HessenFonds Scholarships for Refugee Students and Researchers At Risk

Requirements Eligible for asylum or status as a recognized refugee (usually according to §25 para. 1-3 or §24 Residence Act) or residence according to §22 Residence Act. (Exception: follow-up funding in the Philipp Schwartz Initiative, 3rd funding year). The asylum procedure must have been completed. Eligible applicants are not longer than four years registered in Germany, i.e. the asylum request has not been submitted longer than for four years ago and the continuous stay in Germany does not exceed five years. Exception: for periods of parenting max. 7 years since entry and does not apply to subsequent applications. Relevant documents as proof (e.g. birth certificate, proof of parental leave) must be enclosed with the application documents. Follow-up applications are generally possible, but must be justified separately. A maximum of one follow-up grant is possible. Funding holders should therefore seek follow-up funding (e.g. from other scholarship providers) in good time. This applies in particular to doctoral projects or academic projects lasting several years. Students Enrollment at Marburg University outstanding academic achievements Doctoral students Acceptance as doctoral candidate incl. confirmation of supervision at Marburg University (Acceptance by the doctoral committee as well as the supervisor's report including an assessment of the nominee's academic achievements) outstanding scientific achievements Researchers and scholars guarantee of a research or teaching placement as well as supervision promise from Marburg University (in the form of an expert opinion or letter from the host, including an assessment of the nominee's scientific achievements, also with regard to integration in the research field) outstanding achievements in research and/or teaching.

For the application please use only the attached forms. The other documents to be submitted are listed on this website. Please ensure that they are complete and in the correct order. Applications must be submitted in full, in electronic form and in a compressed PDF document, to the International Office of Marburg University by the deadline. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered. The subsequent selection process consists of two steps. In the first step, Marburg University nominates qualified applicants in a ranking list via the President at the Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and the Arts. The internal university nomination procedure is regulated by Philipps-Universität Marburg. A maximum of 10 people can be nominated per university, including a maximum of 4 doctoral candidates and/or researchers (including refugees and/or persecuted persons). Accordingly, Marburg University reserves the right to make a selection. In the second step, the Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and the Arts makes the final selection of scholarship holders according to the award criteria. Please refer to the call for applications for the award criteria. Important: the selection process can take up to three months. There is no legal claim to the granting of a scholarship.

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