Act to Create a National Scholarship Program:
Ordinance on the Implementation of the Scholarship Program Act:
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What is the Deutschlandstipendium?
The Deutschlandstipendium offers students at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) valuable financial support. With a monthly grant of 300 euros, you can concentrate even more on your studies and continue your social commitment at the same time.
The Deutschlandstipendium
The Deutschlandstipendium is a scholarship program that supports students with very good academic achievements and social commitment. They receive 300 euros per month for one year, from October to September, to support their studies.
At Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), the Deutschlandstipendium has been in existence since 2011. General information on the Deutschlandstipendium can be found on the website of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF):
Who can Receive a Deutschlandstipendium?
The Deutschlandstipendium is aimed at all (prospective) students at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) who:
- have very good academic or school results and
- are socially committed.
Another prerequisite is that you are enrolled at RUB and re-registered by October 1. However, you can already apply for the Deutschlandstipendium if you are still waiting for admission to RUB.
Eligible Applicants
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- Students and part-time students of all disciplines at RUB, also applicable to second, supplementary, master, part-time or dual studies
- High school graduates and prospective students waiting for admission to RUB
- Distance learning students and students with permanent residence abroad
- Refugees and people seeking asylum
- International students can apply; preference will be given to students already enrolled at RUB.
Doctoral students are not eligible for the Deutschlandstipendium.
You can find important information on eligibility for funding and double funding, compatibility with other benefits as well as regulations for graduation, changing university and subject area, internships, stays abroad and time off here:
Selection Criteria
The faculties select applicants based on their academic achievements. Some scholarships are therefore only awarded from a certain semester onwards. There are also general scholarships for students of all disciplines.
Basic Criteria of the Deutschlandstipendium
- Basic criteria: Outstanding academic achievements and social commitment
- Maximum funding period: Standard period of study in the respective degree program
- Eligible degree programs: First, second or supplementary degree and Master's degree programs
Additional Faculty-Specific Information & Selection Criteria
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- Faculty of Protestant Theology
- Faculty of Catholic Theology
- Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Research
- Faculty of History
- Faculty of Philology
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Management and Economics
- Faculty of Social Science
- Faculty of East Asian Studies
- Faculty of Sport Science
- Faculty of Psychology
Faculty of Protestant Theology
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
- No additional faculty-specific criteria
Faculty of Catholic Theology
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
- No additional faculty-specific criteria
Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Research
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- Students from the 3rd semester upward (Educational Science)
Faculty of History
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- 5th or 6th semester (Bachelor's degree)
- Master's students
Special scholarships for students with a thematic focus:
- History of the Ruhr area and structural change in heavy industrial conurbations
- Banking history
Faculty of Philology
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- 3rd semester upward
Faculty of Law
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- Students who are at least in their 3rd semester and at most in their 6th semester in the winter semester of application.
Faculty of Management and Economics
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- Completion of the foundation phase
- Grade of the foundation phase is taken into account
Special scholarships:
- Bachelor's: "Accounting, Finance, and Taxation"
- Master's: "Finance, Accounting, Auditing, Controlling, Taxation (FAACT) study program"
Faculty of Social Science
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
- No additional faculty-specific criteria
Faculty of East Asian Studies
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- 3rd semester upward
- Students overcoming biographical challenges, e.g. special family circumstances, health conditions, refugee background, etc.
Faculty of Sport Science
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
- No additional faculty-specific criteria
Faculty of Psychology
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- Bachelor's students are given priority if they are at least in their 3rd semester.
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- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- Faculty of Computer Science
Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Selection criteria:
- Outstanding academic performance
- Social commitment
- Appropriate duration of study
Special scholarships:
- For certain Master's degree programs
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- 2nd semester B.Sc.
- No student assistant at the faculty
- Overcoming biographical hurdles, e.g. family circumstances, health challenges, financial need
- Underrepresented groups, e.g. first-generation academics
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- Overcoming biographical challenges, e.g. special family circumstances, health conditions, refugee background, etc.
Faculty of Computer Science
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- Overcoming biographical challenges, e.g. special family circumstances, health conditions, refugee background, etc.
- Underrepresented groups, e.g. first-generation academics, women
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- Faculty of Mathematics
- Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
- Faculty of Geosciences
- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
Faculty of Mathematics
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- Students who have successfully completed the beginner modules
- Students with children, especially single parents, with appropriate grades
- Special personal or family circumstances, e.g. family circumstances, health challenges, financial need
Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
- No additional faculty-specific criteria
Faculty of Geosciences
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- 3rd semester upward
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Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- Students in their 3rd or 4th semester (Bachelor) who have achieved at least 83 credit points
Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- Students with children, especially single parents, with appropriate grades
The following grades are included in the selection process:
- for Bachelor students: Grades of the foundation module examinations
- for Master's students: Grade of the Bachelor's degree and, if applicable, grades of Master's examinations already taken
Faculty of Medicine
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
Preferred applicants:
- Students in the clinical study phase
The following grades are included in the selection process:
- Grade of the first interim exam ("Physikum")
Note:
- No transcript of records needs to be submitted with the application.
