HessenFonds Scholarships for Refugees
Scholarships for highly qualified students, doctoral candidates and academics!
The Hessian State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts awards scholarships to especially gifted refugee students, doctoral candidates and academics at universities in the Federal State of Hesse as part of the "HessenFonds" scholarship. The aid is designed to help beneficiaries to continue their degrees or research careers at universities in Hesse. Students should especially be supported in the first study phase.
Scope of the grant:
The HessenFonds scholarships provide the following allowances:
- Students: € 300/month
- Doctoral candidates: € 1,200/month
- Academics: € 2,300/month
The conditions for eligibility can be found here:
- Announcement of the Hessian State Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts for refugee students, doctoral candidates and academics (in German)
- Announcement of the Hessian State Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts for persecuted and endangered doctoral candidates and academics (in German)
Application procedure:
Please send your complete application by email to:
Justus Liebig University Giessen
-International Office-
Goethestrasse 58
35390 Giessen
email: internationales
Deadline: 31 January 2024
JLU will check the eligibility for funding and nominates the applicants at the Hessian State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts.
Application documents for students:
- Application for students and template for an expert opinion (in German)
Contact persons: Marina Mohr
Application documents for doctoral candidates:
- Application form for refugee doctoral candidates (in German)
- Application form for persecuted doctoral candidates (in German)
Contact persons: Dr. Imke Neumann-Fatia
Application documents for academics:
- Application form for refugee academics (in German)
- Application form for persecuted academics (in German)
Contact persons: Julia Volz, Dr. Imke Neumann-Fatia, Silvia Boide