Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
€934 for Master or €1,300 for PhDs
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- accommodation
- travel expenses
- health
- other
Description
They are the best guarantee for a better future with less poverty, more education and health for all. The scholarships offer foreign graduates from development and newly industrialised countries from all disciplines and with at least two years' professional experience the chance to take a postgraduate or Master's degree at a state or state-recognised German university, and in exceptional cases to take a doctoral degree, and to obtain a university qualification (Master's/PhD) in Germany.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Depending on academic level, monthly payments of 934 euros for graduates or 1,300 euros for doctoral candidates
Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding
Under certain circumstances, scholarship holders may receive the following additional benefits:
Monthly rent subsidy;
Monthly allowance for accompanying members of family.
Eligibility
- Candidates have a Bachelor’s degree (usually a four-year course) in an appropriate subject.
- Candidates have at least two years of professional experience.
- Candidates can prove their motivation for a scholarship.
- The minimum requirement for IELTS is (6 bands).
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Germany
Nationality
138 nationalities
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
Application documentsRequired documents (in the following order):
Completed and signed checklist.
DAAD application “Application for a research/study scholarship” (please type your answers or make sure they are easy to read).
A curriculum vitae in reverse chronological order without any unexplained gaps (please use the europass template including exact information about your studies, and on practical experience.
One Letter of Motivation with detailed reference to academic, professional and personal reasons for applying for the programme.
Copies of your higher education degree certificates
Copy of your full set of transcripts of records.