For women preparing their doctorate
This bridge scholarship is aimed at female early career researchers and artists in the transitional phase between a Master’s degree, Diplom or State Exam and a doctorate/PhD. It is intended to serve as startup funding for the development of a doctoral project.
As a measure to promote gender equality, the bridge scholarship is financed with funds from the Professorinnenprogramm III funding programme for female professors of the German federal government and federal states. The goal is to make the transition to academia career more attractive to women and easier for them to plan as well as to boost the proportion of women among academic staff and professors in the long term.
Who can apply?
Outstanding female graduates who have completed a Master’s degree, Diplom or State Exam and are now preparing for a doctorate, which they plan to complete at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.
1 bridge scholarship for a female graduate
Funding: 1.000 Euros per month, funding duration up to 6 months
non-material support: Opportunity to participate in doctoral preparation workshops
Scholarship holders are free to choose the funding period between 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2027. The funding cannot be paused; individual exceptions are detailed in the latest version of the statutes for the awarding of scholarships at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (currently MdU 58/2019, ;MdU 30/2022)
Applications are in general possible on an ongoing basis. The first deadline will be 31 January 2026.
Depending on whether the scholarship could already be awarded in the 1st awarding round, this call for applications will be updated.
PLEASE NOTE: The call for applications for 2026 is now open and subject to the availability of funds.