Scholarship for Doctoral Students at the University of Bonn from Africa, Asia and Latin America 2025

The scholarships are aimed at doctoral students from Africa, Asia and Latin America (see DAC list) who are obtaining a doctorate at the University of Bonn and who are about to complete their doctoral dissertation project. As part of the Excellence Strategy, the University of Bonn wants to provide funding to qualified international doctoral students and support them in successfully completing their doctorate.

• Table of Content
• About University of Bonn
• Scholarship for Doctoral Students
• Aim and Benefits of Scholarship for Doctoral Students
• Requirements for Scholarship for Doctoral Students Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Scholarship for Doctoral Students
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Bonn

We are one of eleven German Universities of Excellence, the only university with six Clusters of Excellence and more Nobel Prize winners and Fields Medalists have emerged from our University in the past decades than from any other German university. For 200 years, our University has been shaped by outstanding personalities from a wide range of subjects. We are known for research-led study programs, the international flair of Bonn as German's city of the United Nations and as part of a dynamic science region in the heart of the liveable Rhineland. With around 35,000 students, 6,000 doctoral... continue reading

Scholarship for Doctoral Students

Application Deadline	02 Dec 2025
Country to study	Germany
School to study	University of Bonn
Type	PhD
Sponsor	University of Bonn
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Scholarship for Doctoral Students

The funding can cover the following:

• A scholarship of €800 per month (family allowance, contributions towards insurance, additional travel and material expenses are, unfortunately, not possible)
• The funding period is 6 months maximum.

Requirements for Scholarship for Doctoral Students Qualification

Doctoral students from Africa, Asia and Latin America (see DAC list, exceptions possible only in substantiated cases, no dual/German citizenship) who are enrolled and obtaining a doctorate at the University of Bonn and who are expecting to complete their doctorate within the following 6 months. Funding is only possible up to the submission date of the doctoral thesis (not during the preparation for the doctoral viva and doctoral defense). The scholarship is not open to doctoral students who are researching for a shorter period of time and who do not plan to remain at the University of Bonn and to international students already receiving a scholarship for the same period of time and for the same purpose. Part-time work is only permitted following agreement with the International Office and to a limited extent (up to € 450 per month).

Interview date, Process and Venue for Scholarship for Doctoral Students

• Quality and status of the doctoral thesis
• Expected successful doctorate within 6 months (we therefore ask you to please submit a written confirmation of submission of your doctoral thesis at the end of the funding period)
• Nationality  (see DAC list)

Documents Required for Application

• Letter of recommendation by the doctoral advisor (max. one DIN A4 page, including short outline of the working plan for the funding period)
• Curriculum vitae
• Valid student identity card 

Application Deadline

December 2, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Bonn on www.uni-bonn.de to apply

For more details, visit University of Bonn Scholarship webpage