Studienförderwerk Klaus Murmann Study Scholarship (Studienstipendium)
Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw)
Who can apply: German students may apply. Non-German students may apply only if they qualify for support under sections 8(1) to 8(3) of the German BAföG act, which in practice means settled or long-resident status in Germany, so this is not a route for an applicant applying from outside Germany. Selection looks for good to very good… What is funded: Funded from German federal research-ministry money. Every scholarship holder receives a study-cost allowance of EUR 300 per month regardless of means. On top of that a means-tested living-cost stipend is paid, assessed on the family’s financial situation, to a maximum of EUR 855 per month, and a contribution towards… Deadline: 2 March 2027. The application portal opens 11 January 2027.. The funder does not state a timezone for this deadline, so check the official page for the exact cut-off time. Round: 2027 round. The foundation prints it two ways on two of its own pages, in agreement: “Öffnung des Bewerbungsportals: 11. Januar 2027 bis 2. März 2027” and “Die nächste Bewerbungsphase für ein Stipendium findet vom 11. Januar bis 2. März 2027 statt.” No clock time is given for the close, so none is asserted..
Read the full call and apply on the official page: Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw), official page.
Who can apply
- German students may apply. Non-German students may apply only if they qualify for support under sections 8(1) to 8(3) of the German BAföG act, which in practice means settled or long-resident status in Germany, so this is not a route for an applicant applying from outside Germany. Selection looks for good to very good academic results together with evidence of voluntary social engagement, which must be documented on the foundation's own form. Scholarship holders are expected to take an active part in a regional group and in the education programme. Pre-selection places are limited and allocated first-come, first-served within the window, so applying early in the window matters.
Stage dates
Close of the 2027 application window. The portal opens 11 January 2027.2 March 2027
Shortlisted applicants are invited to online selection days. In the 2026 cycle those invitations went out by early July and the selection days ran 15 September to 13 October, with decisions by email in mid to late October; the foundation has not yet printed the 2027 equivalents.See the official page
Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.