1000 Scholarships for Undergraduates, Graduates, and PhD Students, Germany

The Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to approximately 1,000 undergraduates, graduates, and doctoral students of all subjects and nationalities per year, who are pursuing their degree at universities, universities of applied sciences (‘Fachhochschulen’), or universities of the arts (‘Kunsthochschulen’). We expect our scholarship recipients to have excellent academic records, to be socially and politically engaged, and to have an active interest in the basic values of the foundation: ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination and justice.
Please note: We only accept online applications.
The scholarship department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to undergraduates, graduates, and doctoral students from inside and outside Germany.
We hold the application process twice a year. The application deadline is 1 March and 1 September. Please note: We only accept online applications. The application portal will be opened about 6 weeks before the application deadline.
For details of application requirements, procedures and specific groups see application process spring 2016.
Application Process
Please note: We accept only online applications

1. Check if you are among the special focus groups in this application round
   2. Gather information on the application process and the requested documents
   3.Registerfor the online application portal
   4. Provide the requested information in the Online Application Portal
   5. After uploading all of your documents, submit your application before the end of the application deadline

Information Sheets
Student scholarship:
Info sheet A1-1 (PDF)
Application form (in German, PDF) Please use Adobe Acrobat Reader to fill in the form
Expert report form (PDF)
Doctoral sholarship:
Info sheet A2-1 (PDF) 
Application form (in German, PDF) Please use Adobe Acrobat Reader to fill in the form
Expert report form (PDF)
Further Information
Application Deadline : 1 March 2016