Lindemann-Scholarship of the Dr. Heinz Lindemann Stiftung

Every two years, the Dr. Heinz Lindemann Stiftung offers, in close cooperation with the Graduate Academy, a scholarship to a Ph.D. candidate of Leibniz University Hannover, who is performing his/her Ph.D. in a technical or natural science related field.

The scholarship is considered a supplement to any other additional source of income of the scholarship holder. It is supposed to give the scholarship holder the opportunity to dedicate herself/himself to the Ph.D. project without financial worries.

The scholarship is awarded every two years up from October. The next scholarship starts in October 2019. A commission consisting of representatives of the Dr. Heinz Lindemann Stiftung and of the Graduate Academy decides upon awarding the scholarship. The scholarship amounts to 450 EUR per months and is offered for a maximum duration of 24 months.

Applications have to be submitted by July 15, 2025.

Application Requirements

• Completed university studies with a first class degree (diploma or master)
• At the time of application, the Ph.D. project has to still last for at least two more years.
• Matriculation as a Ph.D. candidate at Leibniz University Hannover and admission as a Ph.D. candidate at one of the following faculties or research schools of the Leibniz University: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Natural Science, QUEST Leibniz Research School, Leibniz School of Optics & Photonics (LSO)

Application

The following documents have to be submitted in German:

• Completed application form
• Meaningful letter stating the reasons for application and indicating other sources of income or sponsorships
• CV, possibly including a list of publications
• Description of the Ph.D. project in terms of content (with special consideration of the practical relevance of the project), illustration of the status quo of the Ph.D. project and of the further work schedule and timetable (at least five pages)
• Copy of the higher education diploma/master certificate or, in the case of technical college graduates, the corresponding certificate that qualifies for earning a Ph.D. at one of the above mentioned faculties
• Confirmation of matriculation of the Leibniz University Hannover
• Recommendation letter of two university professors/teachers, one of which should be from the main Ph.D. supervision

Applications that do not fulfil these criteria or that have not been submitted in time cannot be taken into consideration.

Please submit all documents (not stapled together, not with adhesive binding and not individually in transparent sleeves) to:

Graduiertenakademie
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Stichwort: Lindemann-Stipendium
Welfengarten 1
30167 Hannover

Additionally, please send the completed electronic form and all further enclosures as one PDF file to graduiertenakademie@zuv.uni-hannover.de

Visiting Address

Wilhelm-Busch-Straße 22
30167 Hannover