Deadline:
April 30, 2024
Location(s)
Germany
Overview
Do you have good to very good grades or academic achievements, are you interested in politics, are you committed and have a liberal, cosmopolitan attitude? Then the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom is the right place for you and you can apply for a scholarship here. We support German and foreign students who study full-time at state or state-recognized universities and technical colleges.
Details
The Foundation for Freedom advocates the principles of freedom, responsibility, and a market economy, the rule of law, tolerance, and human rights. Our role is to offer political education as our contribution to uphold a free and democratic society. The goal of our work is to enthuse young men and women about the ideals of freedom and win them over as ambassadors who promote such ideals here and abroad.
Talent Promotion
The Talent Promotion program of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has been the liberal grantor of scholarships in Germany since 1973. We identify and empower talented university students to assume responsibility in politics, economy, science and the society and thereby use their own free spirits.
Whom do we support?
You fit the right profile, if you are a top-notch student at a college or university, have the courage to be a free thinker, and are involved socially. Our scholarships are for German and foreign university students and doctoral candidates studying in any field at a college or university.
- Capabilities and talent: We seek good to very good performance in specialty areas as well as multidisciplinary interests.
- Personality: The crucial facets that count are dedication, motivation, decisiveness, readiness to take on responsibility, and getting involved in promoting a free society.
- Liberal or social commitment: This means involvement in a student council, university committee, liberal political party, youth organization, ecclesiastic or social institution, human rights organization, cultural activities, environment protection, sports, within your family, or in a neighborhood help group.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Dates
Deadline: April 30, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Scholarships for German students
You are in the right place if you have German citizenship (or are otherwise eligible according to Section 8 BAFöG) and study full-time at a state or state-recognized university in Germany, in the EU or in Switzerland or will begin your studies in the next semester. We support all subjects.
Regardless of the scholarship, all scholarship holders receive a monthly lump sum for study costs of 300.00 euros. In addition, scholarships are calculated in accordance with the guidelines of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research based on the Federal Education Promotion Act (BAFöG). In contrast to BAföG, the scholarships do not have to be repaid.
We also grant subsidies for studying abroad for a maximum of 12 months.
Funding is initially granted for one year. Then you can apply for extensions every year until you graduate.
The minimum funding period is two semesters at the time the scholarship begins. The maximum funding period depends on the standard period of study according to BaföG and ends with the last examination.
Scholarships for EU Students
You are in the right place if you are a citizen of a Member State of the European Union and study full-time at a state or state-recognized university for your first degree or will begin your studies in the next semester. We support all subjects.
Regardless of the scholarship, all scholarship holders receive a monthly lump sum for study costs of 300.00 euros. In addition, scholarships are calculated in accordance with the guidelines of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research based on the Federal Education Promotion Act (BAFöG). In contrast to BAföG, the scholarships do not have to be repaid.
We also grant subsidies for studying abroad for a maximum of 12 months.
Funding is initially granted for one year. Then you can apply for extensions every year until you graduate.
The minimum funding period is two semesters at the time the scholarship begins. The maximum funding period depends on the standard period of study according to BaföG and ends with the last examination.
Scholarships for foreign students from non-EU countries
We support committed and liberal-minded students with very good grades in full study at German universities. As a foreign student, you can apply for a scholarship to study for a master's or main study stage of the state examination. To be funded you must still have two remaining semesters before you complete your studies. Our scholarships to foreign students are funded by and in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Foreign Office.
The scholarships do not have to be repaid. Funding is initially granted for one year. You may apply for an extension for another year until you complete your studies.
Scholarships for Refugees
You are in the right place if you are a recognised refugee and study full-time at a state or state-recognized university in Germany for your first degree or will begin your studies in the next semester. We support all subjects.
Regardless of the scholarship, all scholarship holders receive a monthly lump sum for study costs of 300.00 euros. In addition, scholarships are calculated in accordance with the guidelines of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research based on the Federal Education Promotion Act (BAFöG). In contrast to BAföG, the scholarships do not have to be repaid.
We also grant subsidies for studying abroad for a maximum of 12 months.
Funding is initially granted for one year. Then you can apply for extensions every year until you graduate.
The minimum funding period is two semesters at the time the scholarship begins. The maximum funding period depends on the standard period of study according to BaföG and ends with the last examination.
Unfortunately, we cannot support the following:
- Second degrees
- Part-time degrees
- Distance learning courses that are not completed full-time
- Advanced and supplementary degree courses
- Bachelor programmes for foreign, non-EU students
- Studies during their final phase (the minimum funding period is 2 semesters when starting the scholarship)
- Any type of project (internships, language courses, travel subsidies, etc.)
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