Applications are currently being accepted for the Hanns Seidel Foundation Scholarship 2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Hanns Seidel Foundation Scholarship
The Hanns Seidel Foundation Scholarship is one of the best opportunities available for international students and doctoral candidates to study in Germany. These scholarships support talented and socially committed students who demonstrate above-average academic performance, voluntary engagement, political interest, and support for democracy, rule of law, and human rights. The Hanns Seidel Foundation Scholarship provides financial support, academic guidance, seminars, networking opportunities, and personal development programs for selected students and PhD candidates.
The Hanns Seidel Foundation, also known as Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, is a German political foundation that supports talented students, doctoral candidates, trainees, and young professionals. Its scholarship program combines financial support with non-material support such as seminars, workshops, mentoring, and networking opportunities. The scholarship is designed for applicants who want to do more than simply study. The foundation looks for candidates with strong academic records, active voluntary engagement, political awareness, civic responsibility, and a positive attitude toward the values of the foundation.
Benefits of Hanns Seidel Foundation Scholarship
- Study cost allowance
- Doctoral scholarship
- Research cost allowance
- Health insurance and nursing care insurance support, where applicable
- Family allowance, where applicable
- Childcare support, where applicable
- Study scholarships may provide up to €855 per month plus a €300 study cost allowance
- Doctoral scholarships may provide up to €1,650 per month plus a €100 research cost allowance
Hanns Seidel Foundation Scholarship Requirements
- For international students: be less than 45 years old
- For international students: have proof of German language skills of at least B2 or comparable level
- For international students: show above-average academic performance
- For international students: be actively involved in voluntary work
- For international students: be politically interested
- For international students: support democracy, rule of law, and human rights
- For international students: speak German at an adequate level
- For international students: be enrolled in a full-time course of study at a state or state-recognized university in Germany
- For international doctoral candidates and research fellows: demonstrate above-average academic performance
- For international doctoral candidates and research fellows: be actively involved in voluntary work
- For international doctoral candidates and research fellows: be politically interested
- For international doctoral candidates and research fellows: support democracy, rule of law, and human rights
- For international doctoral candidates and research fellows: speak German at an adequate level
- For international doctoral candidates and research fellows: be admitted to a state or state-recognized university or research institution in Germany
Application Date and Process
- Visit the official Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung scholarship application page.
- Check the current application period and confirm which funding programs are open.
- Review the eligibility criteria for your category, such as international student funding or doctoral funding.
- Prepare all required documents before starting the online application.
- If you are an international student or doctoral candidate, contact the Hanns Seidel Foundation office in your home country if one exists.
- If there is no HSS office in your home country, submit your application directly through the online application portal.
- Complete the online application form carefully.
- Upload all required PDF documents.
- Review and submit your application before the deadline.
Application Deadline
15 July, 2026
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