All of the criteria below should be met to be eligible for financial support.

• Master in International Health and Ph.D. in Medical Research and International Health students who are enrolled at CIH^LMU programms.
• The most recent degree should not have been obtained more than six years ago at the time of application.
• Candidates from ODA (official development assistance) recipients countries. Participants from non-ODA recipients countries will not be considered. You can find a list of ODA recipients countries here.

Note, that for PhD students the maximum funding period is four years. For Master’s students the maximum funding period is two years. For example, if you started the PhD program in 2023, you can apply for funding until 2027.

Two different types of short-term stays cost coverage are available:

• Duration between 1-22 days:
  
• Expenses for short stays (hotel expenses and breakfast) for eligible Master and Ph.D. students from DAC countries to other DAC countries and from DAC countries to Germany to participate in events (e.g. course modules, workshops, etc.).
• Travel by eligible Master and Ph.D. students with a citizenship from a DAC country (as per valid DAC list) to Germany outside LMU Munich will only be funded for attendance at courses or academic events up to a maximum duration of 14 days.
• This short-term stays cost coverage can only be used for hotel expenses including breakfast (if stated on the hotel receipt) in accordance with the Bavarian travel expenses act (Bayrisches Reisekostengesetz, BayRKG) and the cost-effective and economic principles.
• This cost coverage cannot be used for any other purpose (e.g. restaurant bills) and the accommodation expenses will be reimbursed upon submission of receipts and proof of payment (e.g. credit card or bank statement) after the stay.
• The allowance starts on the first day of the stay with a flat-rate reimbursement tied to exact stay duration. The allowance must be requested and approved before the stay.

• Residence Scholarships (3 months):
• Residence scholarships can be awarded to eligible Master’s and PhD students from CIH^e. This scholarship covers stays in Germany during the Core Modules course. This scholarship is paid monthly for 3 months.

A summary of the available travel and short-term stays cost coverage (including eligibility criteria) can be found here.

The call for Applications for the CIH^LMU One Health Scholarships is OPEN. Fill out the application HERE. Please note that you must submit your application at least 8 weeks before the intended start date of the scholarship period to allow sufficient time for processing. Keep this in mind when selecting your application deadline. 

The deadline for the submission of Scholarship Applications is:

• 08 March 2026
  

In order to apply for an CIH^LMU One Health Scholarship, please provide the following documents (in English or German):

• Scan of your valid passport showing picture and personal data (mandatory)
• Proof of an official university enrolment, e.g. Master studies or Ph.D. program (mandatory)
• Scan of your last official Academic certificates (if applicable)
• Motivation letter (word count approx. 500): 
• Please outline the reasons why you apply for the scholarship and why you should be awarded the OH-TARGET scholarship. Furthermore, please name to us the title of your research project and explain to us why you think it is One Health-relevant. For this, please elaborate in detail your project's connection to the concept of One Health (e.g. through literature research etc.) and make sure to highlight your motivation behind it. Additionally, please outline whether and how your project is relevant to low- and middle-income settings.

IMPORTANT! If you have previously received a One Health Scholarship from CIH^LMU , please describe in your motivation letter the progress of your project during the previous scholarship period.

For your Motivation Letter therefore, please make sure to cover all of the following topics respectively and adequately:

• Motivation and need
• Description of research topic
• Relation to One Health
• Relation to LMICs
• Progress of research project during previous scholarship period (if applicable).

Only complete applications fulfilling the eligibility criteria and the formal requirements will be reviewed by the Selection Board. 

Among all financial support applications, the selection board votes according to strict selection criteria including coherence of the motivation letter and neediness.

The selection of CIH^LMU One Health Scholarship awardees will take place on the last Thursday of every even-numbered month (February, April, June and August). 

Results of the evaluation and selection process will be announced to the applicants by email and scholarship awardees will receive a Scholarship and/or Cost Coverage Certificate.

Please note:

• We require documents translated into English or German. Please note that we cannot accept documents in a different language other than English or German.
• Applications that fail to comply with the above requirements will be declined without review.
• Please note that the T&TU Coordination does not send out reminders for missing documentation.
• Financial support may be withheld in case of severe misconduct or in serious case of deception as well as due to severe insufficient performance.
• Financial support can only be transferred if the given bank account details are complete and correct. In case of wrong or insufficient information, the respective scholarship holder is responsible for any delays in transaction or loss of scholarship payments.
• According to the current DAAD rules, we are not able to refund cancellation fees. It is the scholarship owner’s responsibility to make sure that flight, train and hotel bookings will not result in cancellation fees if any cancellations need to be made

Please contact CIH^LMU administration in the Teaching and Training Unit at ttu@lrz.uni-muenchen.de.