The Deutschlandstipendium is always initially awarded for one year. Funding is awarded up until the prescribed period of study ends (i.e., standard time to degree). Please see here for exceptions.

The grant period may be extended by one or two semesters during said period provided that the scholarship recipient is able to prove that their academic performance warrants further funding on the basis of their performance review (see below) and private funding for the scholarship is still available.