HUMBOLDT RESEARCH TRACK SCHOLARSHIP

1. Excellent academic results or an excellent degree and an original, high-quality proposal of the doctoral project.
2. Outstanding Master’s students who plan to pursue their doctorate at Humboldt-Universität or – at another university in Germany or abroad. To enable more prospective doctoral candidates with disabilities or chronic illnesses to prepare for a doctorate, applications from this target group will be given particular consideration.

No Separate Application or Fee is Required to get the scholarship, it will be automatically considered, once you enrolled for the program. Applications can be submitted via the online application portal only. Applications must include the following documents:

1. Completed online application form.
2. Curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages).
3. Sketch of your research proposal (max. 2.250 characters).
4. Certificates of your academic degrees, including certified translations and/or, if applicable, transcripts (of grades) for courses attended.
5. Letter of recommendation from your Master thesis supervisor or from one of the instructors from your Master’s program.​​​​​​​

1. Expert review of the proposal of your doctoral project by the mentor at Humboldt-Universität you wish to work with during the funding period.
2. A Selection Committee consisting of professors, post-docs and doctoral candidates from various disciplines determines the allocation of scholarships based on the guideline. Other Info Funding for Master's students with strong research skills who plan to pursue a doctorate. It is intended to enable the scholarship holder to organise the content of the doctoral project (including finding a suitable supervisor, writing an exposé) and to clarify the formal doctoral requirements and financial security for the doctoral phase (including applying for a scholarship from scholarship providers or in structured programmes).