Doctoral scholarship for the promotion of young artists and scientists

The university can award an annual scholarship to doctoral students to promote young academics and artists.

The scholarship is awarded for one year either

• as a basic scholarship at the start of the doctorate

or

• as a final scholarship in the final phase of the doctorate

awarded.

Requirements for a basic scholarship (1 year):

• current enrollment for doctoral studies at the HfMT
• well above-average study and examination results
• the completion of the previous university degree was no more than one year ago (at the start of funding) (in particularly justified individual cases, funding can be started up to a maximum of three years after completion of the degree for family reasons. Please submit proof or justification).

Requirements for a graduation scholarship (duration up to 1 year):

• current enrollment for doctoral studies at the HfMT
• previous employment as a research assistant for up to four years. Funding should follow directly after the activity. (Only those who provide proof of employment as a research assistant within the meaning of § 27 of the Hamburg Higher Education Act (HmbHG) are eligible to apply).
• previous work on the dissertation must indicate that the dissertation will be completed within the funding period and that the result will be above average

As a rule, anyone who is employed or who is or has been funded elsewhere for a doctoral or artistic development project cannot receive a scholarship. Anyone who has already completed a doctorate is not eligible for funding. A part-time job of up to four hours per week is permitted and must be declared.

Up to €1200 per month.

If necessary, a childcare allowance of €154 per month, special allowances for material resources and travel expenses are possible. In recent years, no money was available for these three items.

Doctoral candidates of the HfMT HH can submit their applications for 2025 until 24.02.2025.

(Late submission deadline only possible for certificates and reports until 03.03.2025. Please announce whether and which documents you will submit later).

1. Application form(Download application form here)
2. Cover letter
3. Curriculum vitae in tabular form
4. University degree certificate (examination certificate with average grade)
5. Proof of employment (for final scholarships)

6. Description of the doctoral project (detailed explanation of the objective and description of the preliminary work, exposé with work plan and timetable)

   (for basic scholarships for 2 years, for final scholarships for 1 year; for final scholarships also an outlook as to whether the project will be completed within the funding period applied for. The information in the work plan and timetable must be confirmed in the expert opinion).

7. Expert opinion

   (the supervisor and another professor should confirm in an expert opinion that the above-mentioned requirements for funding are met and that the timetable can be adhered to

Please summarize all documents in one PDF.

Please send your application for a scholarship within the specified application deadline (by 24.02.2025 for 2025) in digital form summarized in a PDF as an e-mail to the following address:

promotion@hfmt.hamburg.de

Late applications will not be considered. The date of receipt of the e-mail applies. Expert reports and certificates can be submitted later within the late submission period if the late submission is announced.

Once the applications have been received, the award committee will decide on the basis of the documents submitted.