Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS)

Accept applications in English possible, either no or only basic German skills required

• Elsa‐Neumann‐Scholarship
• ZEIT‐Stiftung
• Hans Böckler‐Stiftung (information on website only available in German - affiliation to trade unions)
• Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst (information on website only available in German - foundation of the Protestant Church)
• Gerda Henkel‐Stiftung (Historical humanities, in particular research projects in the following fields:
  - Archaeology
  - Art History
  - Historical Islamic Studies
  - History
  - History of Law
  - History of Science
  - Prehistory and Early History)
• Abgeordnetenhauses Berlin ‐ Studienstiftung (information on website available in English - see download -, for candidates from F, GB, USA and Post‐Soviet Union, basic German skills required, funding only for first 10 month, afterwards the candidate is obliged to return to home country)
• Minerva‐Stiftung (selection criteria: relevance of the research topic to German‐Israeli cooperation)
• Onassis Foundation (requirement: Greek nationality or citizenship)
• Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk (information on website only available in German, applications and interview in English possible, B2 level at beginning of PhD required - candidates of Jewish Belief
• Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (Information on website only available in German, applications can be submitted in English, only the CV has to be in German - basic German skills required)

Applications in German and/or German skills required

• Heinrich‐Böll‐Stiftung (corresponding party: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)
• Friedrich‐Ebert‐Stiftung (corresponding party: SPD)
• Konrad‐Adenauer‐Stiftung (corresponding party: CDU)
• Friedrich‐Naumann‐Stiftung (corresponding party: FDP)
• Hanns‐Seidel‐Stiftung (corresponding party: CSU)
• Rosa Luxemburg‐Stiftung (corresponding party: Die Linke)
• Avicenna‐Studienwerk (candidates of Muslim Belief, with exemptions)
• Cusanuswerk ‐ Bischöfliche Studienförderung (foundation of the Catholic Church)
• Fazit‐Stiftung
• Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft ‐ Studienförderwerk Klaus
  Murmann
• Konsul Karl und Dr. Gabriele Sandmann Stiftung (KKGSStiftung) (for candidates born, grown up or have lived at least 8 years in
  Berlin before start of funding)

Overview on the German Ministry of Education's website on scholarships in Germany

Others

• ELFI (paid service provided by HU for its members, can be accessed from HU servers)