Scholarship
Description:

• Application
  Deadline: Grants are available for
  graduate and doctoral candidates to carry out research and continue their
  education in Germany.
• Course
  Level: Grants are available for
  graduate and doctoral candidates to carry out research and continue their
  education in Germany.
• Study
  Subject: Grants are awarded in
  following disciplines: Language and Cultural Studies, Law, Economics and
  Social Sciences, Mathematics/Natural Sciences, Medicine, Agriculture,
  Forestry and Nutritional Science.
• Scholarship
  Award: 
• Depending
  on academic level, monthly payments of:
  euros 850.- for graduates,
  euros 1,200.- 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
• One-off
  research allowance

• monthly
  rent subsidy
• monthly
  allowance for accompanying family members

• Payment
  of course fees for the online language course “Deutsch-Uni Online (DUO)”
  (www.deutsch-uni.com)
  for six months after receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter
• if
  necessary: Language course (2, 4 or 6 months) before the start of the
  research stay; the DAAD decides whether to fund the grant holder’s participation
  and for how long depending on language skills and project. If a language
  course scholarship is granted and the working language at the host
  institute is German, participation is compulsory.
• Allowance
  for a personally chosen German language course during the grant period
• Reimbursement
  of the fees for the TestDaF test which has either been taken in the home
  country after receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter or in Germany
  before the end of the funding period
• As
  an alternative to the TestDaF for scholarship holders who have taken a
  language course beforehand: the fee for a DSH examination taken during
  the scholarship period may be reimbursed.
• Number
  of Scholarships: Not known
• Nationality: Foreign
  applicants
• Scholarship
  can be taken in Germany

Eligibility
for the Scholarship:

• Eligible
  Countries: Foreign applicants can
  apply for these DAAD research grants.
• Entrance
  Requirements:Excellently-qualified
  young academics and scientists who have completed a Master’s degree or
  Diplom, or in exceptional cases a Bachelor’s degree at the latest by the
  time they begin their grant-supported research.
• A
  Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree of 2nd class upper division
  level and a Master of Arts/Master of Science degree are required.
• For
  francophone countries: A Licence or Maitrise degree of “assez bien” level
  and a DEA/DESS degree or a Master corresponding to the LMD system are
  required.
• As
  a rule, applicants should not have graduated any longer than six years
  before the application deadline. If you are already working on a doctoral
  degree, you should not have started your degree any longer than three
  years previously.
• Applicants
  who have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the
  application deadline cannot be considered.
• The
  required language level depends on the applicant’s study plans and
  subject: In the arts, social sciences and in law, at least a good
  knowledge of German is usually expected. For the natural sciences and
  engineering, proof of good English language skills may also be accepted
  if English is spoken at the host institute.
• English
  Language Requirements: Applicants
  from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English
  language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
  Language skills: The
  required language level depends on the applicant’s study plans and
  subject: In the arts, social sciences and in law, at least a good
  knowledge of German is usually expected. For the natural sciences and
  engineering, proof of good English language skills may also be accepted if
  English is spoken at the host institute.

Application
Procedure:

• Online
  application form
• Full
  curriculum vitae in tabular form (max. 3 pages)
• List of
  publications (max. 10 pages), if applicable
• Extensive
  and detailed description of the research proposal and a description of
  previous research work (max. 10 pages)

• Letter
  confirming supervision by a university teacher in Germany (academic
  adviser)
• Schedule
  of planned research work

• Letter
  of admission to a study program; this can be subsequently submitted before
  the grant-supported research begins if it is not available at the time of
  application.
• Proof
  of existing contacts to the coordinator of the doctoral program in the
  form of copies of correspondence

• Diploma
  or degree certificate indicating final grade(s): the certificate must be
  subsequently submitted before the grant-supported research begins if it is
  not available at the time of application.
• Other
  documents which support your application (example: certificates of
  employment, proof of placements, etc.)
• German
  or English translations of documents submitted in the national language
• Copy of
  school-leaving certificate which entitles holders to study at a university
  in the home country (with all individual grades)
• An
  official confirmation of funding for your field trip expenses (e.g. from
  you home university) or a confirmation that applicants will cover the
  costs by yourself. Kindly note that the DAAD cannot cover field trips
  expenses, hence we request you to send us an official confirmation of
  funding.
• All
  university certificates on all annual examinations with individual
  grade(s), incl. explanation of the grading system.

• The
  “Application Summary”, which is generated in the portal in PDF format and
  which can be printed out after the online application procedure is
  completed; please send 1 copy/copies to the application address.
• Two
  recent references from university teachers which provide information about
  their qualifications; please enclose the references in envelopes with each
  copy of their application

Online Application

Scholarship Link