Call for Applications | Saxon Scholarship Program

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The Free State of Saxony provides funding for the promotion of doctoral candidates of TU Dresden in accordance with the Saxon Scholarship Program Regulation (Sächsische Landesstipendienverordnung SächsLStipVO) of October 23^th, 2024. The funding modalities at a glance:

Duration of funding

• The maximum funding period is three years. The scholarship funding ends with the month in which the dissertation is submitted.
• In special circumstances (cf. § 5 sec. 2 SächsLStipVO), the funding period can be extended by a further year.

Extent of funding

• monthly scholarship rate of 1,500.00 EUR 
• if applicable, monthly child allowance: 100,00 EUR for each child who not only temporarily resides in a common household with the grant recipient

Possible starts of funding

• October 15, 2026
  November 1, 2026
  November 15, 2026
  December 1, 2026
• Due to administrative reasons, the earliest possible start of funding for Non-EU citizens is November 1, 2026.
• A start of funding in year 2027 is out of question.

Application deadline: September 21, 2026

Further details on the website of the Saxon Scholarship Program