Achievment - Interdisciplinarity - Identification - Commitment
The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar awards the Bauhaus Scholarships to outstanding students who have the potential of achieving above-average performance or have gained above-average qualification in their area of expertise. The following scholarships are available:
- up to 8 scholarships for comitted students
(as a rule, after their 1st semester at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar) - each scholarship: 450 euros/month for 12 months
- funding period begins in April
Scholarships 2024/25
The application deadlines were 31 January and 31 August 2024.
The general rules are:
- Applications will only be considered if they are complete and submitted before the application deadline.
- An application can not be considered without a letter of recommendation.
- There is no legal entitlement to the award of a scholarship.
OUTLOOK 2025/26:
- It is planned to publish the next calls in November 2024.
- The application deadline is expected to be mid-January 2025.
- The scholarship comission usually decides in February/March.
- The scholarships usually start in April.
For whom: awarding criteria
Scholarships are awarded to especially talented students of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (2nd semester or higher in bachelor’s, master’s, Diplom, state examination programmes) who have demonstrated above-average academic performance at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.
Candidates must be enrolled in a course of study at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.
In addition to excellent academic performance, the awards commission also considers the following criteria:
- Interdisciplinarity of the candidate’s academic career and interests
- Identification with the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (sustainable and demonstrable commitment to the university, e.g. in committees and initiatives, as a tutor)
- social aspects
Social aspects, biographical hurdles and the individual potential of students in their current life situation can be taken into account.
Funding requirements
Bauhaus Scholarships for students may not be awarded to candidates who are already receiving public funding, for example, through a DAAD scholarship. Exceptions are defined in the scholarship regulations (see MdU 58/2019)
Scholarship holders are only allowed to work in a part-time job according to the relevant regulations of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (MdU 30/2022, in German; may not exceed the respective applicable limit for "geringfügige Beschäftigungen/marginal employment)
The funding period of this 12-month scholarship format begins on 1 April.
Funding recipients are obliged to submit a final report.
Application documents
Please use the online application form with file upload for your application documents:
- language: German or English
- 1 PDF document (1 file incl. all attachments, please include name in file name).
- file size max. 15 MB
- not password-protected
Please include the following documents in the order shown below:
- Letter of motivation (describe aptitude and motivation for studying at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and for this scholarship format, max. 2 pages)
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Proof of above-average achievement in your course of study
a) overview of grades incl. grade point average at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (e.g. BISON print out or in form of a performance report by your faculty’s examination office)
b) your bachelor’s certificate (if applicable) - Proof of extracurricular engagement/commitment (e.g. certificates, confirmation of participation)
- if applicable: an explanation of special personal circumstances and biographical hurdles such as caring for a child or relative, a disability or chronic illness, your parents' (educational) background, migration background, experience of discrimination, etc.
(Please enclose proof or have it ready for inquiries by the Commission)
PLEASE NOTE – separate submission by the professor:
6. Please submit the letter of recommendation separately online as a pdf file via the respective professor by 31st January. For better comparability, please use the Letter of Recommendation Form (pdf) and send it to stipendien[at]uni-weimar.de
Selection process
The Scholarship Commission of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is expected to decide on the award of the scholarships in February/March.
In addition to the award criteria of academic performance, voluntary work/commitment and interdisciplinarity, social aspects, biographical hurdles and the individual potential of students in their current life situation can be taken into account.
- Attempts to deceive by applicants will lead to immediate exclusion from the application process. A further application is not possible in this case.
- Decisions of the committee will not be justified towards the applicants due to the absolute confidentiality of the selection procedure.
The awarding is subject to the availability of funds in the respective funding year.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Timon Rabczuk, Vice President for Projcts and Research
Chair of the Scholarship Commission of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
You can find out more about the scholarship holders and their commitment and activities in the scholarship online gallery:
Elsa Babtist, Visuelle Kommunikation (Bachelor)
Beatrice Girth, Visuelle Kommunikation (Master)
Jonas Hülsmann, Urbanistik (Bachelor)
Ludwig Lorenz, Computer Science for Digital Media (Master)
Jenny Oltmann, Urbanistik (Bachelor)
Mufleha Ovais, Human-Computer Interaction (Master)
Feydrea Vialista, MediaArchitecture (Master)
