Scholarship for dedicated international students
1. Who can apply?
International students at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar who are particularly involved in intercultural exchange
Criteria for awards:
- special aptitude and motivation for studying at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (for example interdisciplinarity in studies and interests)
- extracurricular engagement during studies at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, for example in intercultural exchange, initiatives and projects, as a tutor, etc.
- at least good academic performance already achieved at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
- Social aspects and biographical hurdles; consideration of the individual potential of the applicants in their current life situation
2. How is funding awarded?
- 1 Scholarship
- 450 euros per month for 12 months
- As a rule, funding starts in April; at the earliest in January 2025.
Scholarships 2025/26
- Application deadlines: 15 January and 31 August 2025, if necessary
- If not all scholarships are awarded in March, a new call for applications may be issued.
Regularly announced with a 2nd round on 31 August 2025:
- Bauhaus Degree Completion Scholarships for students (3 months á 450 euros)
The general rules are:
- Applications will only be considered if they are complete and on time for submission.
- Applicants can apply in parallel for a maximum of 2 scholarship formats at the
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar at the same time. - An application can not be considered without a letter of recommendation.
- There is no legal entitlement to the award of a scholarship.
Procedure
- The first application deadline has ended on 15th of January 2025.
- The scholarship commission usually decides in March.
- The scholarships usually start in April.
Funding requirements
Candidates must be enrolled in a course of study at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.
A Bauhaus President Scholarship may not be awarded to candidates who are already receiving public funding.
Scholarship holders are only allowed to work in a part-time job according to the relevant regulations.
(MdU 30/2022 in German; may not exceed the respective applicable limit for "geringfügige Beschäftigungen/marginal employment)
Funding recipients are expected to submit a final report.
Application documents
Please use the online application form with file upload:
- language: German or English
- 1 PDF document (1 file incl. all attachments, please include name in file name).
- file size max. 15 MB
- not password-protected
Please include the following documents in the order shown below:
- Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
- Curriculum vitae (CV, no photo)
- Proof of your achievement in your course of study at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar:
overview of grades incl. grade point average (e.g. BISON print out or in form of a performance report by your faculty’s examination office) - If available: copies of diplomas/bachelor's degree of previously earned degrees
- Proof of extracurricular commitment (e.g. certificates, confirmation of participation)
- If available: Proof of German language proficiency corresponding to the requirements of your degree programme (An exception is made if the candidate provides a copy of a previous degree awarded by a German-language university.)
- If applicable: explanation of special personal backgrounds and biographical hurdles such as caring for children, caring for relatives, disability or chronic illness, (educational) background of parents, migration background, experience of discrimination, etc.
(Please enclose proof or have it ready for inquiries by the Commission)
PLEASE NOTE – separate submission by the professor:
8. Please submit the letter of recommendation separately online as a pdf file via the respective professor by 15th of January 2025. For better comparability, please use the “Letter of Recommendation Form” and send it to stipendien[at]uni-weimar.de
Selection process
The Scholarship Commission of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is expected to decide on the award of the scholarships in the beginning of March.
In addition to the award criteria of academic performance, voluntary work/commitment and interdisciplinarity, social aspects, biographical hurdles and the individual potential of students in their current life situation can be taken into account.
- Attempts to deceive by applicants will lead to immediate exclusion from the application process. A further application is not possible in this case.
- Decisions of the committee will not be justified towards the applicants due to the absolute confidentiality of the selection procedure.
The awarding is subject to the availability of funds in the respective funding year.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Timon Rabczuk, Vice President for Projcts and Research
Chair of the Scholarship Commission of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Zahra Zoleykhaei
MediaArchitecture (Master)
Activities:
- Study Guide Tutor Netzwerk
- Welcome Weimar
- Queer Weimar
- Sprachwerkstatt „Wortschatz“
- member of the organisation team „Essen für Alle“
Carolina Fernandes Garcia Pinto
Media Art and Design (Master)
- Welcome Week Tutor
- Study Guide and coordination Study Guides
- Bauhaus female soccer team
Daria Bibartceva
Urbanistik & Integrated Urban Development and Design (Master)
Voluntary commitment:
- Bauhaus-Internationals
- language café & language tables
Galyna Sukhomud
European Urban Studies (Master)
Commitment:
- Initiation and realization of the Bauhaus Module "Contested Modernism"
- Participation in the DAAD workshop "Discovering Cities: Navigating Critical Urban Spaces in Amman" in Jordan
- Assistant in the project "Authoritarian Urbanism
María Paula Maldonado Mendoza (Teilstipendium)
Public Art and New Artistic Strategies (M.F.A.)
Commitment and Activities: Student representative MFA Public Art and New Artistic Strategies | student assistant in the International Office| Bauhaus Internationals | Political Education Department | Café S140 | Kontor and Stift
Supaksirin Wongsilp (Teilstipendium)
Visuelle Kommunikation (Master)
Commitment and Activities: student assistant in the International Office | Culture Talk Weimar- team member| tutor Studierendenwerk
Anna Perepechai
Visuelle Kommunikation (Bachelor)
Commitment and extracurricular activities: Bauhaus-Botschafterin | student assistant in the University Library, Office of Student and Academic Affairs, International Office | member of the Textilwerkstatt | tutor for first semester students VK and for the Schnupperstudium (Study Try Week) | Welcome-Buddy im Be Buddy programm