

As a roof organization the BGTS provides no doctoral fellowhips itself. An overview of other internal and external funding options can be found here.
| Institution/Foundation | Disciplines (BGTS) |
Remarks/Characteristics/Prerequisites |
| Bielefeld Young Researchers' Fund | all disciplines | Career bridges |
| RTG 2865 | Economics | Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics or a neighboring field |
| BiGSEM | Economics | Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics or a neighboring field |
| EPOC | Economics | Master's degree in Economics or a neighboring field |
| CRC 1283 | Economics, Mathematics, Physics | Master's degree in the relevant discipline |
| CRC-TR 211 | Physics | Master's degree in Physics |
| CRC-TRR 358 | Mathematics | Master's degree in Mathematics |
| Andrea von Braun Stiftung | all disciplines | promoting interdisciplinary projects |
| Avicenna Studienwerk | all disciplines | criteria: muslim faith, social commitment |
| Cusanuswerk | all disciplines | criteria: catholic faith, social commitment |
| Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Stiftung | all disciplines | criteria: jewish faith, social commitment |
| Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst | all disciplines | criterion: protestant faith, social commitment |
| Friedrich Ebert Stiftung | all disciplines | criterion: social/political commitment |
| Friedrich Naumann Stiftung | all disciplines | criterion: social/political commitment |
| Hans Böckler Stiftung | all disciplines | criterion: social/political commitment |
| Hanns Seidel Stiftung | all disciplines | criterion: social/political commitment |
| Heinrich Böll Stiftung | all disciplines | criterion: social/political commitment |
| Konrad Adenauer Stiftung | all disciplines | criterion: social/political commitment |
| Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft | all disciplines | criterion: social commitment |
| Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes | all disciplines | recommendation by supervisor |
| Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung | all disciplines | criterion: social/political commitment |