A limited number of partial scholarships ranging from € 300 to € 2,450 are available for participation in the European Study courses of the International Summer Program. The remaining amount to cover the program fee of € 2,950 must be paid by the applicant.
The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and financial need. In order to receive a scholarship, students must demonstrate their financial need by describing their financial situation and submitting related documents.
Scholarship Application Requirements
The application deadline for scholarship applications is February 28, 2012. Applications must have reached the office of the Sommerhochschule by this date.
ATTENTION: For the International Summer Program 2012 the Sommerhochschule accepts scholarship applications from certain regions and countries until March 31, 2012. For more detailed information please see here.
The scholarships are granted for participation in the European Studies courses. Therefore scholarship students must attend and complete at least three European Studies courses. A German course can only be taken in addition to those three European Studies courses. The course selection on the application form has to meet these requirements.
Scholarship Application Material
Students applying for a scholarship have to submit the same material as regular applicants. Please refer to the application material number 1-6. Scholarship applicants do not have to submit a deposit.
In addition to the application material listed, scholarship applications have to submit the completed application form for financial assistance and include suitable documents demonstrating the applicant’s financial need.
Scholarship applicants have to provide the following documents:
1. Proof of the applicant’s monthly net income: Pay-slip(s) or income tax return(s) from the applicant, on which the monthly net income is made apparent. Pay-slips may not be older than 3 months. Income tax returns should be from the recent year.
2. Proof of the monthly net income of the applicant’s parents (if the applicant is under 30): Pay-slip(s) or income tax return(s) from the applicant’s parents, on which the monthly net income is made apparent. Pay-slips may not be older than 3 months. Income tax returns should be from the recent year. If the applicant is over 30 no proof of the parent’s income has to be provided.
3. Proof of the monthly net income of the applicant’s partner or spouse (if the applicant is living in the same household): Pay-slip(s) or income tax return(s) from the applicant’s partner, on which the monthly net income is made apparent. Pay-slips may not be older than 3 months. Income tax returns should be from the recent year. If the applicant is not living in the same household with the partner, no proof of the partner’s income has to be provided.
4. Proof of any other existing financial support (e.g. scholarship, state support): Documents stating the kind of support, the amount granted and the period for which it is granted.
Documents can be accompanied by an explanation if necessary. All supporting documents have to be submitted in English or German or with a certified translation into English or German.
