Deutschlandstipendium Scholarship: Eligibility, Deadline & How to Apply

For more than ten years, young talents throughout Germany have been supported by the Deutschlandstipendium. At TUM alone, more than 8,800 students have received both financial and non-material support since then. Behind this number are just as many young people with different paths in life.

If you are accepted into the Deutschlandstipendien program, you will receive 300 euros per month. Half of the amount is financed by the federal government, the other half of is financed by a sponsor from industry or the private sector.

• Qualification requirements: Primary criteria are academic achievement and aptitude. Social engagement, a sense of responsibility and special circumstances such as physical handicaps or a minority status (immigrant background) are also taken into consideration.
  
  
• Evaluation, selection, matching, payout
  Upon receipt of your application documents, the academic performance as well as the information on the commitment and, if applicable, on special circumstances in accordance with 3 StipG will be checked. These so-called ""soft factors"" must be sufficiently substantiated, e.g. by an official certificate. Unsubstantiated or insufficiently substantiated information cannot be considered.
  
  
• The scholarship will only be awarded to applicants who, in addition to points for academic achievement, receive further points for their commitment or due to special circumstances.
  
  
• The selection committee reserves the right to invite individual applicants to personal interviews for a better assessment.
  
  
• At the meeting of the selection committee in September, a shortlist will be drawn up from the applications, taking into account all selection criteria and the sponsors' earmarking. The final decision will then be made.
  
  
• The successful applicants will then be informed by e-mail about the offer of admission to the scholarship program. They usually have a few days to accept the scholarship. If no acceptance is received within the period specified in the e-mail, the entitlement to the scholarship expires. To accept the Deutschlandstipendium at TUM, you must also provide your tax ID (""Steuer-ID“) in the online form.
  
  
• The above-mentioned offers of admission to the scholarship program will be sent out from October. If you have not yet received an acceptance or rejection, you are on the waiting list. There is a chance that they will send you an offer of admission to the program by e-mail in the following months. It is not possible to provide information about the applicant's place on the program. Therefore, please refrain from making inquiries.
  
  
• As soon as all scholarship places have been finally allocated, rejections will be sent by e-mail and can be viewed on the application portal. You will therefore always receive information about the outcome of your application.
  
  
• The first payment (October/November installment) will be paid out by mid-December at the latest.
  
  
• Award criteria
  
  • When awarding the TUM Deutschlandstipendium, a concept was developed that takes a broader view of the concept of achievement. In line with the principle ""Achievement is multifaceted"", social commitment (20%) and social criteria (20%) are also taken into account in addition to academic achievement (60%).

The application period for the 2025/2026 funding year has already ended.

The next application phase is expected to start in summer 2026.

Both Bachelor's and Master's students at TUM, as well as high school graduates who would like to begin their studies at TUM in the coming semester, can apply.

If you are enrolled in a degree program at TUM and have a TUM matriculation number, you can apply.

• The cover letter
  
  • Length: max. one to one and a half pages
    Content: Explain why you should receive the scholarship.
    Language: German or English
    Important if applicable: In your cover letter, please also go into more detail about the information you provided in the fields on the application form (e.g. honorary posts, personal circumstances, etc.).
    If you have already received a Deutschlandstipendium scholarship, they would be pleased if you could also tell them about your previous experiences in your cover letter.
    
    
• The curriculum vitae
  
  • Curriculum vitae in tabular form, 1 to max. 2 pages in German or English
    Please present your educational history in chronological order.
    Please make sure it is up to date.
    
    
• Proof of performance
  
  • If you are currently in the application phase for a Bachelor's degree program, you must enter the grade of your general university entrance qualification when applying. If you obtained your general university entrance qualification abroad, please enter your"uni-assist grade", which you also used when applying for a Bachelor's degree program in TUMonline.
    
  • If you do not yet have an examination notification for the winter semester 2024/25 or have not yet received a vpd from uni-assist, you have the opportunity to
    - upload it to the portal by the end of the application deadline OR
    - send it by e-mail to deutschlandstipendium@tum.de after the application deadline by August 15, 2025 at the latest
    
  • If you are currently in the application phase for a Master's degree program, you must state your Bachelor's grade when applying for a scholarship. If this is not yet available, please provide your current grade point average (transcript of records). If you have not obtained your Bachelor's degree in an EU or EEA country or Switzerland, please state your"uni-assist grade".
    
  • If you are currently enrolled at TUM, all achievements up to and including the winter semester (e.g. application in summer 2025 → grades and ECTS winter semester 24/25) will be evaluated. Only the grades that can be clearly assigned to the respective degree program according to the study regulations are relevant.
    
    
    
• Further documents and information
  
  • Where an upload is possible, please attach proof of your details. Many aspects can only be assessed if they are supported by a document! Confirmations must be in German or English language.
    
  • Confirmation of voluntary work and commitment (period of the last 36 months and time spent in hours per month)
    Please note that from summer semester 23 onwards, certificates for university commitment must be signed by the head of the student council (Fachschaft) or the student club. Please contact the Student Club management. They already have a template for confirming your commitment.
    The confirmations for the management itself can be signed by the deputy in this case
    The following must be included:
    - Date of issue
    - Who provided the commitment
    - Where did you volunteer - Period of commitment (from… to…)
    - Time commitment (how many hours per month)
    
  • Medical certificates for physical or mental illnesses
    
  • Employment contract or confirmation of gainful employment, internship
    
  • Child rearing
    
  • Care of a relative
    
  • Orphanhood
    
  • Experience of war or flight
    
  • Prizes, special achievements, awards (in the last 36 months)
    
  • migration backgrund
    
  • experience of war
    
  • zweiter Bildungsweg
    
  • non-academic familiy environment