Scholarship - Avicenna-Studienwerk e.V.

Who we are

We are the youngest German scholarship organisation recognised by the state. We provide scholarships to highly talented and socially engaged Muslim students and researchers.

Financial Support

The financial support consists of a monthly grant and a fixed sum for study or research expenses. It may also include semesters, conferences, interships and language courses abroad.

Educational Programme

We provide suitable spaces and opportunites for promising and motivated young Muslims to develop academically, to engage their own faith and to take responsibilty by being socially active.

„Avicenna-Studienwerk is a tremendously ambitious and bold effort to allow a generation of outstanding young German Muslims realize their intellectual and creative capacities. I am unaware of any other scholarship program in the Western world that has gathered the same level of resources for such an effort. Combining financial support, ethical formation and mentoring, this program is a model for other nations.“

Professor Ingrid Mattson, University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.

The Avicenna-Studienwerk

In 2013, the Avicenna-Studienwerk has been recognised by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as the 13^th official scholarship organisation in Germany. In its Latinised form, the organisation is named after the great and influencial 11th-century scholar Ibn Sina. Avicenna provides scholarships to highly talented and socially engaged young German Muslim students. Through its special educational as well as mentoring programmes, it provides suitable spaces for promising and motivated young Muslims to develop academically and personally. Avicenna creates a platform for future Muslim decision makers and leaders in all spheres of life.

Scholarship Programmes funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

The scholarship programme is more than just a scholarship, more than just one scholarship opportunity. Thirteen organisations for the promotion of young talents which have come together under the umbrella of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to provide support to students and young researchers with special talents.

Students in Germany have many possibilities to choose from and to match their personal interests and their study priorities. There are ideologically neutral organisations as well as others that are more politically associated, denomination-based or run by the unions or employers’ associations. They adopt and represent different views and positions which reflect the plurality of Germany’s democratic society, yet they share the same goal. They are dedicated to promoting the common good and are assuming responsibility for the society in which we live in. They have established common rules and aims in coordination with the BMBF. The motto is ‚Diversity in Unity‘.

In 2014 in an historic ceremony, which also included a reception by the then German President Joachim Gauck, the Avicenna-Studienwerk welcomed its first generation of 65 promising grantees. In 2015, further 80 grantees were accepted into the scholarship programme, which were followed by 120 in 2016 and 2017. Currently about 400 students receive a scholarship from the Avicenna-Studienwerk. By the end of 2019, we reached our aim to have 500 grantees.

For more information please visit our German website.

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