The Baden-Württemberg scholarship supports the international exchange of highly qualified foreign students between universities in Baden-Württemberg and universities outside the ERASMUS area. In addition to a study or research stay, the Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM offers scholarship holders the opportunity to mature in their personal development and competence through intercultural experiences and to develop sensitivity and appreciation towards other cultures as part of the "regional development policy component (REK)".
Application period/deadline:
- January 15 for the following summer semester
- August 15 for the following winter semester
Target group: Exchange students from a partner university of HFT Stuttgart and international direct students of HFT Stuttgart from an LDC
What requirements must be met?
- You are an exchange student from a partner university of HFT Stuttgart OR you are an international direct student of HFT Stuttgart from an LDC (please check carefully, f.ex. India is not a LDC). If you have already completed a Bachelor's degree, this must have been in the LDC (if the Bachelor degree has beend completed an a non-LDC you are not eligible unfortunately).
- You do not receive any other scholarship or other financial support from your home university (e.g. ERASMUS), your home country or from Germany (e.g. DAAD, Deutschlandstipendium, BaföG)
- You are not in a leave semester.
How do I apply?
Please send the following documents to Ms Tina Panzer via email: iso.aaa(at)hft-stuttgart.de:
- Letter of motivation (ca. 1 page)
- for exchange students: current transcript of records from your home university (and from the HFT Stuttgart if applicable)
- for international HFT students, from LDCs: current transcript of records from the HFT Stuttgart (students in their 1st Master's semester can submit their Bachelor's grades in English from their home country)
- Curriculum vitae
What happens after the application?
- The International Office and the programme coordinators carry out the pre-selection of applicants (=nomination).
- Nominated applicants receive then log-in data for the online application from the International Office. This applicant information is then sent to the central scholarship committee. Please note! Please do not apply directly to the BW Foundation without nomination of the International Office, otherwise you will automatically not receive a scholarship.
- The Baden-Württemberg Foundation makes the final decision on the awarding of scholarships. Further information on the Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM can be found at www.bw-stipendium.de.
- By accepting the Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM of the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung, you also confirm that you will not receive any other scholarship for your studies during the scholarship period.
>> Please do not apply directly to the BW Foundation without nomination from the International Office HFT Stuttgart, otherwise you will automatically not receive a scholarship.
Further information and application modalities: You can find them in our Wiki-page