Graduate Funding at the University of Greifswald

Every semester, the University of Greifswald awards scholarships to particularly highly-qualified junior academics preparing to do their doctorates.

The basis for this is provided by the Landesgraduiertenförderungsgesetz (Act on State Graduate Funding - LGFG M-V) of 20 November 2008 and the new version of the LGFG M-V of 22 April 2023, as well as Landesgraduiertenförderungsverordnung (LGFVO M-V) of 23 March 2010 and the revised version of 18 September 2023, the University of Greifswald’s Senate’s ruling of 19 May 2010 and the Rectorate's ruling from of 31 August 2022.

The scholarships are awarded subject to the availability of state budgetary funds and corporate budgetary funds.

The call for applications for doctoral scholarships for the coming winter semester 2026/27 is expected to be published on 10 June.

In accordance with § 1 LGFVO M-V, the Grant Commission comprises:

1. the Pro-Rector for Research and Transfer, who chairs the committee

2. one member from each faculty, drawn from the group of university lecturers

3. one member from the group of academic staff

4. one member from the group of students or a doctoral candidate

The members referred to in points 2 to 4 are elected by the University Senate; the term of office is two years for the members referred to in points 2 and 3, and one year for the member referred to in point 4.

The current members are:

Prof. Schiller, Pro-Rector for Research and Transfer
Prof. Schumacher, Faculty of Arts and Humanities (deputy: Prof. Beck)
Prof. Münzenberg, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (deputy: Prof. Haberzettl)
Prof. Soretz, Faculty of Law and Economics (deputy: N.N.)
Prof. Krüger, Faculty of Medicine (deputy: Prof. Krey)
Prof. Rosenstock, Faculty of Theology (deputy: Prof. Assel)
Dr. Mia Bengtsson, postdoctoral fellow (deputy: Maria Moynihan)
Hanna Schifter, student member (deputy: Sebastian Schmidt)