Application

The current application deadline is June 30, 2026.

Requirements

• Nomination by the contact professor, Prof. Martin Köttering

• At the beginning of the next winter semester, you must be at least in your second semester and still have five semesters of standard study time remaining, or you must be starting a four-semester master’s program in the coming winter semester.

• Outstanding academic achievements and interdisciplinary interests

• A strong sense of social responsibility, volunteer work, creativity, openness, and reflective thinking

• Membership in the Catholic Church (applicants who belong to a non-united Orthodox or Old Oriental Church may apply after individual review), a lived Christian faith, and a willingness to help shape the Church

• German citizenship Foreign first-year students may be admitted to the selection process if they are eligible for educational assistance under §⁠ ⁠8 (1–3) of the BAföG. §⁠ ⁠61 BAföG applies in addition. Please note: This refers to the basic eligibility to receive financial aid, not whether you personally actually receive or would receive BAföG based on your parents’ income!

• German language skills at least at level C1

• Certificate of enrollment

• Students who have changed subjects after the beginning of the 4th semester of higher education are generally not eligible for funding. The decisive factor in the assessment is the classification in the subject semester in the new degree program.

• Students who are excluded from the selection process during their bachelor’s degree due to the above-mentioned requirements have the opportunity to be nominated for an eligible master’s degree program.