LMU Graduation Scholarship 2026

LMU awards completion scholarships through a competitive selection process to highly qualified doctoral candidates whose dissertation projects are nearing completion and who have no other funding available during the requested funding period. 

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineOctober 15, 2026
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorLudwig Maximilians Universitat Munchen (LMU)
• City to studyBavaria
• School to studyLudwig Maximilians Universitat Munchen (LMU)
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• 1,350 euros per month

Requirements

• Doctoral candidates at LMU with a university degree qualifying them for doctoral studies (e.g., Master's degree, second part of the medical examination, etc.) who have no other funding for the requested period.

Application Documents

The following documents are required to apply for the graduation scholarship:

• Curriculum vitae including details of previous academic achievements (e.g. lectures, publications, prizes or conference participation) and employment history
• University degree certificate qualifying for doctoral studies
• Letter of motivation including a project outline for the requested funding period and a justification for applying for the graduation scholarship (maximum length 1,000 words)
• A detailed, tabular work and time schedule covering the period from the submission of the application for the completion scholarship to the submission of the dissertation.

To complete your application, you will need two academic reports that must include an assessment of the current state of your work, the feasibility of the work and time schedule, your academic qualifications, and the quality of your doctoral project.

One of the expert opinions must be written by your primary supervisor . This opinion must also include confirmation that funding from the chair/institute/department and, if applicable, further funding from an ongoing third-party funded project is not possible.

A further expert opinion must be written by a second university lecturer (professor, private lecturer (PD)).

The expert opinions must be sent by the university professors themselves to the GraduateCenter LMU in good time via email ( [email protected] ).

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Applications are submitted via the GraduateCenter LMU Portal .

For more information, kindly visit the LMU webpage.