Awarding of Scholarships to Improve Medical Care in Rural Areas of Bavaria
Scholarship for medical students in Bavaria: €600 per month for up to 48 months to cover flat-rate living expenses. Funding from the 3rd year of study onwards, conditional on commitment to specialist medical training and five years of medical practice in rural areas.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Motivation of medical students to take up medical practice in rural areas after completing their medical studies, in order to ensure comprehensive and locally accessible medical care of high quality.
Eligible expenses
- Housing (monthly €250)
- Food (monthly €100)
- Education and learning materials (monthly €70)
- Health and hygiene (monthly €50)
- Communication (monthly €50)
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Eligible to apply
- Individuals
Funding requirements
- Enrollment in the Human Medicine degree program from the third year of study at a German or EU/EWR university with a Bavarian cooperation partner
- Completion of at least half of the total study duration at the location of the Bavarian cooperation partner
- Commitment to commence and fully complete specialist medical training within six months after graduation in the rural funding area
- Commitment to begin medical practice in the funding area within six months after specialist qualification and to work there for at least 60 months
- No study place obtained through the Bavarian rural doctor quota or the quota for the Public Health Service
Documents required for application
- Current enrollment certificate
- Study progress certificate with semester overview
- Copy of the certificate of the First Section of the Medical Examination (if available)
Description
The funding program awards monthly grants of up to €600 for medical students from the third year of study onwards at German or EU/EWR universities with a Bavarian cooperation partner. Within a maximum of 48 months, flat-rate living expenses are covered in the areas of housing (€250), food (€100), education and learning materials (€70), health and hygiene (€50), communication (€50), mobility (€50), and clothing (€90). The goal is to support a motivated generation of medical specialists who commit to beginning their specialist training within six months of graduation in the rural funding area of Bavaria and subsequently to work as physicians there for at least five years. This is intended to sustainably ensure high-quality, comprehensive healthcare coverage in rural regions.
Only students of human medicine who complete at least half of the standard period of study at the location of the Bavarian cooperation partner and who have not obtained a place through the rural doctor quota or the public health service quota are eligible for funding. The application requires a current certificate of enrollment, a study progress certificate with a detailed semester overview, and – if available – the certificate of the First Medical Examination. Applications can be submitted at any time until December 31, 2027, to the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety. Upon positive review, approval and disbursement of the flat-rate scholarship amount will follow. The program is aimed at all those who wish to contribute to medical care in rural Bavaria in the long term.
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