With funds from the Stiftung zur Förderung begabter Studierender und des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses (Stipendienstiftung Rheinland-Pfalz) (Foundation for the Promotion of Gifted Students and Young Scientists (Rhineland-Palatinate Scholarship Foundation)), we award scholarships and one-time emergency aid payments to students and doctoral candidates at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz who have family responsibilities. The two funding options are intended to help relieve the financial burden on students and doctoral candidates who are caring for close relatives and/or raising children. The prerequisite for both types of financial aid is that you are in financial distress. All important information about the scholarship and emergency aid fund can also be found in our information flyer.

Applicants must meet the following criteria for both funding opportunities (scholarship and emergency fund):

• Be enrolled at JGU or registered as a doctoral candidate or be at JGU as part of an international study or graduate exchange program
• Have family responsibilities (caring for relatives or raising children)
• Be in a financial hardship situation

In both funding lines, special consideration is given to students/doctoral candidates,

• who are single parents,
• who come from abroad,
• with more than one child,
• who care for more than one person,
• with child(ren) and care responsibilities,
• with upcoming mandatory stay abroad,
• with upcoming mandatory internship,
• in the final phase (the last examination period must begin in the funded semester and be completed at the latest in the following semester).

Scholarship

The fellowship amount is €900 per month for a duration of six months (one semester). In exceptional cases, three-month fellowships are also awarded. It is possible to submit a renewal application for an additional six-month period, but this requires a new application and its approval.

Emergency Fund

The amount of each granted allocation is an individual decision, but should not exceed the sum of 1,000€ per application. Application approval is possible at most once per semester.

Scholarship

Applications for the summer semester can be submitted annually from January 1 to March 15, applications for the winter semester from July 1 to September 15.

Emergency Fund

Applications are possible year-round until funds are exhausted.

To apply for the fellowship or submit a proposal for payment from the emergency fund, please complete the scholarship application or the proposal for a grant from the emergency fund and upload the required documents to Seafile. You can include the links to the respective documents in the proposal. Please note the scholarship/emergency aid fund concept and the deadlines for scholarship applications.

Application Documents

• fully completed application form incl. Data protection statement
• Copy of valid ID card/passport
• Proof of all expenses and income of the applicant (through copies of relevant notices or bank statements for the last three months)
• Certificate of enrollment or acceptance and registration as a doctoral candidate at JGU
• Proof of previous academic achievements (Transcript of Records) or the status of the thesis by the supervisor
• for mandatory internships/stays abroad: relevant excerpt from the examination/doctoral regulations
• for (expectant) parents: Copy of birth certificate of all children or copy of maternity record or medical certificate showing the due date
• for family caregivers: Copy of care level assessment and proof from MD or proof of temporary caregiving through medical certificate

Additional Documents for Scholarship

• Motivation letter (1-2 pages)
• Letter of recommendation from a JGU lecturer

Additional Documents for Emergency Fund

• Written justification of urgency (1-2 pages)
• If applicable, copies of outstanding bills, enforcement orders, etc.