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Scholarship "Landesstipendium Niedersachsen
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Scholarship "Landesstipendium Niedersachsen"

Every year, Osnabrück University awards scholarships of 500 euros each (one-off payment) as part of a program set up by the state of Lower Saxony. You can receive such a state scholarship for special achievements or outstanding aptitude, for outstanding voluntary work and to promote international cooperation in higher education and exchange between German and foreign universities. When selecting the scholarship holders, which is based on a corresponding guideline, special consideration is given to the needs of international students. The scholarships are announced for the winter semester and paid out by April 1st at the latest.

Application Information

Information on the application procedure for the winter semester 2025/2026 is expected to be available on this page from September 2025.

Quota of Scholarships to be Awarded

  • 10% to students in their 1st semester at university
  • 75% to German students from the 2nd semester onwards
  • 15 % to foreign students

Prerequisites

  • You must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (Bachelor, state examination) or in a consecutive Master's degree program at Osnabrück University in the corresponding winter semester.
  • You must not have exceeded the standard period of study at the beginning of the relevant winter semester.
  • If you have already received a scholarship from public funds elsewhere, you are not eligible.

Awarding the Scholarships

The special achievements/exceptional qualifications will be verified on the basis of the academic achievements completed within the last 12 months (transcript of records). In addition, a completed or current study period abroad is also recognized as a special achievement. Priority is also given to the educational situation of the family (students who are the first in their family to study and whose parents have no higher qualifications than a secondary school leaving certificate) as well as particularly difficult starting and general conditions for students due to flight or war. Other special social circumstances, activities in academic or student self-administration and voluntary work are also used as selection criteria. First-semester students are selected on the basis of their A-level grades. For foreign students, the degree of need is taken into account in the case of equivalent performance.

Grants are awarded by a central selection committee on the basis of the above criteria. There is no legal entitlement to a grant.

Note for BAföG Recipients

The approval of scholarships may be taken into account as income when granting benefits under the BAföG. The  BAföG department of the Studentenwerk Osnabrück can provide binding information on this.

Congratulations!

Osnabrück University was once again able to award Lower Saxony Scholarships in the winter semester 2024/25. The 141 selected students can look forward to a one-off payment of 500 euros!

Contact Person

Claudia Kirchner

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Dezernat 5: Studentische Angelegenheiten

Neuer Graben 27/ StudiOS
49074 Osnabrück

Room: 19/E17

 +49 541 969-4144
 claudia.kirchner@uni-osnabrueck.de