Who awards scholarships and which scholarship providers are suitable for me?

There are over 2000 scholarship providers in Germany. Apart from the 13 large and well-known “Begabtenförderungswerke”, these are primarily smaller organisations that are geared towards specific target groups. We can check some of them together during a counselling session – but due to the specificity of the target groups, it is also essential that you do your own research. You can use German language databases like stipendienlotse.de or ELFI for this purpose, but there are also English language databases available. International doctoral students in particular will find valuable information in the DAAD database - German nationals can use this database for information on funding for stays abroad. Other databases in English are e. g. scholarship portal or the European Funding Guide.

In addition to regular doctoral scholarships, which are generally designed to provide monthly grants for up to 3 years, there are also short-term, project-based and write-up scholarships. You can also apply for specific funding opportunities for archive and research trips in Germany and abroad.