Evangelisches Studienwerk provides financial aid for students attending universities and colleges across Germany. They assist students from all academic specialities and fields. Their passion for their particular area, solid academic results, and intense interest in multidisciplinary issues are crucial characteristics.

They welcome applications from students and recent graduates and support students throughout their academic careers without restrictions. In this approach, they hope to give them time to get to know Evangelisches Studienwerk and all its opportunities while also letting them participate in and influence events.

The scholarship of Evangelisches Studienwerk provides a monthly allowance and a wide range of academic offers:

• Monthly allowance
  of up to 649 Euros plus 300 Euros for study issues
• Summer university
  Various seminars are held at the Villigst Campus during the summer months. Academics, experts, students and graduates with different academic and professional backgrounds come together to discuss issues in an interdisciplinary atmosphere.
• Study/work abroad
  Gaining professional competence and broadening one’s horizon demands global experience. This is why Evangelisches Studienwerk actively encourages its students to spend time abroad and usually covers tuition and travel expenses.
• Work practice
  Evangelisches Studienwerk supports mandatory internships for up to one semester.
• Democracy
  Villigst is a democratic organization that encourages all students to contribute to institutional life. They are represented at all levels of Studienwerk’s management.
• Contact and advice
  Students experience individual advice and support not only through their Director of Studies in Villigst but also through a regional counsellor at their university’s location.

Evangelisches Studienwerk is looking for young people who are interested in their subject, achieve good performances, take on responsibility in society and are keen to broaden their horizons. The following formal requirements must be fulfilled for the application:

• Proven social commitment (for instance, church, politics, social, environment) and proven specialist suitability for the course of studies
• Membership in a Protestant church (exceptions are possible when submitting a particular application
• Citizenship of a member state or accession country of the European Union or other citizenship following Section 8 of the German Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG)
• For applicants without German citizenship: good German language skills (DSH certificate, TestDaf (test for foreign learners of the German language)
• Valid qualification for university studies (for instance, general or advanced entrance qualification)
• At the time of application (March/ September), therefore, the students must not have advanced beyond the 3rd subject-related semester.

Exception: Refugees who would like to study or want to continue their studies in Germany are eligible to apply past the 3rd semester. At the pre-selection time of application, there must be at least four subject-related semesters left to study.

• For students striving for a double degree, the number of semesters in the course of studies is decisive.
• Applicants who are older than 35 must also enclose a particular application (to the information sheet for special applications [PDF])
• Receipt of the processing charge (12 euros) until completion of the application