Each year, DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service
offers scholarships for developing countries’ students. The scholarships are
available for pursuing postgraduate degree at German institutions of Higher
education. These scholarships provide monthly installment of EUR 750.00.
and also include the costs for health, accident and liability insurance in
Germany and an adequate travelling allowance. Applications should be submitted
online to German Embassy by 31st July.
offers scholarships for developing countries’ students. The scholarships are
available for pursuing postgraduate degree at German institutions of Higher
education. These scholarships provide monthly installment of EUR 750.00.
and also include the costs for health, accident and liability insurance in
Germany and an adequate travelling allowance. Applications should be submitted
online to German Embassy by 31st July.
Study
Subject(s):
Subject(s):
DAAD Scholarships for Developing Countries are
offered for pursuing development-related postgraduate courses in the areas
of Economic Sciences / Business Administration/ Political Economics,
Development Co-operation, Engineering and related sciences, Mathematics,
Regional Planning, Agricultural and Forest Sciences, Environmental Sciences,
Public Health / Veterinary Medicine / Medicine, Social Science, Education &
Law and Media Studies.
offered for pursuing development-related postgraduate courses in the areas
of Economic Sciences / Business Administration/ Political Economics,
Development Co-operation, Engineering and related sciences, Mathematics,
Regional Planning, Agricultural and Forest Sciences, Environmental Sciences,
Public Health / Veterinary Medicine / Medicine, Social Science, Education &
Law and Media Studies.
Course Level:
The scholarship is offered to pursue postgraduate
degree at German institutions of Higher education.
degree at German institutions of Higher education.
Scholarship
Provider:
Provider:
DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service.
Scholarship
can be taken at:
can be taken at:
Germany
Eligibility:
-Age limit: 36 years of age at the time of
application (for some courses 32 years)
For some courses, Bachelor degree should have been completed not longer than 6
years at the time of application. Concerning this matter, please directly
contact the coordinator of the respective study program.
-Degree: Bachelor or Master
-GPA: min 2,75 for Master candidates (some study programs applied GPA more than
2,75. Please see the detail on the website of each study program) and 3,00 for
Doctoral candidates.
-Work experience: at least two years after completing Bachelor degree.
-Language skill:
-For postgraduate courses held in English request an international TOEFL
(minimum score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based) or
IELTS (band 6). Some courses may expect a different level. For detailed
information see the website of the relevant course.
-For postgraduate courses held in German: please see the details on the course
list. Certain level of German language exam may be required before admission to
the course.
application (for some courses 32 years)
For some courses, Bachelor degree should have been completed not longer than 6
years at the time of application. Concerning this matter, please directly
contact the coordinator of the respective study program.
-Degree: Bachelor or Master
-GPA: min 2,75 for Master candidates (some study programs applied GPA more than
2,75. Please see the detail on the website of each study program) and 3,00 for
Doctoral candidates.
-Work experience: at least two years after completing Bachelor degree.
-Language skill:
-For postgraduate courses held in English request an international TOEFL
(minimum score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based) or
IELTS (band 6). Some courses may expect a different level. For detailed
information see the website of the relevant course.
-For postgraduate courses held in German: please see the details on the course
list. Certain level of German language exam may be required before admission to
the course.
Scholarship
Open for Students of Following Countries:
Open for Students of Following Countries:
The students of following countries can apply:
Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Rep.,
Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and Belarus. North Africa: Egypt, Algeria,
Libya, Morocco and Tunisia.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Benin, Botswana,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire), Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon,
The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Kenya, Comoros,
Congo, Congo, Dem. Rep., Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda,
Zambia, Sâo Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe,
Somalia, St. Helena, Sudan, South Africa, Southern Sudan (new), Swaziland,
Tanzania, Togo, Chad, Uganda and Central African Republic.
North and Central America: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize,
Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Cuba, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, St.
Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago.
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Columbia,
Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Near and Middle East: Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian
territories and Syria. South and Central Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the
Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan and
Uzbekistan.
East Asia: China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Philippines, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam. OCEANIA: Cooki Oslands, Fiji,
Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea,
Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna.
Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Rep.,
Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and Belarus. North Africa: Egypt, Algeria,
Libya, Morocco and Tunisia.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Benin, Botswana,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire), Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon,
The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Kenya, Comoros,
Congo, Congo, Dem. Rep., Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda,
Zambia, Sâo Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe,
Somalia, St. Helena, Sudan, South Africa, Southern Sudan (new), Swaziland,
Tanzania, Togo, Chad, Uganda and Central African Republic.
