TU Berlin Scholarships for Completing a Doctoral Degree (PAS) 2025

The advancement of female junior scholars is an important objective of Technische Universität Berlin given the under-representation of women in science. A successfully completed doctoral degree remains an essential building block of an academic career. The aim is to support female junior scholars during the early stages of their careers in order to encourage them to continue to pursue an academic career and to facilitate the long-term acquisition of the skills and qualities required for management and leadership tasks. To help achieve this, Technische Universität Berlin awards six scholarships per semester to female junior scholars for the completion of a doctoral degree. 

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineAugust 15, 2025
• Value€ 1.500
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorTechnical University of Berlin
• City to studyBerlin
• School to studyTechnical University of Berlin

Benefits

Funding amounts to EUR 1.500 per calendar month. In addition, a blanket amount for childcare or for the care of relatives in need of EUR 200 per month for the first child and EUR 100 for each additional child can be granted.

Requirements

All female junior scholars of Technische Universität Berlin studying for a doctorate are eligible to apply.  

When funding women, TUB follows the provisions of the Landesgleichstellungsgesetz (LAG). This defines women as follows: 

• All persons with the gender entry "female" in the civil status register.
• Persons who are not yet registered as women, but who have initiated a legal procedure to change their gender entry to female.
• Persons who can present a supplementary identity card from the German Society for Transidentity and Intersexuality (dgti identity card) with the gender entry "female". 

Interview Dates and Process

The application can be submitted in German or English. The following documents must be included and sent in one PDF-document: 

• Cover Letter.  
• Questionnaire on the person, the thesis as well as on supervisory tasks and the social situation. 
• A brief written explanation of the doctoral thesis of not more than one page for submission to an interdisciplinary selection committee.
• Work schedule and general timetable, preferably in the form of a table, that clearly indicates which tasks are yet to be completed, and that demonstrates that the dissertation can be completed within the funding period.
• Résumé.  
• Assessment by the supervisor regarding the credentials of the applicant and the quality of the research project. In addition, the current status of the dissertation and its further progress (schedule) should be included. In case of a cumulative dissertation, this should be explained accordingly. The inclusion of an additional supervisor’s report is optional.
• Proof of enrollment at the TU Berlin by means of a certificate of enrollment or a confirmation of supervision by the first supervisor. The current certificate must always be submitted; if possible, for the period for which funding is requested. If this is not yet available, it must be submitted by the beginning of the funding period at the latest. 

Application Deadline

How To Apply

For more details, visit TU Berlin Scholarship webpage