Internal scholarship applications

For all faculties

The Events, Marketing Service and Fundraising Office is responsible for the cross-faculty administration of all scholarships at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.

The application form for all faculties for the awarding of scholarships must be signed by the project leader of the research project for which the scholarship is being awarded and can then be submitted to the Central University Funding Office by post, fax or email. The scholarship holder usually receives a letter of admission within 10 working days.

A scholarship is a cash benefit that supports students or doctoral candidates for defined projects for an indefinite period as part of their studies or doctorate. Scholarships are awarded in accordance with the current version of Heinrich Heine University's framework regulations for awarding scholarships. The HHU is the provider of each scholarship, even if it is financed from third-party funds.

Doctoral students may not be granted payments to support someone else's research, but only to enable them to carry out their own research. The preparation of a final report is not a consideration, but serves to verify compliance with the scholarship guidelines.

The amount of the scholarship is determined by the respective scholarship programme and may not exceed an amount deemed necessary to cover living expenses and educational requirements. The scholarship may not correspond to the usual remuneration in the scholarship holder's professional environment.

If the above conditions are met, scholarships granted in this way are tax-exempt in accordance with Section 3 No. 44 EStG. If the scholarship holder's other income within the meaning of income tax law exceeds the corresponding tax-free amount, scholarships may also be taxable. The respective scholarship holder is responsible for individual tax advice.

The right is reserved to revoke a scholarship in whole or in part and to assert a claim for reimbursement if the approval was obtained through incorrect or incomplete information or if the actual circumstances change or if an employment relationship is entered into at HHU or if the University is not provided with the necessary funds by the funding bodies or if the respective supervisor informs the University that the requirements for the utilisation of the respective scholarship are no longer met. The scholarship holder is obliged to notify the university of any change in the conditions for the scholarship. All other requirements can be found in our scholarship information sheet.

Please download the application form and the account assignment sheet required for payment and complete it using Adobe Acrobat Reader.  Scholarships from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences must be approved by the Scholarship Committee before being submitted to the Central University Funding Office.