Deutschlandstipendium at TUM
For more than ten years, young talents throughout Germany have been supported by the Deutschlandstipendium. At TUM alone, more than 9,600 students have received both financial and non-material support since then. Behind this number are just as many young people with different paths in life.
Please note that we are still reviewing all the data and this may take some time.
If you have accepted the scholarship, you have already received or will receive the first payments in the coming weeks. If anything is unclear, we will send you an email.
You will receive a welcome email with all relevant information starting November 28, 2025. If you have not yet received a response to your application, you are still on the waiting list.
Rejection letters will be sent out by email until mid-December.
Should scholarships become available for the summer semester of 2026, you will be contacted in spring 2026. No application or inquiry is necessary. Please refrain from inquiring about the status of your application, as we are unable to answer these inquiries.
This unique initiative is a guide for young talents who have the courage to pursue their goals and change the world.
President of the Technical University of Munich and private sponsor
The Deutschlandstipendium at TUM in figures
Matching Challenge 2026
There will be a new Matching Challenge again this year: the goal? €160,000 for additional scholarships!
Sounds ambitious? It is! But it's doable!
How does it work? From January 26, 2026, to March 9, 2026, scholarship recipients, alumni, and friends will collect €10,000 in challenges.
Before, during, and after the gala event on January 26, we have found wonderful sponsors who have agreed to donate a total of €70,000 if this goal is achieved (= matching). Thank you very much for your commitment!
And best of all, the total amount collected of €80,000 (€10,000 + €70,000) will be doubled by the federal government, bringing the total amount for new scholarships to €160,000. We are confident that with such a boost in motivation, our scholarship recipients will meet this challenge!
Sounds easy? It is – if lots of donors get involved. Every contribution counts. Join now and donate!
Festive event for the Deutschlandstipendium on 26.01.2026 in pictures
The motto of this year's festive event with over 800 guests was "Deutschlandstipendium - thinking ahead". Moderator Caro Matzko led through the evening and highlighted the various initiatives and programs that have developed as part of the Deutschlandstipendium at TUM. Films, interviews and reports were used to present the new Matching Challenge and the Ambassador Program, among other things. After the official part, the sponsors presented their scholarship holders with their certificates and had time to get to know each other and network.
A reason to celebrate!
Every year, sponsors and scholarship holders of the TUM Deutschlandstipendium come together for the festive event - a highlight in the event calendar of the TUM Deutschlandstipendium. We look back on this special event together.
Assuming social responsibility
The Deutschlandstipendium at TUM means assuming social responsibility on different levels: the sponsors, who provide targeted financial and non-material support to young talents, TUM, which works on solving social problems through research and enables students to work on them in the future through an excellent education. Last but not least, the students themselves, who, thanks to the financial leeway they receive through the Deutschlandstipendium, find the time to commit themselves to society!
Information brochure "2024/25 Deutschlandstipendium an der TUM: das matcht"
In the brochure you will find all the important information about the scholarship program, the events as well as interviews with scholarship holders and sponsors and much more. – Available only in German.
[...] The relationship with my sponsor opens up new opportunities and insights for me that extend far beyond my studies. I look forward to expanding my professional network and learning from my sponsor's experience and knowledge.
Scholarship holder M.Sc. Electrical engineering and information technology
[…] It is a great honor and recognition of my achievements, motivating me to work even harder towards my goals. At the same time, I see it as an opportunity to give back to society and make a positive contribution rather than focusing solely on my own career.
Scholarship holder M.Sc. Transportation Systems
Calendar of events - ideal support program
Thanks to the great commitment of our sponsors, we are able to offer numerous events numerous events - from company tours, lectures and seminars to after-work talks and much more, there is sure to be a suitable format for all scholarship holders.
All scholarship holders will receive a link in good time with which they can register for these events.
Here you will find the upcoming events and dates:
- Nuclear fission – why independence of research is important: Lecture – Thursday, February 5, 2026: 7:00 p.m.
- From tradition to innovation: Shaping the future in a medium-sized family business: Lecture with a short workshop session – Wednesday, February 25, 2026: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Excursion with factory tour to MTU in Munich – Thursday, February 26, 2026: 12:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Practical day at MULTIVAC: Company visit – Tuesday, March 3, 2026: 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
- Practical workshop Munich: SQL Survival Kit: Workshop – Thursday, March 12, 2026: 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- itestra Hackathon Tallinn 2026: Wednesday, April 15 – Sunday, April 19, 2026
- Data science and business automation with generative AI: Interactive workshop – Friday, April 17, 2026: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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Excursion pro-beam company – Thursday, April 23, 2026: 1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m
- Excursion to the U6 construction site, Martinsried: Lecture followed by a tour of the U6 extension to Martinsried construction site – Tuesday, April 28, 2026: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Innovation workshop – Insights into BSH Hausgeräte: Workshop – Tuesday, May 5, 2026: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Redbloc – The prefabricated brick: Company visit, tour of the brick factory – Tuesday, May 5, 2026: Departure from TUM at 9:00 a.m., duration approx. until 4:00 p.m.
- Goldbeck On Site & Insight: Technical presentations followed by a construction site excursion – Wednesday, May 6, 2026: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Founding a start-up company in the field of natural sciences: Presentation – Thursday, May 7, 2026: 7:00 p.m.
- Excursion with factory tour to MTU in Munich – Wednesday, May 20, 2026: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Wild in practice – Between construction site and sustainability – a family business introduces itself: Innovation leadership of the wet mechanical floor washing system, small construction site tour, company presentation, concluding "panel discussion or Q&A exchange) – Thursday, May 21, 2025: 9:30 a.m. – approx. 2:00 p.m.
Are you a sponsor of the Germany Scholarship and would also like to offer an event? We would be delighted to hear from you! Please contact Susanne Birkeneder.
Technische Universität München
Arcisstr. 21
80333 München
Contact for students /applicants:
Tel. +49 89 289-28065
Consultation hour (by telephone): Monday to friday 9 – 12 a.m.
deutschlandstipendium@tum.de
Please note: Office hours are cancelled until further notice.
Contact for supporters:
Susanne Birkeneder
Tel. 089 289-25466
susanne.birkeneder(at)tum.de