The Trust offers the following Scholarships and other awards:
The Kurt Hahn Trust Award for Summer Study
The Trustees of the Kurt Hahn Trust offer annual awards of up to £1000 towards expenses on courses in Germany during the long vacation 2025, designed to improve a student's knowledge of the German language and German culture and institutions. Undergraduate or postgraduate students of any nationality at the University of Cambridge are eligible to apply, except for students of German in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages who are not eligible. Applicants should ask their College Tutor and a Faculty member for references to certify that the award would be of benefit to their academic work.
To apply:
- Please complete the KHT Summer Study online application form and arrange for a letter of support to kurthahntrust@admin.cam.ac.uk
- The application deadline is 17th March annually.
- Successful applicants will be notified of the outcome of their award in mid-to late May.
Applications and references for all awards should be sent electronically to: kurthahntrust@admin.cam.ac.uk
The German Cambridge Society
The German Cambridge Society is offering two awards to enable students from Cambridge to attend the International Summer School at the “Freie Universität Berlin” or “Humboldt Universität Berlin”. These awards are open to all current undergraduate and postgraduate students, including those from Modern and Medieval Languages. Native speakers of German are not eligible. Applicants should ask their College Tutor or another appropriate Faculty member for letter of support to certify that the award would be of benefit to their academic work.
The scholarship will include the course fee and accommodation but does not include travel to Germany or the refundable deposit for accommodation in Germany. However, the travel costs will be subsidised with 100,00 € by the German Cambridge Society after receiving the receipt.
To apply:
- Please complete the Cambridge German Society award online application form and arrange for a letter of support to be sent to kurthahntrust@admin.cam.ac.uk
- The application deadline is 17th March annually.
- Successful applicants will be notified of the outcome of their award in mid-to late May.
Applications and references for all awards should be sent electronically to: kurthahntrust@admin.cam.ac.uk