Graduate Funding at the University of Greifswald in the Winter Semester 2024/25 (Expired)

Every semester, the University of Greifswald awards scholarships, subject to the availability of funds, to particularly highly-qualified junior academics, preparing to do their doctorates, and in accordance with the Landesgraduiertenförderungsgesetzes (Act on State Graduate Funding) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Seven new scholarships are expected to be available for winter semester 2024/25 (subject to budgetary regulations).

There is no entitlement to funding. 

The basic scholarship amounts to 1,500.00 euros. If students fulfil the corresponding requirements, they may receive a family supplement of 150.00 euros for the first child and 100.00 euros for each additional child.

University of Greifswald
Legal Services Office / Electoral Office / Scholarships Unit
Domstraße 11, Entrance III, Room 3.18
17489 Greifswald
Tel.: +49 3834 420 1357
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Application Deadline for Winter Semester 2024/25

Seven new scholarships are expected to be available for winter semester 2024/25 (subject to budgetary regulations).

The application period begins on 8 June 2024 and runs until 5 August 2024 (deadline).

University of Greifswald
Legal Services Office / Electoral Office / Scholarships Unit
Domstraße 11, Entrance III, 1st floor
17489 Greifswald

Important Note:

Only applications that were submitted before the deadline and have been filled in completely will be processed!


Information for Applicants

Please make sure to take note of the Guidelines for Applying for Landesgraduiertenförderung and of the following information concerning your application. 

1. Required Documents

The following documents must be submitted in both written and electronic (PDF) form (one copy each):

  • Application form (printed and signed)
  • Tabular curriculum vitae CV (résumé)
  • Legally attested copy of degree certificate
  • If applicable, list of marks or proof of other academic achievements
  • Description of project/concept
  • Supervisor’s (professor's) assessment of the fulflment of the funding requirements § 2(1) and (2) LGFG, see also no. 5 of the guidelines
  • Second opinion of another university lecturer (professor or private lecturer), analogous to the first reviewer
  • Confirmation of supervision by the member of the university community authorised to supervise the doctoral project (Supervision Agreement)
  • Confirmation of acceptance as a doctoral candidate (if there is no supervision agreement, the acceptance as a doctoral candidate must be signed by both supervisors)
  • Proof of enrolment as a doctoral student 
  • If applicable, birth certificates of children and request form for family supplement

To apply, please use the form that can be downloaded below.
The doctoral project must be planned in such a way that, if it proceeds according to plan, it can be successfully completed within the standard funding period of three years. At the latest by the halfway point of the standard funding period, it must be determined whether the conditions or requirements associated with the grant have been met and whether the scholarship can continue to be paid until the end of the grant period.

2. Requirements for Allocation of a Scholarship

Requirements for the allocation of a scholarship:

  • Successfully completed university degree with well above-average marks that qualifies the student for commencing doctoral studies
  • Acceptance as a doctoral candidate at the relevant faculty (admission to doctoral studies) including enrolment as a doctoral student at the University of Greifswald
  • The intended academic project should be expected to make an important contribution to research or to improving the state's competitiveness.
3. Exclusion from Funding

Funding is not possible, if the applicant or prospective recipient of the scholarship

  • has already obtained a doctorate,
  • has already received funding for the same project,
  • already receives or has already received funding for another doctoral project,
  • is undergoing training (including studies) or vocational training that is not interrupted,
  • is currently employed, unless it is a job that is compatible with the funding and has a very limited workload (at the university: 10 hours/week, outside the university: 5 hours/week).
4. Request for Extension

If you request an extension of the scholarship, a work report must be presented to the Awarding Committee by the 05 August 2024, which gives details of the work achieved and time needed for the work so far and a work and time plan for addressing problems that have not yet been solved; as well as a statement from the supervisor, which evaluates the scholarship recipient’s achievements up to now and assesses the likelihood of completion within the regular funding period. These documents are to be sent to: 

University of Greifswald
Legal Services Office / Electoral Office / Scholarships Unit
Domstraße 11, Entrance III, 1st floor
17489 Greifswald 

Please note:

For all scholarships that have already been approved, the regulations of the LGFG M-V of 20 November 2008 that were previously valid will continue to apply until the end of the respective funding.