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Who can apply
Three different things not to mix up: the country where you study, your nationality and the country where you live when you apply.
- Country of study
- Germany
- Target level
- Bachelor’s and Master’s
- Fields of study
- Computing, Engineering and Sciences
- Other conditions
- German students can apply. The same applies to foreign students if they are eligible for funding under BAföG §8, paragraphs 1-3.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Bewerben können sich deutsche Studierende. Das gleiche gilt für ausländische Studierende, wenn sie gemäß BAföG §8, Abs. 1-3 förderberechtigt sind.
- It is aimed at students of STEM subjects (scientific-technical fields such as engineering) in North Rhine-Westphalia who preferably took their Abitur in the Oberbergischer Kreis, the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis or in the Remscheid, Solingen, Wuppertal triangle.PreferredOrganisation’s wording: Es richtet sich an Studierende der MINT-Fächer (naturwissenschaftlich-technische Fachrichtungen wie z. B. Ingenieurwissenschaften) in Nordrhein-Westfalen, die ihr Abitur bevorzugt im Oberbergischen Kreis, Rheinisch-Bergischen Kreis oder im Städtedreieck Remscheid, Solingen, Wuppertal gemacht haben.
The real funding
What the opportunity pays, what is left for you to pay and the money to plan before leaving.
- Allowance
- €400 a month
Dates
- Applications open
- 11 January 2027 at 00:00 CET (Europe/Berlin)
- Applications close
- 2 March 2027 at 13:00 CET (Europe/Berlin)
Application steps
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Step 1: Submit your application for the Studienförderwerk Klaus Murmann scholarship via the online application portal.
- With whom
- You, via the sdw application portal
- By when
- 2 March 2027 at 13:00 CET (Europe/Berlin)
- Official link
- Open the official page (opens in a new tab)
Step 2: The sdw office reviews all application documents, formally and in content.
- With whom
- sdw office
- By when
- Early July 2027: shortlisted candidates are invited to the online selection days.
Step 3: Online selection days: a structured interview of about 75 minutes with two commission members.
- With whom
- Selection commission
- By when
- 14 September to 5 October 2027
Step 4: Notification by e-mail; the funding starts retroactively on 1 October 2027.
- With whom
- sdw
- By when
- Mid to late October 2027
Where to apply
Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw) (opens in a new tab)
Official title (in German): Hans Hermann Voss-Stipendium
Official website of Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw): bewerbung-sdw.stipendium-online.de
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