You can submit your application all year long. It will be considered for the next available application period.
Applications are processed in rounds according to the following dates:

1 January / 1 April / 1 July / 1 October

We are happy to answer any questions you may have. There is no legal entitlement to funding. We wish you good luck with your application!

Please use the MOBILITY ONLINE tool for the relevant application period and log in with your STiNE ID:

Application deadline 1 January

Application deadline 1 April

Application deadline 1 July

Application deadline 1 October

Here you find a detailed instruction on how to apply.

•  sample for evaluations (PDF)

You will require the following documents for online application:

• curriculum vitae in tabular forma
• letter of motivation
• detailed tabular schedule of the various work steps of your examination
• 1 evaluation of the final project from your supervisor 

You must upload these documents using the online application tool.

Applications must be submitted complete and on time. Please start collecting your application documents early to be ready for uploading everything onto the application portal.

You must submit an evaluation from your supervising professor. Your supervisor must be a professor at Universität Hamburg. Evaluations from visiting, acting or retired professors are not accepted. Your evaluation must verify that you will complete your degree within the stated funding period. Please make sure that your supervisor also meets our deadline.

After submitting your application online, you must submit two further items of proof:

• the title of your residency status
• copies of bank statements from all current/checking and savings accounts spanning the last three months together with documentation of any other financial assets

Please submit these documents in person to the program coordinator (Otília Dias) during her office hours.

Who decides who will receive a degree completion grant?

Degree completion grants are awarded by a committee comprising teachers, students, and members of the University administration.

According to which criteria is the selection made?

Selection is based upon need.

When will I be notified?

After the application deadline has passed, the Department of International Affairs (administrator Otília Dias) requires roughly four weeks until it can upload the notifications of acceptance or rejection onto the application portal. If you would like to inform yourself about the current status of your application, please consult the notifications on the portal.

May students holding German and an additional nationality apply?

No. German national students holding dual nationality are excluded from the program.

May you apply before you have registered for the final examination with the examinations office?

Yes. You may apply even if you have not yet registered yourself for the final examination with your examinations office.

Is it possible to have examination completion grants transferred to bank accounts outside of Europe?

No.