The Free State of Bavaria will sponsor scholarships for the academic year 2021/22. Graduates from Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine are eligible to apply. The scholarships are meant to finance postgraduate studies (i.e. master's programs), PhDs or one-year research sojourns at Bavarian universities. The one-year scholarship can be generally extended twice for up to 3 years. The scholarship is paid out monthly (853,- €) and amounts to 10.236,- € per year. Students with at least one child receive 1.013,- € per month, which amounts to 12.156,- € per year. Candidates should send their documents to the address specified in the important advice.
The objective of the annual scholarship program is to support scientific cooperation and academic exchange between Bavaria and Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe.
Applicants with the citizenship of the Czech Republic please contact the Bayerisch-Tschechische Hochschulagentur l Česko-bavorská vysokoškolská agentura.
deadline for first time applications
1st December 2020 (date of receipt!)
deadline for applications of extenSion
28th February 2021 (date of receipt!)
Please note: Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Please note regarding the coronavirus pandemic: If you encounter any difficulties in collecting / sending your scholarship application to BAYHOST, please contact us (doeppe@bayhost.de) as soon as possible and we will try to find a suitable solution.
Please read the important advice carefully before applying:
The online application form for extensions is available here.
Our program flyer in English and German.
Reports of former scholarship holders can be found here under "Stipendien In".
Information, dates and addresses for the study in Bavaria via this link. Further useful information for (future) PhD students are available via the website "research in Bavaria".
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Your contact person:
Ms Katrin Döppe
E-Mail: doeppe{at}bayhost.de
Tel: +49 941 943-5049
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