Application start for students in financially difficult situations
The application process for the social scholarships for the coming winter semester runs from 1 to 31 August
The social scholarship programme supports financially needy students with 150 euros per month for one year. The aim of the programme is to support students who find themselves in a particular financial or personal situation that jeopardises the commencement or continuation of their studies. The scholarships are awarded on 1 October for one year. The prerequisite is that the recipients are already studying at one of the five universities in OWL or will start studying in the winter semester 2024/25. The funding amount is 1,800 euros per year and is paid out in monthly instalments of 150 euros each.
Providing good evidence - half the battle on the way to a scholarship
Project coordinator Fabian Klipsch from the Study Fund office encourages candidates to apply: ‘For our selection committee to assess their financial situation, it is important that applicants provide evidence of their details, especially regarding their financial and possibly also personal difficult circumstances,’ he explains and adds: ‘Of course, the letter of motivation should also be informative and present the current life and study financing situation in such a way that the selection committee can get a comprehensive picture.’ The foundation provides extensive information on this on its website, both in German and English. The German and English application forms will be activated from 1 August.
Idealistic support is an important component
It is not only the financial aspect that is relevant when awarding social scholarships. In addition to financial support, the scholarship holders also benefit from an extensive non-material support programme. This is implemented in cooperation with the scholarship financiers and includes workshops, company visits, lectures and cultural events. This creates an important cross-disciplinary and cross-university network during their studies, which can later facilitate their career entry in the OWL region. True to the motto ‘Supporting students. Strengthen OWL.’ the OWL Study Fund offers comprehensive added value to both the recipients and their sponsors.
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