State Graduate Funding Program scholarships (HmbNFG)
Universität Hamburg awards scholarships of €1,200 per month twice a year to (prospective) doctoral candidates being supervised at Universität Hamburg.
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IMPORTANT NOTE
Due to fiscal constraints, UHH is unable to award new scholarships at the moment.
For scholarship holders already receiving funding according to the HmbNFG who apply for the second funding year (extension scholarship) and third funding year ( completion scholarship following the basic scholarship), the regular submission deadlines for follow-up applications apply.
Legal framework
Universität Hamburg awards doctoral scholarships pursuant to the following two acts:
- Hamburg act for the promotion of young researchers and artists (Hamburgisches Gesetz zur Förderung des wissenschaftlichen und künstlerischen Nachwuchses, HmbNFG) und nach der
- Regulations for the implementation of the Hamburg act for the promotion of young researchers and artists (Verordnung zur Durchführung des Hamburgischen Gesetzes zur Förderung des wissenschaftlichen und künstlerischen Nachwuchses (Nachwuchsförderungsverordnung), HmbNFVO) dated 15 January 1985