Lower Saxony Science Award
Contact
For general information about scholarships, please contact the Servicepoint Scholarships in Department 3.
Scholarship administration:
Scholarship Deutschlandstipendien:
For information about funding programmes with international elements, please contact the International Office in Department 3.
Application deadlines
Applications for the Lower Saxony Science Prize will be accepted at until 06 July 2025 will be accepted.
Apply
The application is made via an online form in Stud.IP.
Path: Stud.IP ' Campus ' Scholarships
If you have any questions about the application procedure, please contact the Scholarships service centre, not the IT services support team.
Please note: Applications for the Lower Saxony Science Prize in categories I and II are not processed via the Scholarships service centre, but via the Department for Research and Technology Transfer.
Lower Saxony Science Award
Background
The Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK) has been awarding the Lower Saxony Science Prize in various categories every year since 2007. Primarily dedicated to honouring young scientists, a fourth category also recognises the achievements of students.
Prize for students
In category IV of the Lower Saxony Science Prize, students are honoured "who have distinguished themselves through special social or interdisciplinary commitment in the university context". This includes, for example
- an addition to the range of courses on offer, e.g. through self-organised workshops or lecture series
- social commitment
- voluntary work
- Family, culture, sport or student self-administration
Applications are therefore possible in two sub-categories, based on either
- excellent academic achievements or
- personal commitment to the community, social, cultural, family or academic environment.
However, there is no harm in combining both categories.
The individual and group prizes are endowed with €3,500 each.
We are looking for students who have not yet completed their degree and are not about to do so.
The application documents include
- Letter of motivation
- Meaningful curriculum vitae
- Enrolment certificate
- Proof of personal commitment
Procedural note
An application submitted via Stud.IP will not be sent directly to the Ministry, but will be subject to pre-selection by the Presidential Board of Carl von Ossietzky University. The pre-selection includes up to four applications from individuals or groups of students. The decision on the awards is made by the Ministry of Science and Culture and reported back to the university management.