North and Central America: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize,
Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Cuba, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, St.
Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago.
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Columbia,
Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Near and Middle East: Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian
territories and Syria. South and Central Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the
Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan and
Uzbekistan.
East Asia: China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Philippines, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam. OCEANIA: Cooki Oslands, Fiji,
Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea,
Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna.
Scholarship
Description:
Description:
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) –
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst – supports a range of postgraduate
courses at German universities which aim at providing academically educated
young professionals from Developing Countries with further specialized studies.
The DAAD supports these selected programs with a certain quota of scholarships
and with financial assistance for a special tutoring system. At the end of the
course (programs run 12 to 36 months, depending on the particular institution)
participants can obtain an internationally recognized Master’s or in some
courses PhD degree.
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst – supports a range of postgraduate
courses at German universities which aim at providing academically educated
young professionals from Developing Countries with further specialized studies.
The DAAD supports these selected programs with a certain quota of scholarships
and with financial assistance for a special tutoring system. At the end of the
course (programs run 12 to 36 months, depending on the particular institution)
participants can obtain an internationally recognized Master’s or in some
courses PhD degree.
What does it
cover?
cover?
The DAAD pays a monthly scholarship installment,
currently set at EUR 750.00. In addition, the scholarship includes costs for
health, accident and liability insurance in Germany and an adequate travelling
allowance, in so far as the home country or another donor is not already
covering these expenses. Furthermore, the DAAD pays an annual research grant.
However, the universities might charge additional fess not covered by the
scholarship (e.g., enrolment fee, semester ticket, etc.).
currently set at EUR 750.00. In addition, the scholarship includes costs for
health, accident and liability insurance in Germany and an adequate travelling
allowance, in so far as the home country or another donor is not already
covering these expenses. Furthermore, the DAAD pays an annual research grant.
However, the universities might charge additional fess not covered by the
scholarship (e.g., enrolment fee, semester ticket, etc.).
Selection
Criteria:
Criteria:
Selection
criteria and procedures for DAAD Scholarships for Developing
Countries recipients ensure that:
-priority target candidates have proven, development-related motivation and can
be expected to make full use of their scholarship and education by taking on
social responsibility later in their careers, acting as agents of change who
stimulate and support development in their personal and professional
surroundings ( motivation, commitment to development),
-the candidates have the professional and academic qualifications Necessary to
Ensure successful completion of the degree programs in Germany (final scores on
previous academic examinations, language skills),
-women and candidates from disadvantaged groups who meet the required academic
and professional standards and show proven commitment to development-related
issues are especially targeted for program admission.
criteria and procedures for DAAD Scholarships for Developing
Countries recipients ensure that:
-priority target candidates have proven, development-related motivation and can
be expected to make full use of their scholarship and education by taking on
social responsibility later in their careers, acting as agents of change who
stimulate and support development in their personal and professional
surroundings ( motivation, commitment to development),
-the candidates have the professional and academic qualifications Necessary to
Ensure successful completion of the degree programs in Germany (final scores on
previous academic examinations, language skills),
-women and candidates from disadvantaged groups who meet the required academic
and professional standards and show proven commitment to development-related
issues are especially targeted for program admission.
How to Apply:
The completed applicationform must be accompanied by the following documents in German,
English or French; translations must be submitted with documents in other
languages.
-full curriculum vitae
-detailed and precise description of study or research proposal as well as
information on any previous study or research projects of particular relevance
to a decision of award
-evidence of any existing contact with academics at the chosen German host
institutions (copies of correspondence), applicants for Research grants up to 6
months should provide a precise schedule which has been agreed upon by the host
institution.
-depending on the purpose one or two recent referee’s report(s) by one or two
university teacher(s), which should contain information on the applicant’s
academic or artistic abilities (the form is available from the above-mentioned offices
or on the Internet: www.daad.de/de/form). Applicants with the purpose of
gaining a doctorate have to submit two reports (as the case may be from
different subjects), all other applicants have to submit one report. These
reports are confidential; they should not be sent to the DAAD in Bonn direct,
but forwarded in a sealed envelope to the responsible authority accepting
applications in the candidate’s home country.
-academic certificates: officially authenticated copies of the following:
1.school-leaving certificate giving the right of entry to higher education in
the applicant´s home country (with individual grades, not required for Research
grants up to 6 months)
2. all university end-of-year exam certificates (with individual grades)
3.university diploma or degree certificate indicating the final grade(s).
