Scholarship · Germany
Friedrich Naumann Foundation Scholarship
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (Germany)
Overview
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation, aligned with Germany's FDP party and the principles of classical liberalism, supports exceptional students committed to liberty, rule of law, free markets, and human dignity to study in Germany.
Who can apply
Open to international students studying in Germany at bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level. Applicants must demonstrate academic excellence and commitment to liberal democratic values and free market principles. Applications reviewed regionally.
Requirements
Enrolled at a German university
RequiredAbove-average academic performance
RequiredCommitment to liberal democratic values
Required
What a strong applicant looks like
A competitive applicant is a doctoral candidate or admitted PhD student in Germany whose academic work intersects with questions of governance, public health systems, educational reform, scientific freedom, or cultural policy — fields where liberal values have visible stakes. Equally important, this person has a paper trail of civic engagement: founding or leading an NGO, writing for public audiences on policy or rights issues, participating in student government with a reform agenda, or working with institutions that advance open society principles. Strong candidates can articulate a clear line from their doctoral research to a broader social or political contribution, and they can speak to why liberal democratic frameworks matter to that contribution — not as a talking point, but as something their biography actually reflects.
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