Scholarship Providers

Alfred Toepfer Natural Heritage Scholarship

The EUROPARC Federation, with the support from Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S. awards scholarships to young professionals in order to enhance international cooperation and to advance the quality, innovation and European dimension of Protected Area management.

Application requirements:

• have a European nationality
• candidates must be under 35
• be employed by a Protected Area or nature conservation organisation or be employed by an organisation that develops its work in a Protected Area
• applications for study visits to prepare master or doctoral thesis will not be considered

Bridge Scholarship Programme (Coordination Office for Equality)

The bridge scholarship is aimed at female doctoral candidates and students at the University of Potsdam who are in the final phase of their Qualification Project and need financial support for this period (max. 6 months).
This project can be a habilitation, dissertation, master's or bachelor's thesis.

Mothers and fathers who want to continue their academic qualification after a family-related interruption of at least 6 months can also be funded.

Application requirements:
Scholarship holders must devote themselves entirely or predominantly to the realization of their Qualification Project. A secondary occupation can be only on a limited basis.

Das Universitätsstipendium Potsdam (The University Scholarship Potsdam)

Das Universitätsstipendium Potsdam (The University Scholarship Potsdam) is announce once a year by the University of Potsdam and you can always apply for the winter semester. The monthly funding amounts to 300 EUR in a period of two semesters up to a maximum of the standard period of study.

Application requirements:

Students from all disciplines who are properly matriculated at the University of Potsdam (except doctoral students) are funded. It focuses on students with excellent academic achievements in the respective subject area,  socially engaged, with international and professional experience as well as special biographical challenges.

SBW Berlin gGmbH

The SBW Berlin scholarship is aimed at international students who are socially committed and come from financially disadvantaged family backgrounds. It is crucial that SBW Berlins scholarship recipients return to their home countries after the completion of their studies. During the funding period – and during their studies – all scholarship recipients develop their own social non-profit project, which is closely linked to the scholarship recipient’s home countries.

During the early stages of the application process, applicants do not have to submit the university admission letter yet or prove conditional acceptance to a university. However, it is highly recommended that all applicants read the Guidelines and Criteria for the SBW Berlin scholarship carefully, before submitting their applications. During the application periods, the guidelines are available on the SBW Berlin webpage.

Application Requirements:

• Professional or volunteer experiences in the non-profit sector
• Strong intention to work in the country of origin for at least 18 months after the completion of the study program
• Able to prove a relatively low net household income
• No first-degree family members who reside permanently in Germany
• Stay in Germany not more than 18 months prior to submitting scholarship application
• Application before the start of their university education or fully enrolled in the first, second or max. third semester at a state-recognized university (in Germany or abroad) or application for a master’s degree shortly before or after obtaining a bachelor’s degree
• Between 18-30 years old
• Average grades corresponding to a German grade point average of at least 2.0 (80%)
• No additional funding from outside sources possible