Graduate Funding from the State (LGF) at KIT

The Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts (MWK) of Baden-Württemberg provides funds for the Graduate Funding from the State (LGF):

1. It allocates a budget centrally to KIT for the individual funding of highly qualified young scientists.
2. Specifically, it supports cooperative doctoral programs between universities and universities of applied sciences.

KIT awards doctoral scholarships from these funds. The legal basis for this is the ▶ Act on Graduate Funding from the State (LGFG) of July 23, 2008 in conjunction with the ▶ statutes of KIT on the implementation of the LGFG of August 11, 2025 (both documents are only available in German). All funding is subject to the provision of funds by the MWK.

A limited number of doctoral scholarships is available at KIT as part of the Graduate Funding from the State (LGF). It is therefore advisable to consider other  ▶ financing options for your doctorate, such as scholarships from other sponsors.

As a rule, there are hardly any completion scholarship programs. We recommend to discuss funding options for the final phase of your doctorate with your supervisors at an early stage.