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Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, with funding from the Federal Foreign Office (AA)
2026 Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Scholarship Program for International Doctoral Students in Germany
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Scholarships for foreign students pursuing a doctorate or conducting research as part of their doctorate in Germany.
Do I qualify 8 requirements for everyone + route options
Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- nationality foreign national relative to Germany
- supervision by a university lecturer in Germany
- social commitment in the spirit of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
- language German B2 proficiency with proof, including when dissertation is in English
- Not open to: duplicate funding with other public funds, including public scholarships or unemployment benefits
- Not open to: degree medical disciplines
- outstanding academic record
- Not open to: doctoral completion scholarship applicants
These depend on how you qualify. The provider describes 3 ways, and you will not need all of them. The official page shows which applies to you.
- admission doctoral admission at a German university
- in Germany for a research stay as part of a doctorate
- admission doctoral admission from the foreign university for a doctoral research stay
- residence at application: time in Germany <=15 months OR previously studied in Germany OR doctorate in Germany began >1…
- no previous doctoral funding from another institution OR previous doctoral funding duration <3 years
- admission doctoral admission at a state or state-recognized university in Germany
- presence in Germany as part of doctorate
- no previous doctoral funding from another institution OR previous doctoral funding duration <1.5 years
+1 more requirements
- residence at application: time in Germany <=15 months OR previously studied in Germany OR doctorate in Germany began >1…
Preferences and flexible criteria (1)
- applicant from a DAC country AND still in country of origin at application
Not open to: Duplicate funding with other public funds; medical disciplines; doctoral completion scholarships
- Who is eligible
- foreign national relative to Germany
- Level of study
- PhD
- Fields of study
- Any
What's covered Stipend only
- Funding type
- Stipend only
- Host country
- Germany
- Host institution
- A German university; no specific institution is named.
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What I need Not listed here
- In-person requirements
- Required in-person study/placement/event
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- Deadline
- 1 October 2026
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
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