Scholarships at Salem

The applicants should currently be attending grade 4 of a primary school or the lower or middle school of a grammar school, or another secondary school and should not already be a student at Salem.
Furthermore applicants should set themselves high standards and readily assume responsibility, show a particular commitment in an area of social engagement, in music, art or sports; present a strong academic record; have a command of the German language sufficient to be able to participate fully in classes in the Abitur system, or, likewise, in English  for admission to the International Classes

Students who are already attending Schule Schloss Salem are not eligible to apply for a Salem scholarship. In grades 8 to 10 they may apply for a Heinrich Blendinger scholarship.

The documents must include: Scholarship Application Form, handwritten letter of motivation (approximately 2 pages), and copies of all final year report cards from grade 5 onwards. If applying for a scholarship beyond the basic scholarship, please also enclose the income tax statements of the parents or guardian.

Partial scholarships are granted until a student graduates. During this time the school verifies annually through tax documents that the pupil continues to meet the financial prerequisites. For this reason, the school expects a tax assessment statement to be submitted annually.

When requesting a scholarship, all necessary application forms and documentation must be submitted in full, "as a packet," together with the application for a place at Schule Schloss Salem. These are to be submitted either by email or per post to:

Schule Schloss Salem
Admissions Office
Schlossbezirk 1
D-88682 Salem

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Once all documentation has been received, the regular application process for a place at Schule Schloss Salem can begin. We prefer a personal visit to Salem for an admission interview. As an alternative we arrange a digital meeting. Either way it is necessary to sit (online) placement tests. When visiting Salem a tour of the school will be provided by Salem students and visiting students are invited to lunch in the student dining hall. At the same time the parental income statements will be examined and a possible level of scholarship agreed upon with the family members. Feedback from the admissions interview, placement tests and campus tours will be relevant to reaching a decision. The decision to offer a place at Salem, with or without a scholarship, is taken by common agreement between the admissions office, the department of studies, the heads of boarding school and the management board.