Heinrich Boll Foundation Masters & PhD Scholarship for International Students 2025

The Heinrich Böll Foundation is the Green political foundation. Under the heading “promoting talent”, every year we support around 1,200 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students – from all subjects and types of higher educational institutions in Germany and abroad – who affirm the goals of the Green project. Each year, up to 250 new scholarship recipients join the programme.

The objective of the scholarships is to promote future leaders and experts who are prepared to take on social responsibility, are interested in politics, and work to pass on the basic political values of the Heinrich Böll Foundation: ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination and justice.

• Table of Content
• About Heinrich Böll Foundation
• Heinrich Boll Foundation Masters & PhD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Heinrich Boll Foundation Masters & PhD Scholarship
• Requirements for Heinrich Boll Foundation Masters & PhD Scholarship Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Heinrich Böll Foundation

The Heinrich Böll Foundation is part of the Green political movement that has developed worldwide as a response to the traditional politics of socialism, liberalism, and conservatism. Our main tenets are ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination and justice.

Heinrich Boll Foundation Masters & PhD Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Heinrich Boll Foundation Masters & PhD Scholarship

The Heinrich Böll Foundation supports young people through scholarship funding (generally including a maintenance grant, study and research grant, foreign study grant, mobility allowance, family allowance, and other categories). In addition, we promote the scholarship recipients in their personal development, help them to gain cross-disciplinary qualifications and enhance their key competences, encourage political debate and attention to social issues, and nurture interdisciplinary dialogue.

Requirements for Heinrich Boll Foundation Masters & PhD Scholarship Qualification

• You must be enrolled at a state-recognized university or college (e.g. Fachhochschule) in Germany at the time the scholarship payments begin.
• You should provide proof that you have already graduated with an initial professional qualification. This programme mainly supports students aiming for a Masters degree.
• You need a good knowledge of German, and require you provide proof of your proficiency. Please note that the selection workshop (interviews, group discussions) will normally be in German. Exceptions (interview in English) are, however, possible.
• Unfortunately, the current guidelines specify that the foundation cannot support foreign scholarship holders for stays abroad in third countries for more than four weeks.
• You should definitely apply for a scholarship before the start of your studies, in order to ensure long-term support and cooperation.
• The Heinrich Böll Foundation cannot award you a scholarship, if you are studying for a one-year Masters degree and were not previously supported by the foundation.
• Applications are possible before you begin your study programme or within the first three semesters.
• Applicants must provide proof that they have been accepted as a doctoral student by an institution of higher education in Germany or an EU country (for doctoral scholarship).

Documents Required for Application

Student scholarship:

Info Sheet A1-1 (PDF)

Application Form (in German, PDF)

Expert Reference Form (PDF)

Please use Adobe Acrobat Reader to fill in the form

Doctoral scholarship:

Info Sheet A2-1 (PDF)

Application Form (in German, PDF)

Expert Reference Form (PDF)

Please use Adobe Acrobat Reader to fill in the form

Check also:
Commonwealth Master's Scholarship to Study in UK 2027/2028
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Africans 2027 (Fully Funded to USA)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

1. Gather information on the application process and the requested documents

2. Register for the online application portal

3. Provide the requested information in the Online Application Portal

4. After uploading all of your documents, submit your application before the end of the application deadline

For more details,visit Heinrich Boll Foundation webpage