Deutschlandstipendium Scholarships

The University of Tübingen will once again be awarding Deutschlandstipendium scholarships for the coming approval period (summer semester 2026 and winter semester 2026/27). These study grants are intended to support especially talented and high-achieving students. Applications can be submitted for the (major) degree programme in which the student is enrolled. The scholarships are awarded for one year at a time. The maximum funding period is generally based on the standard period of study and can only be extended beyond the standard period of study in justified cases. The scholarship amounts to 300 euros per month. The scholarships are awarded regardless of income and can be combined with BAföG funding. The Germany Scholarship does not support doctoral students, part-time students, Come-to-Prepare students, students at the Leibniz Kolleg or guest students. You can find details on the purpose of the scholarships and on how to apply in the official call for applications and the University of Tübingen DStip articles

Who may apply?

• Students in their first semester (Start WiSe 2025/26) with an outstanding average in their final year of school and university entrance qualification (not poorer than 1.40 in the German Abitur);
• Students in their second semester (Start SoSe 2025 or earlier) who have obtained outstanding results during their studies (average grade of studies to date 1.40 or better, in Law: at least 9 points). You must document your performance with a current transcript of records from the examinations office, which contains a stamp, a signature, and a calculated average grade of your major subject only.
  Exception: As a student of Law, you must hand in a current transcript of records with a calculated average grade, but without stamp or signature of the examinations office.
• Students doing higher degrees (Master): You must show an average grade of 1.40 or better in your first degree (e.g. Bachelor). If you have results from your current degree program, you must also provide a current transcript of records from the relevant examinations office.
• Special case 1: Students of the medicine program submit the following proofs:
  • Preclinical student:
    • in the first semester a university entrance qualification (Abitur)
    • in an advanced semester a grade overview of the preclinical study section (without grades) and Abitur
  • Applicants in the 1st clinical semester: Physicum (with average grade, must be 1.40 or better)
  • Clinician: a grade sheet clinical section (with average grade, must be 1.40 or better)
• Special case 2: Students of the dentistry program submit the following proofs:
  • According to the Approbationsordnung ZApprO (new):
    • Preclinical students:
      • in the first semester a university entrance qualification (Abitur)
      • from the 2nd semester on, a grade overview of the preclinical study section (without grades) and Abitur
      • from the 5th semester on, First Phase of the Dentistry Exam (must have the grade 1.0)
    • Clinical students:
      • from the 7th semester on, Second Phase of the Dentistry Exam (must have the grade 1.0)
  • According to the Approbationsordnung ZÄPrO (old):
    • from the 2nd semester on: pre-Physicum (must have the grade 1.0)
    • from the 5th semester on: Physicum (must have the grade 1.0)

Application with foreign certificates

Applicants with a foreign high school diploma (university entrance qualification) or a foreign bachelor's degree must submit their certificate for conversion to the German grading system to the following email address: studyspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de. An application is only possible with a German average grade! Certificates with a foreign average grade will not be considered for the application for the Deutschlandstipendium.

Additional selection criteria

When assessing the overall potential of the applicant, special achievements, awards and prizes won in national and science-oriented competitions are also taken into account. Please do not include any school competition prizes. Long-term extracurricular or non-subject-related activities, voluntary work, and social, highly political or political engagement may also be included in the overall assessment. You can also indicate special personal or family circumstances such as illness and disability, caring for your own children, especially as a single parent, or close relatives in need of care, working in the family business, part-time work alongside your studies, family background or migration background. All information must be substantiated by appropriate evidence and uploaded to the online portal.

The application period for the upcoming procedure (summer semester 2026 and winter semester 2026/27) runs from 1.11. to 30.11.2025

Applications must be submitted via our online portal, which will be activated on this page during the application period. There you can enter your details and upload supporting documents. Please note the regulations applicable to the University of Tübingen in the application agreement, which you will find on the online portal and must confirm. Once you have completed and submitted your application, you will receive an automatic confirmation email confirming receipt of your electronic application. Applications that are not submitted by the deadline and in the correct form cannot be considered in the selection process. After the application deadline, applications will be forwarded to the respective faculties for pre-selection. The university's internal scholarship selection committee will then make a binding decision on admission to the Deutschlandstipendium in February 2026. Students are expected to receive notification of admission or rejection by the end of March 2026. Payments will commence on 01.04.2026. It is possible to reapply for each application process. Further information on the Germany Scholarship is available on the website of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research at: www.deutschlandstipendium.de and from Student Administration.