Laura Wiemers, Freie Kunst (Diplom)
Bastian Bentrup, Urbanstik (Bachelor)
Beatrice Girth, Visuelle Kommunikation (Bachelor)
Anna Paulina Graf, Urbanistik (Bachelor)
Paula Holzhauer, Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung (Master)
Ronja Neiling, Baumanagement & Architektur (Master)
Margarita Osipova, Human-Computer Interaction (Master)
Anna-Maria Schmid, Digital Engineering (Master)
Laura Simon, Human-Computer Interaction (Master)
Abdallah Afify, Digital Engineering (Master)
Franziska Felger,
Urbanistik (Bachelor) & Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Bachelor)
Teresa Fischer,
Freie Kunst (Diplom) & Kunstlehramt im Doppelfach (Staatsexamen)
Ludwig Lorenz, Medieninformatik (Bachelor)
Emilia Haar, Medienwissenschaft (Master)
Fabian Reetz, Freie Kunst (Diplom)
Paula Wunderlich, Bauingenieurwesen (Bachelor)
Zeno Schnelle, Architektur (Master)
![[Translate to English:] Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Foto: Johannes C. Elze](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/d/csm_067-BUW-0347_b8d0543e0f.jpg "[Translate to English:] Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Foto: Johannes C. Elze")
Denise Blickhan, Freie Kunst (Diplom)
Franziska Fink, Management für Bau, Immobilien und Infrastruktur (Master)
Marvin Krämer, Urbanistik (Bachelor, ab WS 2020 Master)
Claire Müller, Medienkultur (Bachelor)
Yolanda Maria Rüchel, Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung (Bachelor)
Antonia Maria Stuhm, Architektur (Bachelor)
Lilli Walter, Medienkultur (Bachelor) und Architektur (Bachelor)
Simon Walter Weller, Management für Bau, Immobilien und Infrastruktur (Master)
Julia Albrecht
Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung (Master)
Zaryab Chaudry
MediaArchitecture (Master)
Rebecca Hilbel
Bauingenieurwesen [KUB] (Bachelor)
Rebekka Kramm
Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Master)
Tobias Kühn
Freie Kunst (Diplom)
Anton Benjamin Lammert
Medieninformatik (Bachelor)
Ioannis Oriwol
Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung (Bachelor)
Moritz Twente
Urbanistik (Bachelor)
Theresa Wittgenstein
Medienmanagement (Master)
Maria Adler
Management [KUB] (Bachelor)
Jascha Fibich
Visuelle Kommunikation (Bachelor)
Devadeep Gupta
Public Art and New Artistic Strategies (Master)
Julia Jordan
Medienmanagement (Master)
Thuy Duong Pham
Medienmanagement (Master)
Dirk Slawinsky
Architektur (Master)
Mats Werchohlad
Urbanistik (Master)
Anton Brokow-Loga
Urbanistik (Bachelor)
Florian Giele
Produktdesign (Bachelor)
Eva Kratz
Medienmanagement (Master)
Maria Jose Landeta Valencia
MediaArchitecture (Master)
Hildegard Elisabeth Pank
Visuelle Kommunikation (Master)
Maximilian Vogler
Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Master)
Jasmine Grace Wenzel
Medienwissenschaft (Bachelor)
2016
- Theresa Elstner, Freie Kunst (Diplom) / Medieninformatik (Bachelor)
- Amr Kamel, Medienkunst / Mediengestaltung (Master)
- Susanne Kühlewindt, Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Master)
- Benjamin Lindner, Architektur (Master)
- Philipp Rohde, Urbanistik (Master)
- Maximilian Schatz, Produktdesign (Bachelor)
- Anne Schultka, Medienmanagement, Information und Kommunikation (Master)
2015
- Tanja Agatz, Management [Bau, Immobilien, Infrastruktur] (Bachelor)
- Gregor Glauer, Produkt-Design (Bachelor)
- Paul-Vincent Mayr, Medienmanagement + Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung, (Master)
- Charlotte Niedenhoff, Urbanistik (Bachelor)
- Hannah Niemand, Urbanistik (Bachelor)
- Rubab Paracha, Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung (Master)
- Phillip Weiland, Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Master)
2014
- Felix Dondera, MediaArchitecture (Master)
- Nora Gersie, Urbanistik (Bachelor)
- Igor Kavrakov, NHRSE (Master)
- Eric Jentzsch, Visuelle Kommunikation (Bachelor)
- Andreas Kamolz, Produkt-Design (Bachelor)
- Anne Heimerl, Kulturwissenschaftliche Medienforschung (Master)
- Sabina Kim, Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung (Master)
Bauhaus-Stipendien für MINT-Studentinnen
- Thulasi Ajith, Environmental Engineering and Management (Master)
- Simone Dehn, Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Master)
- Ulrike Feldmann, Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Master)
- Theresa Fitz, Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Bachelor)
- Annika Fritsch, Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Master)
- Ilona Hentsch, Bauingenieurwesen (Master)
- Lisa Köster, Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Master)
2013
- Michael Protschky, Architektur (Master)
- Katharina Wittke, Architektur (Bachelor)
- Björn Debus, Bauingenieurwesen (Bachelor)
- Martina Milisavljevic, Kunsterziehung /LAK Doppelfach
- Ekkehard Knopke, Kulturwissenschaftliche Medienforschung (Master)
- Sandra Krebs, Visuelle Kulturen/Visuelle Kommunikation (Master)
- Simon Schneegans, Computer Science and Media (Master)
Bauhaus-Stipendien für MINT-Studentinnen:
- Anna Beyer, Computer Science and Media (Master)
- Lene Ganschow, Medieninformatik (Bachelor)
- Diana Rohmann, Management [Bau, Immobilien, Infrastruktur] (Bachelor)
- Josephine Schröder, Bauingenieurwesen (Bachelor)
2012
- Mara Loth, Architektur (Bachelor)
- Martin Schmidt, Architektur (Master)
- Michel Elia Riechmann, Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Bachelor)
- Christopher Taube, Bauingenieurwesen (Bachelor)
- Charlene Hahne, Freie Kunst (Diplom)
- Johannes Hetzold, Produktdesign (Bachelor)
- Alegra Kaczinski, Medienmanagement (Master)
Bauhaus-Stipendien für MINT-Studentinnen:
- Rebecca Stüken, Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Master)
- Sandra Wolter, Umweltingenieurwissenschaften (Master)
- Christin Zacharias, Bauingenieurwesen (Bachelor)