Scholarships

The Scholarships department is part of Principal area 4. Managed by Ms. Michaela Ring this area includes the three departments Scholarships, International Office and Weihenstephan Career Center. In close cooperation we fund and coordinate the international activities at our University, are the first contact for all types of scholarships and support students during their transition from the university into work life. We act as intermediary to scholarship sponsors and organisations.

Our services:

Consulting on scholarships
Contact partner for scholarship providers

Germany scholarship programme (Deutschlandstipendium)

2019 applications

Applications will open for the upcoming 2019 summer semester in December 2018. This site will be updated with more detailed information and application forms in good time.

Purpose of the scholarship

The aim of the Germany scholarship programme is for Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences to support multi-talented students, who have produced or are expected to produce outstanding results in their course and career. Considering the applicant as a whole should also incorporate social elements, such as notable awards and successes, previous employment, extracurricular commitments such as volunteering, social engagement and involvement in politics or university politics, involvement in religious communities, associations and groups as well as notable personal and family circumstances. Other selection criteria can be found in the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences guidelines for awarding Germany scholarships.

Amount and duration of the support

The scholarship amount is €300 per month. 50% of this comes from funds from private sponsors and 50% from funds provided by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF).
The length of the support is one year. If the maximum support period (i.e. the end of the standard period of study) hasn't been reached, the scholarship holder can apply again.
A requirement for the scholarship to be granted and extended is that there are private and public scholarship funds available for the period of entitlement.

Number of scholarships

According to legal specifications, the maximum number of scholarships for 2018 is a total of 97 scholarships. This number is subject to sufficient private sponsors providing support for students.

Oskar Karl Forster Scholarship for Books and Learning Resources

2nd round of applications (2019)

Applications for 2019 grants from the Oskar Karl Forster Scholarship fund will open in the course of October 2019. This site will be updated with more detailed information and application forms in good time.

Purpose of the scholarship

Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences awards underprivileged students a one-off grant for procuring books or other learning resources from the Oskar Karl Forster Scholarship fund.

Requirements

For bachelor’s degree programmes, the exams of the compulsory introductory and orientation modules in the 2^nd semester must have been successfully completed.
Master’s students must at least be in the second 2^nd semester at HSWT
The aid can only be granted to students who are in need.
A need is identified if

the student receives benefits according to the Federal Education and Training Assistance Act (BAföG) or
if the net income of the person obliged to pay maintenance costs does not exceed twice their tax-free allowance according to the BAföG plus their tax-free child allowance.*

Students are not eligible if they have already received study assistance from the Oscar Karl Forster scholarship fund or if they are not enrolled at the time the grant is approved.

Amount of the support

The grant amounts to a maximum of € 500. In accordance with the funds available, the maximum amount can be set lower in order to be able to consider more applications.

Required evidence

After your application is approved, you must provide evidence for your purchases through receipted invoices, which must show the date of purchase and the title of the work.

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