Duties and Obligations of Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship recipients are required to help ensure that the scholarship program can be carried out according to regulations.
1. In order to do so, they must report any changes in their personal situation that might apply to their scholarship eligibility. Changes should be reported immediately to the Deutschlandstipendium office at Freie Universität Berlin (StipG Section 10 paragraph 2, in German).
Important changes to your personal situation might include:
- Changes to your student status or choice of degree program (change of department, leave of absence, graduation or early termination, etc.)
- Study abroad trips (including the specific period, location, and whether you are receiving other financial support)
- Change of address or other contact information
- Changes to your bank details
- Information regarding any other merit-based financial support you might be receiving if it amounts to more than 30 euros per month (e.g. acceptance into one of the scholarship programs for gifted students)
2. They must also share with Freie Universität Berlin any information required for reporting to the German federal government (see StipG Section 13 paragraph 2, in German).
3. They must also take part in an anual performance review.
In accordance with Section 2 of the German Scholarship Program Act (Stipendienprogramm-Gesetz), Freie Universität Berlin is required to review Deutschlandstipendium scholarship holders’ performance at least once a year. To complete this process, we ask that you provide us with the following:
1. A filled out “Information on Your Current Program Status” form
2. An as-sessment of your academic records by a professor or teacher o your subject of study
3. Your current transcript of records
The documents have to be submitted by May, 31st. We will provide you with forms for point no. 1 and 3 over the course of the summer semester and remind you to submit the required documents.
Please inform the Deutschlandstipendium office of any changes in the circumstances that are significant for the payment of the scholarship by sending an e-mail to deutschlandstipendium@fu-berlin.de.
These include:
- Changes related to your studies (change of subject, leave of absence, end of studies, etc.)
- Study-related stays abroad (including details of the period and location and, if applicable, further financial support)
- Changes to your address and contact details
- Changes to your bank details
- Information on the receipt of further performance-related financial study grants