The Alexander Spohn Scholarship 2026

The Alexander Spohn Foundation funds scholarships for one-year study abroad programs and is open to students of all academic disciplines.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelMasters , PhD , Undergraduate
• SponsorThe Alexander Spohn Foundation
• School to study
• Course to study
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

During your study abroad year, you will receive the following benefits, the amount of which depends on the respective destination country:

• Scholarship rate:
  Monthly rate for accommodation, meals, and teaching materials (adjusted to the destination country starting from €850; examples as of March 2019: UK €875, Hungary €900, USA €1,050)
• Pocket money
  Monthly pocket money (as of March 2019: 100 euros)
• Tuition fees:
  Assumption of tuition fees at the foreign university up to a maximum limit set for each country.
• Flat-rate travel allowance
  for arrival and departure
• Insurance coverage:
  Health, accident and personal liability insurance for the stay abroad (insurance is provided through the DAAD)

Requirements

To be eligible to apply for an Alexander Spohn scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:

• Abitur at an Ulm Gymnasium or at the Lessing-Gymnasium Neu-Ulm.
  The Ulm Gymnasiums also include vocational gymnasiums, Waldorf schools and denominational gymnasiums in Ulm.
• Current enrollment (Bachelor, Master, Diplom, Magister) at a German university.
  You must be at least in the second semester or in the second half of the first year of your studies at a university in Germany at the time of application.
• Language skills:
  You must demonstrate that you already possess the language skills required by the host institution for admission to the program or necessary for the realization of the project at the time of application. If the language skills demonstrated with your application are not yet sufficient, you must explain how you will acquire the necessary language skills before the start of the scholarship.

Selection Process

• Pre-selection and invitation to the selection interview

A preliminary selection will be made based on your application documents. This selection will focus particularly on whether you meet the application requirements and on your reasons/motivation for applying for the Alexander Spohn Scholarship.

Should you be selected in the first round, you will subsequently receive an invitation to a selection interview in Bonn.

• Selection interview in Bonn

The selection interview serves in particular to assess your professional and personal motivation and to check whether you have the language skills required for the study abroad year.

The interview will be conducted by academic experts (professors in your field of study) who will then assess your motivation and suitability.

• Scholarship offer

Should you be selected from among the applicants, you will receive your scholarship offer.

Application Documents

Please upload the following documents in PDF format as part of your application:

• Tabular CV
• Study plan:
  Detailed description of the study project.
• Letter of motivation:
  Explanation of the professional and personal reasons for the planned study project.
• Transcript of Records:
  A list of all previously attended exercises and seminars, including credit points and grades according to ECTS.
• High school diploma from a Gymnasium in Ulm or the Lessing-Gymnasium in Neu-Ulm
• Admission to the foreign host university for the desired study program:
  Please note that you are responsible for applying for admission to the host university by the deadline. If you have not yet received your admission letter at the time of application, it must be submitted before the start of your scholarship.
• Language certificate:
  Proof of the language skills required by the host institution for the course of study or necessary for the realization of the project.

Applications should be submitted by post to the DAAD Foundation (Kennedyallee 50, 53175 Bonn):

• Expert opinion:
  A current expert opinion from a university lecturer or a PhD-holding research assistant or research associate that provides information about your qualifications.

Check also:
2026 Fully Funded Humboldt Research Fellowship
2026 Eutopia PhD Co-tutelle Call

Application Deadline

How To Apply

For more information, kindly visit the The Alexander Spohn Foundation webpage.