Company Scholarship Economy & Society
Carefree study with practical relevance
Become a scholarship recipient of the company scholarship now!
Does studying at Witten/Herdecke University sound exciting to you, but you're worried about the tuition fees? Would you like to get a taste of the business world alongside your studies and hit the ground running in your appointment straight after graduation? Then a Business & Society company scholarship with one of our practice partners is just right for you!
Study funding from a company offers you the unique opportunity to receive financial support and valuable resources for your personal and professional development.
The company scholarship supports you so that you can achieve your academic goals in a carefree and focussed manner and at the same time make valuable contacts in the professional world.
The advantages of promotion
Financial support
The participating companies pay all tuition fees in full to give you the opportunity to concentrate fully on your academic education.
Personal and appointment support
As a sponsored student, you will not only receive financial support, but also the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals. You will gain valuable insights into the professional world and shape your career with the help of experienced mentors.
Direct practical relevance
Through internships, working student activities or the opportunity to write your thesis in the company, you will gain valuable insights into everyday working life during your studies. The funding also ensures that you can start your appointment directly after graduation.
Financial support
The participating companies pay all tuition fees in full to give you the opportunity to concentrate fully on your academic education.
Personal and appointment support
As a sponsored student, you will not only receive financial support, but also the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals. You will gain valuable insights into the professional world and shape your career with the help of experienced mentors.
Direct practical relevance
Through internships, working student activities or the opportunity to write your thesis in the company, you will gain valuable insights into everyday working life during your studies. The funding also ensures that you can start your appointment directly after graduation.
How does the company scholarship work?
Step 1: Application for a study place
You are applying to UW/H for a Bachelor's degree programme at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society.
Step 2: Application for a company scholarship
You will receive an invitation to admission interviews. At the same time, you submit your application for a company scholarship from a specific company to the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society. These companies currently offer a company scholarship.
Step 3: Confirmation of study place
Congratulations: You have been accepted onto a degree programme.
Step 4: Forwarding to the companies
The Faculty of Management Economics and Society will forward your application for a company scholarship to the selected company.
Step 5: Selection of candidates
The company selects suitable applicants from among the candidates and invites you to an interview.
Step 6: Funding agreement
If you reach a mutual agreement, the company and you will conclude a separate sponsorship agreement. The company agrees to pay the tuition fees for your degree programme in full. In return, you will work for the company alongside your studies, for example as a working student, write your thesis at the company or start your career at the company as a suitable employee after completing your studies. These arrangements will be agreed individually between you and the sponsoring company.
Preliminary consideration: Is the company scholarship right for me?
Before you apply for a company scholarship, please think carefully about whether the company is of interest to you and your future career and whether you can imagine taking advantage of its offers. If so, the company scholarship is an ideal opportunity for you to make your first contacts in the business world and gain valuable experience in the world of work.
Your path to a company scholarship
The key data of the company scholarship
What support can I expect?
The tuition fees for a Bachelor's degree programme, currently amounting to €35,568, are covered in full by the company and paid directly to the university.
When can I start my studies with the scholarship?
At the beginning of the winter semester.
Who is the company scholarship aimed at?
Prospective students in a Bachelor's degree programme exclusively at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society ("Bachelor of Choice").
Until when can I submit my application?
Applications for a company scholarship are possible after an application for a study place on a Bachelor's degree programme at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society and an invitation to admission interviews (deadline for applications for a study place: 15 August).
What else do I need to know?
If you are accepted by a company as a candidate to be sponsored, the company and you will agree on an individual sponsorship agreement that regulates the key points of your work for the company in addition to the payment of tuition fees by the company.
What support can I expect?
The tuition fees for a Bachelor's degree programme, currently amounting to €35,568, are covered in full by the company and paid directly to the university.
When can I start my studies with the scholarship?
At the beginning of the winter semester.
Who is the company scholarship aimed at?
Prospective students in a Bachelor's degree programme exclusively at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society ("Bachelor of Choice").
Until when can I submit my application?
Applications for a company scholarship are possible after an application for a study place on a Bachelor's degree programme at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society and an invitation to admission interviews (deadline for applications for a study place: 15 August).
What else do I need to know?
If you are accepted by a company as a candidate to be sponsored, the company and you will agree on an individual sponsorship agreement that regulates the key points of your work for the company in addition to the payment of tuition fees by the company.
