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The German Linguistics Society (DGfS) is happy to announce two scholarships for advanced MA or PHD students from low- and middle-income countries[1] to attend the DGfS Summer School 2026. 

Each scholarship holder will receive 2,500 EUR, which are intended to cover all costs related to attending the two-week DGfS summer school in Bielefeld, Germany (August 10-21, 2026): fee, travel, accommodation, daily allowance, costs related to visa. The money must not be used for purposes that are not related to attending the summer school. The scholarship holders receive payment details along with their letter of acceptance.

Please send your application to the Vice Chair of the DGfS, Anke Himmelreich, at anke.himmelreich@uni-bielefeld.de

Your application must have the following format: Please submit a single PDF file including points 1-4 below. The application must be entirely in English and the format guidelines must be followed:

• Letter of motivation including a statement of your research interest and a description of how the summer school would benefit your scientific and scholarly progress. Please make clear which classes would benefit you the most and why (max. 3 pages, 12pt Times New Roman, 2.5cm (1 inch) margin on all sides)
• Highest university diploma (BA or MA) and latest transcript of records in English (For PhD students without mandatory classes, this may be the last MA transcript of records)
• Two contacts for letters of recommendation by current or former professors or supervisors
• Proof of affiliation

Please note that only applications that are complete and meet the formatting guidelines can be considered in the decision process.

Email for application: anke.himmelreich@uni-bielefeld.de 

Application deadline: February 1st, 2026 

Notification: Beginning of March 2026 

[1] "low- and middle-income countries" as defined by the World Bank for 2025-2026. Applicants with a university or research institute affiliation in high income countries are explicitly excluded. Please find more information on which countries are excluded here.

The German Linguistics Society (DGfS) is happy to announce five scholarships for attending the DGfS Summer School 2026 awarded to PHD students that are currently affiliated with a German university but do not receive funding from their university or other scientific scholarships.

Each scholarship holder will receive 500 EUR, which are intended to help with the costs related to attending the two-week DGfS summer school in Bielefeld, Germany (August 10-21, 2026): fee, travel, accommodation. The money must not be used for purposes that are not related to attending the summer school. The scholarship holders receive payment details along with their letter of acceptance.

Please send your application to the Vice Chair of the DGfS, Anke Himmelreich, at anke.himmelreich@uni-bielefeld.de

Your application must have the following format: Please submit a single PDF file including points 1-4 below. The application must be entirely in English and the format guidelines must be followed:

• Letter of motivation including a statement of your research interest and a description of how the summer school would benefit your scientific and scholarly progress. Please make clear which classes would benefit you the most and why (max. 3 pages, 12pt Times New Roman, 2.5cm (1 inch) margin on all sides)
• Proof of affiliation
• Proof of lack of funding
• Two contacts for letters of recommendation by current or former professors or supervisors

Please note that only applications that are complete and meet the formatting guidelines can be considered in the decision process.

Email for application: anke.himmelreich@uni-bielefeld.de 

Application deadline: April 15th, 2026 

Notification: Mid May 2026

Stay tuned!

A detailed programme will be made available here closer to the event.

The Summer School is held on the campus of University Bielefeld. All activities will be in building X (number 14 on the map above).

For navigation, please use: 
Bielefeld University
Universitätsstraße 25
D-33615 Bielefeld

 

Directions:

• by train:
  You can reach Bielefeld by long-distance trains and regional trains. They will take you to the mainstation, Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof.
  From Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof take tram line 4 in the direction of Lohmannshof to the stop Universität (journey time 7 minutes; every 10 mins).
  For the timetable for your time of arrival, check here. 

 

• by car:
  From the north:
  Motorway A2: Exit Bi-Ost, Detmolder Str. direction Zentrum (6 km, approx. 10 min). Way via Kreuzstr., Oberntorwall, Stapenhorststr., Kurt-Schumacher-Str. (is signposted).
  
  From the south:
  Motorway A2: At the Bielefeld junction, take the A33 towards Bi-Zentrum, exit at Bi-Zentrum, follow the signs to the city centre on Ostwestfalendamm (B61), exit at Universität, follow Stapenhorststr., Kurt-Schumacher-Str. (is signposted).

 

• by plane:
  Closest airports are Düsseldorf (190 km from Bielefeld), Dortmund (110km from Bielefeld), Hanover (110 km from Bielefeld), Cologne-Bonn (200 km from Bielefeld) and Frankfurt am Main (320 km from Bielefeld). All of them can be reached (with mostly only one change) by train. For more details, click here . 

Participants are expected to arrange their own accommodation.

However, here are some options for you to consider which are all in the city and easily reachable by public transport:

• Jugendgästehaus Bielefeld (Youth Hostel Bielefeld)
• B&B Hotel Bielefeld City and Ost/East
• Brenner Hotel Bielefeld 
• Ibis Styles Bielefeld
• Mercure Hotel Bielefeld
• Boardinghouse Cityhome Bielefeld
• Légère Hotel Bielefeld 
• Altstadthotel Bielefeld
• Comfort Garni Hotel

The venue of the summer school is barrier-free. Do you need mobility assistance on the day of the event? Please do not hesitate to contact us.

There is also an app available helping you navigate around campus with maximised accessibility: UniMaps. 

If you have any questions or require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us: lincc-summer2026@uni-bielefeld.de. 

 

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