INTRODUCTION

With its development-oriented postgraduate study programs, the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from developed and newly industrialized countries. Well-trained local experts, who are networked with international partners, play an important part in the sustainable development of their countries. They are the best guarantee for a better future with less poverty, more education, and health for all. The scholarships offer foreign graduates from developed and newly industrialized countries from all disciplines and with at least two years of professional experience the chance to take a postgraduate or Master’s degree at a state or state-recognized German university, and in exceptional cases to take a doctoral degree, and to obtain a university qualification (Master’s/Ph.D.) in Germany.

WHO CAN APPLY?

Graduates with at least two years of professional experience from the following countries: list of eligible countries

SCHOLARSHIPS VALUE

  • Depending on the academic level, monthly payments of 934 euros for graduates or 1,200 euros for doctoral candidates
  • Payments toward health, accident, and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding
  • Monthly rent subsidy
  • Monthly allowance for accompanying members of the family

ELIGIBILITY

The Typical Scholarship Holder

  • works either for a public authority or a state or private company in a developing country and, as such, is engaged in the planning and execution of directives and projects with an emphasis on development policies having a bearing on technological, economic, or social areas.
  • holds a Bachelor’s degree (normally four years) in a related subject.
  • has completed an academic degree with far above average results (upper third) and at least two years of related professional experience after the first degree (bachelor) at the time of application.
  • His/her academic degrees should normally not be more than six years old.

Applicants who have been residents in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline cannot be considered

HOW TO APPLY?

Required documents (in the following order):

  • Completed and signed checklist
  • DAAD application “Application for a research/study scholarship”
  • A curriculum vitae in reverse chronological order without any unexplained gaps (please use the Europass template including exact information about your studies and practical experience
  • One Letter of Motivation with detailed reference to academic, professional, and personal reasons for applying for the program.
  • Certificate(s) of Employment from the employer(s) showing at least two years of relevant work experience after the Bachelor’s degree up to the time of application and if possible, a guarantee of re-employment from your current employer upon returning home.
  • Recent proof of Language Skills: (English – IELTS, TOEFL, German – required for courses taught in German)
  • Copies of your higher education degree certificates. Please provide a certified translation if the original is not in German or English, and make sure these are clearly legible.
  • Copy of your full set of transcripts of records. Please provide an explanation of the grading system if this is not part of the transcript.