-All certificates must be accompanied by an explanation of the grading system.
Copies of certificates must be officially authenticated and submitted
preferably on DIN A4 or A5 paper.
-Document copies may be authenticated as true copies of the originals with a
stamp and signature by one of the following authorities:
-The German Embassy or Consulate, a German school, or the university which
conferred the degree. The accuracy of the translation must be confirmed.
Original certificates will not be needed until matriculation at the German
institution.
-language certificate, giving evidence of the applicant´s level of proficiency
in German at the time of application. The certificate should preferably be issued
by a Goethe-Institut lecturer or a DAAD-Lektor/in, otherwise by a recognised
teacher of German. Applicants for an English-instructed degree programme are
requested to submit in addition the English language proficiency certificates
specified in the programme announcement.
1. recent photographs, attached to the application forms
2. health certificate (DAAD will give you a special notice as to when this
certificate should be delivered)
3. this certificate should be delivered) documents relating to periods of
practical training, if appropriate
4. list of publications if any
English or French; translations must be submitted with documents in other
languages.
-full curriculum vitae
-detailed and precise description of study or research proposal as well as
information on any previous study or research projects of particular relevance
to a decision of award
-evidence of any existing contact with academics at the chosen German host
institutions (copies of correspondence), applicants for Research grants up to 6
months should provide a precise schedule which has been agreed upon by the host
institution.
-depending on the purpose one or two recent referee’s report(s) by one or two
university teacher(s), which should contain information on the applicant’s
academic or artistic abilities (the form is available from the above-mentioned offices
or on the Internet: www.daad.de/de/form). Applicants with the purpose of
gaining a doctorate have to submit two reports (as the case may be from
different subjects), all other applicants have to submit one report. These
reports are confidential; they should not be sent to the DAAD in Bonn direct,
but forwarded in a sealed envelope to the responsible authority accepting
applications in the candidate’s home country.
-academic certificates: officially authenticated copies of the following:
1.school-leaving certificate giving the right of entry to higher education in
the applicant´s home country (with individual grades, not required for Research
grants up to 6 months)
2. all university end-of-year exam certificates (with individual grades)
3.university diploma or degree certificate indicating the final grade(s).
-All certificates must be accompanied by an explanation of the grading system.
Copies of certificates must be officially authenticated and submitted
preferably on DIN A4 or A5 paper.
-Document copies may be authenticated as true copies of the originals with a
stamp and signature by one of the following authorities:
-The German Embassy or Consulate, a German school, or the university which
conferred the degree. The accuracy of the translation must be confirmed.
Original certificates will not be needed until matriculation at the German
institution.
-language certificate, giving evidence of the applicant´s level of proficiency
in German at the time of application. The certificate should preferably be issued
by a Goethe-Institut lecturer or a DAAD-Lektor/in, otherwise by a recognised
teacher of German. Applicants for an English-instructed degree programme are
requested to submit in addition the English language proficiency certificates
specified in the programme announcement.
1. recent photographs, attached to the application forms
2. health certificate (DAAD will give you a special notice as to when this
certificate should be delivered)
3. this certificate should be delivered) documents relating to periods of
practical training, if appropriate
4. list of publications if any
Scholarship
Applications Dates and Deadlines
Applications Dates and Deadlines
Scholarship applicants from developing countries
(on the DAC List of the OECD) can
apply at the German embassy or DAAD regional office, directly at the DAAD in
Bonn or directly to the university.
(on the DAC List of the OECD) can
apply at the German embassy or DAAD regional office, directly at the DAAD in
Bonn or directly to the university.
The general closing dates for applications are as
follows:
-31 July (annually) DAAD Regional Office, DAAD-Information Centre
or German Embassy or
-31 August (annually) DAAD Bonn or
-15 October (annually) University (Please check date. Deadlines
differ from university to university.
follows:
-31 July (annually) DAAD Regional Office, DAAD-Information Centre
or German Embassy or
-31 August (annually) DAAD Bonn or
-15 October (annually) University (Please check date. Deadlines
differ from university to university.
Applicants should be sure to check information
regarding application closing dates directly with the individual universities
because they may vary from the general deadlines listed above.
regarding application closing dates directly with the individual universities
because they may vary from the general deadlines listed above.
The selection process generally takes place at the
universities in the period from November to February.
universities in the period from November to February.
Scholarships are usually awarded for the following
winter semester.
winter semester.
