Germany's largest public-private scholarship programme, open to high-achieving students of any nationality at public and state-recognised German universities, including the technical universities that host most German STEM degrees. Each scholar receives 300 euro a month, half from a private sponsor and half from the federal government, normally for at least two semesters and potentially for the standard duration of the degree. Selection weighs social commitment and personal circumstances alongside grades. The scholarship is awarded by each university individually, so application procedures and deadlines are set by the institution rather than centrally.