Lower Saxony Scholarship (information page of the faculty)
Dear students,on this page you will find relevant information on the application and awarding process of the Lower Saxony Scholarship. The next application period is expected to start on 01.09.2024.
In the 2023 award round, 19 Lower Saxony Scholarships (€500 each) were awarded at the Faculty of Agriculture.
Link to the online application portal
Award round 2023:
The number of scholarships in the winter semester 2023 was 19, with a total of 166 applications received for the current application round. The procedural grades (grade including opportunities for improvement) were between 1.0 and 1.9.
Schedule/procedure plan:
Selection of the scholarship holders: The selection of scholarship holders usually takes place at the end of October after reviewing the application documents by a decentralized selection committee headed by the Dean of Studies, Prof. von Tiedemann. The selection committee awards the scholarships based on the procedural grades and taking into account any earmarking from sponsoring companies. At the same time, possible successors are determined in the event that a scholarship holder does not accept the scholarship.
Notifications to scholarship holders: After the scholarship holders have been selected by the selection committee of the respective faculty, the approval notifications including the declaration of acceptance are sent centrally by the Department of Studies and Teaching. Please note the return deadline.
The Lower Saxony Scholarship is paid out in the amount of 500 euros once in December of the respective award round to the specified account.
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