Your application
The application process is very simple. Please submit your application documents separately after your application for a study place on a Bachelor's degree programme by email to the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society. The e-mail address is: stipendium@uni-wh.de.
Documents to be submitted
- Tabular CV (max. 2 pages)
- Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
- Completed and signed application form
A few more tips for your application for a company scholarship:
- Send your documents in one PDF.
- Name the PDF with your name plus the company name (Maxi_Mustermann_Bewerbung_Firmenstipendium_bei_der_Firma_xy).
- If you are sending documents by PDF, write a short email cover letter. Example:
Dear Ms X/Mr Y,
I am sending you my application documents for the company scholarship at company XY. Please confirm receipt of my application documents.
Best regards
Maxi Mustermann
- If you do not receive a confirmation email straight away, please wait a few days as the documents cannot always be processed immediately.
- The CV must not exceed two pages.
- The letter of motivation must not exceed two pages. Don't forget to emphasise your personal achievements and your vision for the future in your letter of motivation.
- Have your documents proofread by a second person.
Our conveyor company: TIME TRAX
Agency for doctoral studies, trade fairs and events
The TIME TRAX Group has been one of the leading full-service agencies in the fields of live and sales marketing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (D-A-CH) since 2001. Whether you want to work in marketing, trade fair and event management or human resources, you will find a wide range of opportunities and exciting challenges here.
Develop your potential and gain practical experience during your studies!
TIME TRAX offers an open and appreciative corporate culture, flat hierarchies and the opportunity to work independently.
Apply, become part of the TIME TRAX family and learn from experienced professionals for your future career. The company offers the following opportunities for students at Witten/Herdecke University:
- Working students (up to max. 20 hours per week)
- Bachelor students (depending on the subject area of the Bachelor thesis)
- trainees
Career starters in the fields of project management, event management and marketing
Frequently asked questions about the company scholarship
Am I obliged to work for the company that sponsored me after I finish my studies?
Whether the company wants you to continue working for them for some time after the end of your studies as a suitable employee, or whether it is much more exciting for the company that you work there as a working student alongside your studies and write your thesis for the company, is regulated by the individual support agreement that you conclude with the company. Every company has different requirements.
With the sponsorship agreement, you enter into a binding contract. If you do not fulfil the contract, you may have to refund the tuition fees that the company has paid for you (but only up to the amount of the payments made).
What happens to the funding if I drop-out or change my degree programme?
If you drop out of your studies at UW/H completely, the company sponsorship automatically expires. Tuition fees already paid to the UW/H will not be refunded. Whether you are obliged to repay the tuition fees paid by the company in full or in part will be regulated individually in the funding agreement you enter into with the company.
If you change to another degree programme within the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society, the company and you will check whether the new degree programme is also compatible with your funding agreement. If this is the case, the funding will continue. If the new degree programme does not match the funding agreement, the funding will be discontinued (as in the case of a drop-out). However, we will then give you the opportunity to switch to the ReverseGeneration Contract (ISA) so that you can complete your studies at UW/H. In any case, you should inform the company in good time if you plan to change your degree programme.
Am I entitled to a grant?
Applicants have no legal entitlement to funding.
I am already a student in my 2nd or 3rd semester. Can I still apply for funding?
The company scholarship is primarily aimed at freshers. If you are already a student on a Bachelor's degree programme at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society and are interested in a company scholarship, please contact us. We will then examine the possibilities together.
What do I do if the sponsoring company and I "just don't fit"?
Of course, there is always a risk that over time it will become apparent that the collaboration between the sponsoring company and you is not working. Our tip: Don't throw in the towel straight away. Sometimes a clarifying conversation or a change of perspective can help to find a good solution after all.
However, if it really doesn't work out, you can both terminate the sponsorship in this case. You will be given the opportunity to switch to the Income Share Agreement (ISA) at the UW/H in order to complete your studies at the UW/H.
Whether you may be obliged to repay the tuition fees paid by the company on a pro rata basis or in full to the company is regulated individually in the funding agreement that you enter into with the company. Tuition fees already paid to the UW/H will not be refunded.
Do you have questions about the company scholarship?
M.A.
Katharina Bruder
Project management
Administration | Universitätsförderung
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