application for these scholarships, above-average academic performance is just as important as community or social engagement.

The 13 state organisations for the promotion of gifted children

Career progression grant for experienced professionals

The Foundation for the Promotion of Gifted Students in Vocational Education and Training (SBB) offers a progression grant to support committed and experienced students undertaking their first academic degree – either full-time or extra-occupationally.

sbb Advancement Scholarship

Professional Development Grant sbb

If your degree program builds on your previous training or current employment, extra-occupational students may also be eligible for funding through the continuing education grant, subject to certain conditions.

sbb Continuing Professional Development Grant

TalentE³ Program

Regardless of their academic background or social background, high-achieving students from all HM departments who are in their second or third semester of their bachelor's degree at the time of application may apply for non-financial support under the TalentE³ program.

The TalentE³ program at HM

Markus Schmötzer Foundation

The Markus Schmötzer Foundation supports students at Hochschule München who are continuing their studies despite having been diagnosed with a chronic illness.

The Markus Schmötzer Foundation at the HM

The Free State of Bavaria’s Max Weber Program

The Max Weber Program is designed to support both academic development and personal growth. Through events aimed at deepening academic knowledge and fostering interdisciplinary exchange, scholarship holders have access to a special program of additional academic activities alongside their university studies.

Max Weber Program

Bavarian Elite Academy

The Bavarian Elite Academy is a foundation established by the Bavarian business community and supports outstanding and motivated students at Bavarian universities and higher education institutions in their development into responsible leaders.

Bavarian Elite Academy

The RUMPLER Foundation

The RUMPLER Foundation is aimed at students and graduates of Dept 03 and supports outstanding final-year projects, dissertations or research projects in the product development field.

Stiftung Rumpler at HM

SWM Education Foundation

The SWM Education Foundation’s funding program is aimed at students of engineering, natural sciences and economics, as well as students in the fields of computer science, civil engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.

SWM Education Foundation

EXIST Start-up Grant

The EXIST start-up grant supports students, graduates and researchers from universities and non-university research institutions who wish to bring their start-up idea to fruition and develop it into a business plan.

EXIST Start-up Grant

e-fellows.net

The e-fellows.net scholarship supports outstanding and committed students in the natural sciences. Mentors from a range of disciplines support the scholarship holders on their career paths.

e-fellows.net

Hans-Rudolf Foundation

The Hans-Rudolf Foundation, based in Munich, supports young people in their university studies by awarding scholarships, thereby enabling them to develop in line with their talents and abilities, regardless of their financial circumstances.

Hans-Rudolf Foundation

The Ferdinand and Charlotte Schimmelpfennig Foundation

The Foundation awards grants to students in financial need who are funding their studies themselves. The scholarship is open to students and PhD candidates from all disciplines who are in financial need. Applications may be submitted at any time.

The Ferdinand and Charlotte Schimmelpfennig Foundation

Dr Jost Henkel Foundation

The foundation supports talented students who are in financial need. The funding program is generally open to students from all disciplines. Economics, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering are the preferred fields of study.

Dr Jost Henkel Foundation

Dr Arthur Pfungst Foundation

The Dr Arthur Pfungst Foundation supports talented students in financial need whilst they are studying at German universities, providing full scholarships and book grants. Funding is available for bachelor degrees, master degrees and state examination degree programs across all disciplines.

Dr Arthur Pfungst Foundation

Reemtsma Foundation for the Promotion of Gifted Students

The Reemtsma Foundation for the Promotion of Gifted Students supports talented students in need with scholarships.

Reemtsma Foundation for the Promotion of Gifted Students

Cologne Grammar School and Endowment Fund

The aim is to support talented students with scholarships to help them cover their tuition fees and living costs. A growing range of educational programs and networking activities complements this financial support.

Cologne Grammar School and Endowment Fund

Otto Benecke Foundation e.V.

Through its ‘Garantiefonds Hochschule’ programme, the Otto Benecke Foundation e.V. is aimed at young, newly arrived migrants who wish to obtain their university entrance qualification in Germany, prepare for a university degree and pursue an academic career.

Otto Benecke Foundation e.V.

The Claussen Simon Foundation

The B-First funding program is aimed at first-time undergraduates from all disciplines who are starting, or have just started, a bachelor's degree or a degree leading to a state examination at a German university (up to the second semester of study at the time of application).

The Claussen Simon Foundation

Madame Courage

Madame Courage, a project run by the Catholic Women’s Social Service, provides financial support to single-parent female students at Bavarian universities who are in the final stages of their degree.

Madame Courage

ZONTA Club Munich II

Through its scholarship program, the Zonta Club Munich II provides young women who, through no fault of their own, find themselves in financial and social hardship with a fixed monthly sum. The aim of the support is to prevent them from dropping out of university due to their difficult circumstances.

ZONTA Club Munich II

Hildegardis Society

The funding comprises interest-free loans for study and training programs, mentoring schemes and inclusion projects for women of all ages, disciplines and nationalities. Loans and family grants are awarded to Christian women, whilst projects are open to all female students.

Hildegardis Society

The Nicolaidis Young Wings Foundation

The scheme is aimed at half-orphans and full orphans aged between 17 and 27 who hold German citizenship. The program's aim is to provide young adults concerned with both financial and non-financial support to help them realise their own career prospects.

The Nicolaidis Young Wings Foundation

Aktion Luftsprung Foundation

A scholarship for young people with chronic illnesses, designed to provide financial support whilst they are in vocational training or at university.

Aktion Luftsprung Foundation

Dr Willy-Rebelein Foundation

The foundation supports students with disabilities as they prepare for their careers.

Dr Willy-Rebelein Foundation

International Co-operative Studies (I.C.S.) e.V.

The Friends’ Association brings together the top students of the year from a particular degree program and companies that are looking for high-calibre young talent and wish to support them whilst they are studying.

I.C.S. International Co-operative Studies

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