Financial Aid for Foreign Students at JLU in the Closing Phase of Their Degree

The scholarship will be granted to international students who

• are enrolled in bachelor's and master's programmes or state examination programmes
• aspire to a degree at JLU (no exchange students, no Free Movers, no German course participants, no participants of the A cademic Qualifying Course (Studienkolleg) and no doctoral students)
• are in the final phase of their studies (last 12 months before graduation) and have gained at least half of the required achievements in the respective degree programme (e.g. at least 90 credits in the Bachelor, at least 60 credits in the Master),
• are in Germany at the time of application and during the scholarship period,
• have not received another scholarship for the same purpose. Furthermore, a simultaneous funding by the International Office, the "Förderverein für unschuldig in Not geratene Studierende e.V. - Solifonds", the "Katholische Hochschulgemeinde" and the "Evangelische Hochschulgemeinde" is not possible.

Current application period: from now until 15.09.2024 (00:00)

Before submitting your application documents:

Please arrange a counselling appointment before submitting your application to determine whether you are eligible for funding. Please request a counselling appointment as soon as possible by sending an email to studium-international by 10.09.2024 at the latest. The counselling sessions will take place until 12.09.2024 .

For the application, you need qualified reviews from two professors or teaching postdocs of JLU (please use this form !). The forms are to be sent by the issuing experts directly to the International Office by e-mail: studium-international@uni-giessen.de .
The applicant must submit the following application documents completely and digitally as two PDF files only during the above-mentioned application period and by the deadline to studium-international@uni-giessen.de :

• FIRST PDF FILE: application form filled out on your PC and digitally signed (please save it after filling it out and send it in the same format!)

• SECOND PDF FILE: all the documents listed below in the order given as a single PDF file (name_first_name_country_study.pdf):
  
  • A detailed curriculum vitae
  • A report on your social situation (justification of your application, stating what you have to do in order to graduate and when you intend to complete your studies). The report (approx. 1 DIN A4 page) can be written in German or English
  • Enrolment certificate for the current semester
  • Proof of past (last 6 months: April 2024 - September 2024) and future financing (next 6 months: October 2024 - March 2025)
  • Proof of previous academic achievements, Flex-Now printout, assignation of practical year or similar

Headed by a representative of the Presidential Board, a Presidential Commission will decide on the awarding of the scholarships.

Which criteria are taken into account in the selection process?

• Academic achievements
• Social situation / indigence
• Expertise of the professors / postdoctoral researchers
• Reasons for the application set out in the report
• Previous length of studies and time required until successful completion
• If applicable, social / intercultural commitment
• Compliance with formal requirements

Applicants will receive feedback from the Selection Committee, probably by the end of Ocotber/early November 2024. If you have been selected for a scholarship, you will receive the grant confirmation and further important information by email.

Next steps:
You will receive a scholarship agreement, which you must sign and return to us. Please note the deadline indicated in your confirmation e-mail.

If you have any questions, please contact

Nadine Linßen & Marina Urdinov

International Office

studium-international

Tel: 0641-99 12100 / 12174

Goethestrasse 58

35390 Giessen