Best of Class Award

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The application period for the Best of Class award begins 15 May and ends 30 May.

There are four different Best of Class awards. You can find the respective regulations here:

The scholarship is awarded to the best student of each Master’s program per intake according to their performance in the previous semester. A complete application composes of:

  1. A brief letter of motivation (one page) focusingon their further study plans in order to reason why they are a suitable candidate in addition totheirtranscript based performance
  2. A brief CV (one page)
  3. A complete transcript of records of the RWTH Central Examination office.Only complete applications will be considered

The scholarship is awarded to the best student of each Master’s program per intake who is engaged in extracurricular activities alongside their studies. A complete application consists of:

  1. A brief letter of motivation (one page) focusing on their further study and extracurricular plan in order to reason why they are a suitable candidate
  2. A brief CV (one page)
  3. A complete transcript of records of the RWTH Central Examination Office
  4. A copy of the recording sheet for the Mini Thesis (if applicable)
  5. Certificate of voluntary work (if applicable)
  6. Peer–reviewed publication (if applicable)
  7. Certificate of additional voluntaryinternship (if applicable)
  8. Certificate of student assistant job (if applicable)
  9. Certificate of attendance at a Summer School (if applicable)
  10. Any other supporting documents of extracurricular activities.

The scholarship is awarded to the best student of eachMaster’s programper intake,considering their overall performance in all previous semesters. A complete application consists of:

  1. A brief letter of motivation (one page) focusing on their further study plans in order to reason why they are a suitable candidate in addition to their transcript based performance
  2. A brief CV (one page)
  3. A complete transcript of records of the RWTH Central Examination Office.

The scholarshipis awarded to the best student of eachMaster’s program per intake who finishes their course of studywithin the regular study period.

  1. A brief letter of motivation (one page)focusing on their further study plans in order to reason why they are a suitable candidate in addition to their transcript based performance
  2. A brief CV (one page)
  3. A complete transcript of records of the RWTH Central Examination Office
  4. A copy of the recording sheet for the Mini Thesis (if applicable)
  5. Certificate of industrial internship (if applicable)
  6. A copy of the RWTH Aachen University Degree Certificate by the RWTH Central Examination Office
  7. A statement of completion of the RWTH Aachen University Degree, if the Degree Certificate has not been issued yet

The ‘Best of Class Award’ was established to honor talented students with outstanding achievements, who are enrolled at RWTH Aachen University in one of the engineering Master’s degree programs organized by RWTH International Academy.