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Please read the following information carefully before submitting your application to ensure you do not make any mistakes. No corrections may be made to your application after the application deadline.

For the winter semester 2024/25 the application period begins on 15 June 2024 and ends on 15 July 2024. Students at the University may apply for an FAU Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship) for the period from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024. Funding amounts to 300 Euro per month and is initially granted for two semesters which – provided that the funding conditions are still met and funding is available – can be extended annually until the end of the standard duration of the degree programme upon application. Half of the funding (150 Euro) is provided by companies, foundations or private individuals with the second half being provided by the German Federal State.
The following sponsors will award scholarships in WS 2024/25:
  • Alumni-Fonds des FAU-Deutschlandstipendiums
  • Allianz SE
  • Alumni Technische Fakultät Erlangen (ATE) e.V. /Think Cell
  • BASF SE
  • Berufsbildungswerk Philipp Jakob Wieland
  • Bürgerstiftung Erlangen
  • develop group AG
  • Diehl Stiftung & Co. KG
  • Dr. Medla
  • DR. MICHAEL MUNKERT STIFTUNG
  • Dr. Stefan Thürmer
  • Dr. Schreiner
  • d-fine GmbH
  • Fackelmann GmbH + Co. KG
  • Gabriele und Helmut Münstedt Stiftung
  • Geis Industrie-Service GmbH
  • Gesellschaft für Archäologie in Bayern e. V.
  • Götz-Gebäudemanagement Nordbayern GmbH & Co KG
  • Holger und Iris Schmidt-Stiftung
  • Hans Thomann-Stiftung
  • HUK-COBURG
  • Ilse- und Dr. Alexander-Mayer-Stiftung
  • Intego GmbH
  • Klemens und Ursula Stehr Stiftung
  • LOUIS SCHULER FONDS für Bildung und technische Wissenschaften e.V.
  • MAN Truck & Bus SE
  • Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen gGmbH
  • MAUSS-Daeschler-Stiftung
  • MAWISTA GmbH
  • Max und Justine Elsner-Stiftung
  • Müller Medien GmbH & Co. KG
  • PAS Financial Advisory AG
  • Prof. Dr. Karl Hartmann
  • ProMik Programmiersysteme für die Mikroelektronik GmbH
  • PSD Bank Nürnberg eG
  • quattro-form GmbH
  • Rödl & Partner
  • Rudolf Kempe GmbH & Co. KG
  • Schlaeger M-Tech GmbH
  • Schmitt GmbH
  • Signorotto, Massimiliano
  • Stadt- und Kreissparkasse Erlangen
  • STAEDTLER Stiftung
  • Stiftung für Nephrologie
  • Stiftung NÜRNBERGER Versicherung
  • Stiftung "Zukunftsfähig durch Bildung"
  • TADANO FAUN GmbH
  • uniVersa Lebensversicherung a. G.
  • Versicherungskammer Bayern
  • Westlake Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG
  • WILLIBALD SCHMIDT STIFTUNG
  • Viola und Dr. Thomas Wagner
  • Wacker Chemie AG
  • Hans Wormser AG
  • XITASO GmbH
  • and sponsors who do not wish to be named.
    • For the 2024/2025 funding period, FAU is again awarding scholarships for students of all degree programs (including students receiving BAFöG), in particular for the following subjects:
    • Archaeology
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Business administration
    • Business Management
    • Biology
    • Chemical and bioengineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Clean Energy Processes
    • Computational Engineering
    • Computational and Applied Mathematics
    • Computational linguistics
    • Data Science
    • Economics
    • Elektromobility – ACES
    • Electrical Engineering-Electronics-Information Technology
    • Energy technology
    • Educational science/teaching degree
    • Production automation
    • Finance, Auditing, Taxation, Controlling (FACT)
    • Health management
    • Humanmedicine
    • Computer sciencev
    • Information and communication technology
    • International Business Studies
    • Teaching profession
    • Japanology
    • Management
    • Marketing
    • Mechanical engineering
    • Mathematics
    • Materials science and materials engineering
    • Mechatronics
    • Music/ Music education
    • Physics
    • Law
    • Sports science
    • Insurance marketing
    • Insurance industry
    • Business informatics
    • Industrial engineering
    • Business education
    • Commercial law
    • Dentistry
    • Cell and molecular biology
    especially with the following focal points:
  • Battery technology
  • Bavarian State Archaeology
  • Production automation
  • Plastics technology
  • Logistics
  • Materials science - Metals
  • Microelectronics
  • Structural mechanics
  • Accounting and auditing
    • Who can apply?
    All students enrolled at FAU.
    How are candidates selected?
    The most important criteria assessed are your academic achievements in your degree programme. Applicants in their second semester or above must have an average grade of 2.00 or better;
    Apart from the academic achievements, specific personal circumstances can also be taken into account. These include, for instance, stays abroad relevant to your studies, voluntary work at the University (or in politics or society) as well as special individual circumstances. More detailed information is available at https://www.fau.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienfinanzierung/fau-deutschlandstipendium/ and on the official Deutschlandstipendium website www.deutschlandstipendium.de.
    You are only eligible for a scholarship if you meet the criteria above and are not currently receiving another scholarship amounting to more than 360 Euro per year.
    When does the scholarship end?
    The scholarship will end at the end of the month in which
    1. you complete your final examination achievement,
    2. you discontinue your studies,
    3. you change your degree programme,
    4. you take leave (exception: stays abroad),
    5. you are de-registered,
    6. the requirements are no longer met,
    7. the standard duration of studies expires,
    8. you are awarded another similar scholarship amounting to an average of 30 Euro per month or more (not including BAföG)
    Do I need to submit a cover letter/letter of motivation?
    Yes, in the appropriate field in the online application (maximum 2000 characters).
    Information to include in your cover letter
    1. a short description of yourself
    2. motivation for studying your degree programme
    3. why you should be awarded a scholarship, etc.
    Please provide more detailed explanations of any of the applicable 'yes/no' fields from the application form (e.g. voluntary work, personal circumstances) in your cover letter.
    This information can only be considered for your application if proof is submitted with your application (uploaded as PDF files). If you do not yet have proof at the time of application, you may submit it later via e-mail (stipendien@fau.de).
    Contact
    Name:
    Christoph Hammrich

    Institution:
    L 4 – Stipendienstelle

    Mail:
    stipendien@fau.de

    Address:
    Halbmondstraße 6-8, 91054 Erlangen

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