Ludwig University Munich Oskar Karl Forster Scholarship for books and learning materials 2025

Book money for students and printing cost subsidies for doctoral candidates: The Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts provides scholarship funds every year on behalf of the Consul Oskar-Karl Forster Estate.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJuly 23, 2025
• Study LevelMasters , PhD , Postdoctoral Fellowships , Undergraduate
• SponsorLudwig Maximilians Universität München
• City to studyBavaria
• School to studyLudwig Maximilians Universität München
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

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Benefits

Up to 500 euros as

• one-off payment for the purchase of books and other learning materials, or
• printing cost subsidies for your dissertation.

Requirements

All those LMU students who can evidence at least average academic performance, are considered needy and are in at least the second semester of studying at a Bavarian university are eligible to apply.

You can demonstrate your participation in a regular degree program by providing copies of certificates, and intermediate examinations (depending on length of study) for example.

"Needy" according to our guidelines, is anyone:

• who receives benefits under the BAföG (Federal Training Assistance Act)
• who is supported by a person liable for maintenance whose net incomes does not exceed twice the parental allowance pursuant to § 25 BAföG including any child support allowances for all dependent children as well as the applicant.

Tax allowances monthly:

• married parents 5.080 euros
• single parents/permanently separated parents 3,380 euros
• applicant 770 euro, dependent brothers and sisters each 770 euros.

For married applicants, proof of income from the spouse and parents is required.

LMU doctoral candidates are eligible to apply.

Neediness is considered to exist, if — in the month of the application — the student does not receive a higher current income than the basic amount of the graduate scholarship specified in the Bayerischen Eliteförderungsgesetz (Bavarian Elite Promotion Act) including any income tax allowance according to § 3 para. 3 sentence 2 DV BayEFG which all together amounts to a total of 1,800 euros.

All the details relating to income must be documented (in the case of BAföG grants, a copy of the most recent notification is sufficient).

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Contact [email protected] to make an enquiry on how to apply.

For more information, kindly visit LUM scholarship webpage.