Funded Evangelisches Studienwerk Scholarships in Germany 2024
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Funded Evangelisches Studienwerk Scholarships in Germany 2024
Evangelisches Studienwerk awards scholarships for studying at universities of applied sciences and universities all over Germany. We support students from all disciplines and subject areas. Important criteria are their enthusiasm for their subject, good performance, and a keen interest in interdisciplinary topics.
We are glad to receive applications from students and school graduates and support students without trial periods for the whole duration of their studies. In this way, we would like to give them time to get to know Evangelisches Studienwerk with its wide range of offers and allow them to get involved and help shape things.
This prestigious school offers students intensive and individual support, a varied and interdisciplinary range of seminars, as well as co-determination on all levels of our institution. Our financial scholarship includes up to 812 euros monthly (calculated following the guidelines of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)) plus an allowance for the cost of studies. Unfortunately, we cannot support any students in part-time or dual courses of study.
The scholarship provides a monthly allowance and a wide range of academic offers, including:
- Monthly allowance
of up to 812 Euros plus 300 Euros for cost of studies - Summer university
A broad variety of seminars are held at the Villigst Campus during the summer months. Academics, experts, students, and graduates with different academic and professional backgrounds come together to discuss issues in an interdisciplinary atmosphere. - Study/work abroad
Gaining professional competence and broadening one’s horizons demand global experience. This is why Evangelisches Studienwerk actively encourages its students to spend time abroad and usually covers tuition and expenses for travel. - Work practice
Evangelisches Studienwerk supports mandatory internships for up to one semester. - Democracy
Villigst is a democratic organization and encourages all students to contribute to its institutional life. They are represented at all levels of the Studienwerk’s management. - Contact and advice
Students experience individual advice and support not only through their Director of Studies in Villigst but also through a regional counselor at their university’s location.
Requirements for the application for a scholarship
Evangelisches Studienwerk is looking for young people who are interested in their subject, achieve good grades, take on responsibility in society, and are keen to broaden their horizons. The following formal requirements must be fulfilled for the application:
- Proven social commitment (for instance, church, politics, environment, family) and proven suitability for the course of studies
- Membership in a Protestant church (exceptions are possible: You are welcome to apply if you are not a member of a Protestant church. In this case, your application and specifically your letter of motivation will be evaluated by a committee, which decides whether you will be admitted to the first round of interviews.
- Citizenship of a member state or accession country of the European Union or other citizenship as defined by Section 8 of the German Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG)
- For applicants without German citizenship: good German language skills (DSH certificate, TestDaf (test for foreign learners of the German language))
- Valid qualification for university studies (for instance, general or advanced entrance qualification)
- At the time of application, the students must not have advanced beyond the third subject-related semester
- For students striving for a double degree, the number of semesters in the course of studies first commenced is decisive
- Applicants who are older than 35 must also enclose a special application (information sheet [PDF]).
- Receipt of the processing charge (12 euros) until completion of the application
We only support people who have citizenship of a member state or accession country of the EU or another citizenship under Section 8 of the German Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG) if they are studying (or would like to study) at a university in Germany. We also support people with German citizenship who study (or would like to study) at a university in another European country. Please note that it is not possible to exclusively apply for support for a Masters course or a second course of study. We also cannot support part-time or dual courses of study.
Application
The application is made via our online application portal. Please carefully read the following instructions and register via the link in the middle of this page.
Application documents
You must provide the following documents for your complete application and upload them:
- Application form (available online after registration)
- photo
- scan of ID card or residence permit
- Tabular curriculum vitae (maximum of 2 pages, font size 12 Arial)
- Detailed curriculum vitae in continuous text with information on personal background, education, jobs, and internships (if applicable), choice and motivation of study (maximum of 3 pages, font size 12 Arial)
- Letter of motivation, including information on why you are applying for a scholarship at the Evangelisches Studienwerk in particular and why you are interested in our scholarship. Furthermore, please share your thoughts on the topics of religion and the church. In the case of applicants from other EU countries, include an explanation of why you want to study in Germany (maximum of 3 pages, font size 12 Arial)
- University entrance certificate, respectively, entrance requirement for studying (usually general or advanced entrance qualification, respectively, the last certificate before completing school education)
- If you have already enrolled in a course of study, an overview of the previously achieved grades
- If you are older than 35 years, you need to upload a special application: information sheet [PDF]
Furthermore, the following documents must be submitted via e-mail (from the account of the person writing the report) or by mail:
- Specialist report on ability to study, specialist qualification, and suitability for the (planned) course of studies
- Report on social commitment, with period, scope, type, and means of commitment
Please note that we only accept reports that were drawn up using our report forms. You will find the forms and important information here:
- Form for the specialist report [PDF]
- Form for the report on social involvement [PDF]
Application by a person with legal refugee status
You can apply as a person with legal refugee status, provided you hold a residence permit following BAföG. You are not eligible to apply if you hold a residence title for specific purposes in accordance with Section 55 of the Asylum Procedure Act. If you are not sure whether you can apply for our scholarship, please send a copy of your ID card and/or a copy of your residence permit to [email protected] so that we can check your eligibility to apply.
Application process
After you have registered via the link below, you will receive your log-in data for the online application portal by e-mail. It may take a while before you are sent your password. With your log-in data, you will then be able to log in and process your application data at any time until the deadline for applications. Please note that you have to click the “Finalize entries« button on the start page of the online application portal to subsequently send your application. You will then be automatically notified by email that the application documents have been transmitted in good time.
As soon as we have checked your documents, we will contact you. If you are accepted for the selection process, in the next step, you will be invited to a preliminary interview. The preselection committee will then decide on the invitation to the two-day main selection process. This always takes place in February and July in Haus Villigst (Schwerte) and includes group phases and another individual interview. You have to appear personally for the preselection and main selection processes.
All communication within the framework of the process is done by email. We therefore request that you be definitely available for contacting by e-mail and should promptly notify us if there are any changes in your contact data. Furthermore, we would like to inform you that your data will be electronically processed for selection and forwarded to the persons involved in this process.
Go to the online application portal
Application deadlines and fees
Please note that we can only accept you in our support programme if you are already studying or are going to commence studies on the next possible date after the selection process. If you are not yet studying, please always apply for the process that begins before the planned commencement of your studies.
The application deadline for acceptance for the winter semester is January 15th (midnight). The preselection processes are in March or April, and the main selection process is in June or July. The application deadline for acceptance for the summer semester is July 15th (midnight). The preselection processes then take place in September or October, and the main selection process takes place in January or February.
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