Heinrich J. Klein Foundation – Foreign scholarship

By establishing the HJ Klein Foundation Dr. Heinrich J. Klein (former chairman of the board of the special glass manufacturer SCHOTT AG, Mainz) and his wife Dr. Liesel Klein have provided a basis for a better understanding of different countries and their cultures. In 1993 the couple brought the private funds for the international education of students worldwide. Since then the foundation has financially supported almost 50 scholarship recipients in Germany and abroad.
The Human Resources department at SCHOTT’s headquarters in Mainz, Germany is administrating the international selection process for the foundation.

Applications are welcomed from students who are planning to stay abroad either the second half of the year or the first half of the upcoming year (July each year to June of the following year).

The objective of the Foundation is to sponsor science and international exchange by granting scholarships to students for a stay abroad. Support is granted to students for a temporary period like the attendance of a summer school, scientific seminars or the direct work or cooperation on a scientific project.

Your skill set and qualification:

• Good academic results (above average)
• Commitment to international exchange
• Engagement outside school, studies or job
• Communicative character
• Interpersonal skills
• Open-minded and outgoing
• Internationally mobile
• Fluent English skills

The Board of Trustees selects the applicants and defines the amount of funding the person receives (the decision will probably be made in July / August each year).

Application deadline: May, 31st (CET) 1)
Screening of applications: After May, 31st
Telephone Interviews: June / July
Nomination of applicants: June / July
Board of Trustees: July / August
Allocation of the scholarship: August / September
Program Duration: Generally up to 1 semester / max. 1 year

Applications are welcomed from students who are planning to stay abroad either the second half of the year or the first half of the upcoming year (July each year to June of the following year).
For detailed information please refer to the “Charter and Guidelines”.

Please apply online for a stay abroad within the period of July 2018 and June 2019 by using the following link.

Application deadline: May, 31st (CET) 1)
Screening of applications: After May, 31st
Telephone Interviews: June / July
Nomination of applicants: June / July
Board of Trustees: July / August
Allocation of the scholarship: August / September
Program Duration: Generally up to 1 semester / max. 1 year

Please add the following documents (in English) to your application:

• Letter of motivation (Why are you applying, what is the purpose of your stay abroad?) Incl. Potential starting / ending date and the period of the stay abroad (1 page)
• Curriculum Vitae / Resume (1 page)
• Transcript of records (current grades)
• Description of how you personally have been supporting international exchange by voluntary / extra-curricular / off-the-job activities in the past (1 page)
• Overview of estimated costs, incl. Indication of sources – only additional costs compared to home country (eg flights, university fees, higher cost of living)
• Letter of recommendation by the responsible professor (with reference to the stay abroad)
• Letter of confirmation from the foreign university (with reference to the stay abroad)
• Written confirmation that you meet the funding requirements of the foundation in accordance with § 5 of the Charter of the Heinrich J. Klein Foundation, respectively that you immediately are going to inform the Heinrich J. Klein Foundation, in case that you will receive another commitment or offer of payment (1 page)

See http://www.hj-klein-stiftung.de/e_8.htm for further information.

Application deadline: each to 31.05. every year.

Funding categories

• study abroad

Target regions

• Worldwide

Target groups

• foreign students

Educational phase

• studies

Desired degree

• all educational qualifications

Funded subjects

• all disciplines