Pierre Werner Scholarship

At a glance

  • Target audience
    Enrolled students, Prospective students
  • Study level
    Doctorate
  • Faculty
    Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF)
  • Funding type
    Financial aids
  • Student type
    EU/EEA
  • Deadline
    22 March 2026

  • About

    Inspired by the ideals of Pierre Werner, the Pierre Werner Scholarship fosters European integration. The Fondation Pierre Werner, under the aegis of the Fondation de Luxembourg, awards an annual scholarship to outstanding postgraduate students from European countries (except Luxembourg) in the fields of law, economics, finance and political sciences at the University of Luxembourg.

  • Eligibility criteria

    • EU nationals (excluding Luxembourg) or citizens of a recognised candidate for future membership of the EU (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine)
    • registered for PhD studies at the University of Luxembourg at the time of application, may be at any stage of their studies

  • Number of recipients

    4

  • Duration

    Variable

  • Amount

    The Pierre Werner Scholarship amounts to €26,000 for one academic year. The scholarship maybe divided into awards to up to four successful applicants. 

    As of 2020, the grant for each student will be fixed at €6,500 maximum. The University may grant three or four scholarships.

  • Application procedure

    • a duly completed application form
    • a personal statement/letter of motivation
    • a CV, including a list of publications (if applicable)
    • two academic letters of recommendation

    Applications accepted from 30 January 2026 to 22 March 2026

    Applications can be submitted to pierrewernerscholarship@uni.lu

    Incomplete applications or those submitted outside the designated application period will immediately be rejected. No appeal against the decisions is possible. By applying to the programme, the applicant accepts these regulations in their entirety.

  • Evaluation and selection

    A selection committee composed of four professors from the University of Luxembourg (the Head of the Doctoral School in Law, the Head of the Doctoral School in Economics and Finance, the Head of the Institute of Political Science and the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance) will evaluate the submitted applications on the basis of the selection criteria outlined above.

    The four professors will pre-select up to four applicants and will communicate the results to the Fondation Pierre Werner. The management committee of the Fondation Pierre Werner will make the final selection of the scholarship recipients.

About the Pierre Werner Foundation

In an interview with the Fondation de Luxembourg, Luc Frieden, Prime Minister of Luxembourg and President of the Fondation Pierre Werner shares the foundation’s philosophy, its accomplishments, and the role it hopes to play in regard to the evolving European project.

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