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict
- General and faculty-specific scholarships
- The basic criteria of the scholarship program apply.
- No additional specific selection criteria of the institution.
Scholarship holders receive 300 euros per month for the duration of one year, from October to September inclusive.
As a scholarship holder, you receive a total of 3,600 euros in one year.
The amount is made up of two parts:
- 50 percent from the federal government
- 50 percent from private donors
Runtime
A Deutschlandstipendium has a duration of one year, i.e. two semesters. Funding always begins in the winter semester.
Further funding is possible after a new application. However, the scholarship will not be paid for longer than the standard period of study.
Double funding
- You can only receive a second, simultaneous scholarship under certain conditions.
- Anyone who already receives a talent and performance-based material grant of 30 euros or more per month from another institution cannot receive a Deutschlandstipendium.
- Information on double funding can be found in the overview of double funding of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (link leads to a German-language web page).
Offsetting against social benefits & other funding
The Deutschlandstipendium is generally paid regardless of your income and BAföG.
- BAföG (student loans): no offsetting, unless the total funding exceeds 300 euros/month.
- Unemployment benefit (ALG II) & other social benefits: no offsetting.
- Child benefit (Kindergeld): no offsetting
- Housing benefit (Wohngeld): Parallel payment possible, but half of the scholarship is counted as income. If you have any questions regarding housing benefits, please contact the housing benefits department responsible for you.
- Health insurance - compulsory insurance (up to the age of 30 or 14th semester): no offsetting.
- Voluntary health insurance: The scholarship may lead to higher contributions.
- Alimony entitlement against parents: The scholarship is deducted from the child support payments and counts towards the scholarship holder's income.
- (Half) orphan's pension: No offsetting, as the Deutschlandstipendium is calculated independent of income.
Taxes & social security contributions
- Generally, the Deutschlandstipendium is not subject to tax or social security contributions.
Secondary employment
- Working student jobs or other part-time jobs are permitted.
- However, the scholarship may not be dependent on a consideration for the sponsor or a job commitment.
University funding programs
- Those are only an exclusion criterion if they are dependent on talent & performance.
- Allowed: Mentoring programs, soft skills courses, interdisciplinary training.
- Not allowed: Cash or non-cash benefits, e.g. internet allowance.
Transition from Bachelor to Master
- Application possible if the transfer takes place without interruption: no waiting semesters, no exmatriculation.
- Required documents: current transcript of records, Bachelor's degree certificate (if available), certificate of study for the 1st semester in the Master's program.
- Completion of the Bachelor's degree must be reported to us immediately.
Completion of Studies or Change of Subject
- Upon successful completion of studies: Funding ends with the announcement of the overall result, at the latest two months after the last exam.
- Otherwise: The scholarship ends at the end of the month in which the scholarship holder discontinues their studies, changes their field of study or is exmatriculated.
Change of University
- Transfer within the same subject: Scholarship continues for one transitional semester.
- Applies to university transfers in Germany and abroad.
Leave of absence
- Scholarship is suspended during leave of absence, e.g. pregnancy, raising children, caring for a close relative.
- No payment for voluntary internships or non-subject-related stays abroad.
- Leave of absence must be reported to us, reclaim possible.
Internship & leave of absence
- Mandatory internships in Germany and abroad: Scholarship remains in place.
- Internship not provided for in the study regulations: Scholarship is suspended for that semester. The leave of absence must be communicated immediately. RUB reserves the right to reclaim any overpayment of scholarship funds.
Voluntary internship without leave of absence
- Short-term (during semester break or only a few days per week): Scholarship remains in place.
- Internship with the current sponsor: Scholarship remains in place.
- Long-term (longer than 8 weeks, full-time): RUB reserves the right to end the scholarship and to reclaim any overpayment of scholarship funds.
Study abroad
- Subject-related including ERASMUS+: Scholarship remains in place, even with DAAD grant.
- Recommendation: If possible, study abroad outside the funding period in order to ensure regular exchange and contact with donors and other scholarship holders.
Temporary waiver of the scholarship
- Possible, e.g. for the period of study abroad funded by the DAAD or while receiving other funding that cannot be received at the same time as the Deutschlandstipendium.
- This does not extend the approval period.
The Deutschlandstipendium
