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The International Office at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg is offering six graduation scholarships for international students and doctoral candidates at OVGU as part of the STIBET program of the German Academic Exchange Service e.V. (DAAD), funded by the Federal Foreign Office (AA).

Funding Period: 3 to 5 months

Scholarship Amount:

• Students: 550€ to 992€ per month
• Doctoral cadidates: 1300€ per month

Requirements:

• Acute social crisis
• Good academic achievements
• Expected completion of a university degree or Ph.D. within the next 12 months

Deadline: 21 October 2026 

Required application documents:

• An informal cover letter explaining the reason for the application (describing the financial hardship, providing details on your academic progress, and information on your previous sources of funding)
• Curriculum vitae
• Students: current transcript of records; students who have already registered their bachelor's or master's thesis will be given priority in the allocation process.
• Doctoral students Statement from the academic advisor regarding the application, including an estimate of the expected date of completion of the doctoral degree
• Bank statements of the last 3 months from all accounts, if necessary, with affidavit
• If applicable: Proof of current employment (mini-jobs up to 603€ gross are permitted).

Additional information:

Students in their first and second semesters cannot be taken into consideration.

Only complete applications received by the application deadline will be considered. Incomplete applications or those received after the deadline will be excluded from the selection process.

Apply at: Please send your complete application in one pdf file to:

What does “semester abroad” mean to you? Wanderlust? Sense of adventure? Academic curiosity? The OVGU International Office invites you to a Study & Travel get-together in the Studi-Haus (newly built; between Building 10 and 16) on 28th October 2026 at 5 pm.

Fellow students will share their experiences from their semester(s) abroad, and there will be plenty of space for questions.

Event language will be English. No advance registration required.
Stay tuned. More information to follow!