2. Students of all subjects in a MASTER’S programme, who gained their university entrance qualification from a school outside of Germany and who would like to study in Germany

2.1. Students of all subjects, especially from these regions: Central/Eastern Europe, EU neighbourhood/CIS; Middle East/Northern Africa; transition and newly industrialised countries as well as conflict regions worldwide. 

• Applications are possible before you begin your Master’s programme or within the first semester (at the time of application). 
• Applicants must have already obtained a first university degree.
• Good or very good knowledge of German is a requirement. The selection workshops are generally held in German (if a scholarship is granted, additional German language courses can be financed).

2.2. International Scholarship Programme for Tunisian and Egyptian Students

• Duration of the scholarship: 6 – 24 months
• Formal requirements like in paragraph 2.1

B. Applicants for a doctoral scholarship (PhD)

Doctoral students of all subjects who gained their university entrance qualification outside of Germany and who wish to do their doctoral studies in Germany:

• Doctoral students of all subjects.
• Special (but not exclusive) focus regions are: Central/Eastern Europe, EU neighbourhood/CIS; Middle East/Northern Africa; transition and newly industrialised countries as well as conflict regions worldwide.
• Applicants must provide proof that they have been accepted as a doctoral student by a German institution of higher education. 
• Preference will be given to dissertation projects related to the working areas of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
• Good or very good knowledge of German is a requirement. The selection workshops are generally held in German (if a scholarship is granted, additional German language courses can be financed).

By 1 September 2012 (postmarked) applications can be handed in by:

A. Applicants for a student scholarship

Students of all subjects who are pursuing a FIRST university degree and who gained their university entrance qualification from a German school ('Bildungsinländer_innen')

1. Student scholarship – general: 

• Applications are possible before you begin your study programme or within the first three semesters.

Special (but not exclusive) focus groups are: 

• First-generation students, students with a migrant background, or students from universities of applied sciences (‘Fachhochschulen’).
• Students in MINT study programmes (mathematics, informatics, natural sciences, or technical subjects), especially with an environmental focus (e.g. environmental studies, climate studies, renewable energies etc.)

2. Student scholarship – journalism programme „Medienvielfalt, anders: Junge Migrantinnen und Migranten in den Journalismus“

• Applications are possible before you begin your study programme or within the first three semesters.

B. Applicants for a doctoral scholarship (PhD)

Doctoral students of all subjects who gained their university entrance qualification in Germany and who wish to do their doctoral studies in Germany:

• Applicants must provide proof that they have been accepted as a doctoral student by an institution of higher education in Germany or an EU country. 
• Preference will be given to dissertation projects related to the working areas of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

How to APPLY

    for (under-)graduates
        Please find further details here (PDF)
        download application form (PDF) in German
    for PhD students
         Please find further details here (PDF)
         download application form (PDF) in German 

Scholarship Department  

Postal address:

Heirich-Böll-Stiftung

Studienwerk

Schumannstr. 8

10117 Berlin  

Contact: Bärbel Karger

E-Mail: studienwerk@boell.de
Tel.: +49 (0)30 / 28534-400
Fax: 030/285 34-409  

Office hours:  
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

www.boell.de/studienwerk