Advancement grants: degree course funding for skilled workers with an initial vocational qualification

Coverbild: BWP 3/2015
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Ausgabe/Jahr (Jahrgang) 3/2015 (44)
Seite(n) 28-29
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    englisch

Among the various forms of degree course funding, the BMBF advancement grant is aimed at a specific target group: it is addressed to vocationally qualified skilled workers and supports them through higher education studies until they gain a first academic degree. The article describes the special characteristics of the programme and outlines how this is reflected in the composition of grant recipients.