Scholarships Merit-based Need-based
Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Jena University Grants for completing a Doctorate

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Any
Disciplines
1400 EUR
Grant
Germany
Location
30 Nov 2024
Application deadline

About

Sometimes, financing runs out just before you are ready to complete your doctorate. In order to bridge the resulting financial gap, Friedrich Schiller University Jena and some foundations offer short-term grants so that candidates can complete their doctorate. 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit and need based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

EUR 1,400 per month

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

In order to make sure that doctoral projects can move from an advanced stage to completion, the University awards candidates special grants, to help students.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

As a rule, these scholarships are granted for a maximum period of six months, but the period may be extended to up to 12 months in exceptional cases for substantial reasons.

Eligibility

Doctoral candidates at Jena University can apply:

  • Whose doctorate project has been subsidised for less than 36 months and
  • Who will be able to complete their doctorate within the period for which they have requested the grant (usually up to six months)

In the case of corona-related delays, up to 42 months, or in case of corona family related delays up to 48 months are possible (see points "Temporary regulations for pandemic-related delays" and "Temporary family support scheme"). 

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

Germany

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

Master

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

30 Nov 2024

The application is continously possible and ought to arrive no later than 4 weeks before the requested start of the awarding of a scholarship.

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