Institute Scholarship Program
Scholarships for International Researchers
The Max Planck Institute offers a limited number of scholarships for legal scholars whose primary place of residence is outside of Germany. The scholarships are financed by the Max Planck Society.
The Institute now accepts new scholarship applications for 2026. Please note that there are no plans for a second application round for 2026.
We ask for your understanding that even in the case that a scholarship is granted, we cannot guarantee a workstation for the period requested in the application. Nevertheless, please make sure that you indicate the period of your preference in your application.
The application deadline is 15 August 2025.
How to Apply
The Max Planck Institute offers a limited number of scholarships for legal scholars whose primary place of residence is outside of Germany. The scholarships are financed by the Max Planck Society. The scholarship duration is between 1 and a maximum of 3 months.
Application for a scholarship is made through our online portal. You will need to have a number of different documents available for uploading onto the portal. In terms of what is needed, we recommend that you print and follow the document checklist that we have prepared for this purpose.
After you have assembled the necessary documents, as described in Step 1, they can be uploaded onto our online portal. To use the portal you will first need to register.
When does the next application round begin? How much is my scholarship? Do I need to have health insurance? The answers to these and other questions can be found here.
