Applications are
invited for DAAD scholarships from developing countries’ students. The
scholarships are available for pursuing a postgraduate degree at German
institutions of Higher education.
With its
development-oriented postgraduate study programmes, the DAAD promotes the
training of specialists from development and newly industrialized countries.
The DAAD supports
over 100,000 German and international students and researchers around the globe
each year – making it the world’s largest funding organisation of its kind.
The last academic
degree (usually a Bachelor’s degree) should have been completed no longer than
six years previously.
Course Level: Scholarships are available
to pursue a postgraduate 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.
Study
Subject(s):
DAAD Scholarships are awarded for pursuing development-related
postgraduate courses.
Scholarship
Award:
Scholarship includes:
- Depending
on academic level, monthly payments of 750 euros for graduates or 1,000
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
Number of
Awards:
Not Known
Scholarship
can be taken in Germany
Eligibility: Scholarship criteria is:
- Graduates
with at least two years’ professional experience - Candidates
fulfill the necessary academic requirements and can be expected to
successfully complete a study programme in Germany (above-average result
for first academic exam – top performance third, language skills) - Candidates
have a Bachelor degree (usually a four-year course) in an appropriate
subject - Candidates
have at least two years’ professional experience - Candidates
can prove their motivation is development-related and be expected to take
on social responsibility and initiate and support processes of change in
their personal and professional environment after their
training/scholarship
Nationality: Students (on the DAC
List of the OECD) from following developing countries can apply:
List of Subjects:
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
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement:
- The
last academic degree (usually a Bachelor’s degree) should have been
completed no longer than six years previously - At
least two years’ relevant professional experience
Test
Requirement: No
English Language
Requirements: Depending
on chosen study programme; please check scholarship brochure or the website of
your chosen study programme.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is by
post or electronically.
Required documents
(in the following order):
- DAAD
application form - Hand-signed
CV (please use the europass specimen form at
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/) - Hand-signed
letter of motivation (with reference to current occupation) - Research
exposé (if required by university) - Academic
letter/s of recommendation from your university; the letter must have a
signature and office stamp and must be of recent date (not in a sealed
envelope) - Professional
letter/s of recommendation from your employer; the letter must have a
signature and office stamp and must be of recent date (not in a sealed
envelope) - Confirmation
of employment from the employer in your home country and if possible, a
guarantee of re-employment upon your return home - Proof
of language abilities
– English – IELTS or TOEFL (Note: Institutional TOEFL will not be accepted)
– German – necessary for the courses taught in German; for the courses
taught in English, if available
– Copies of awarded academic degrees
– Copies of academic transcripts
– A copy of School Leaving Certificate
Note: Some courses
may require additional documents. For detailed information, please see the
relevant course description on the following pages. All documents must be
submitted as identical duplicates.
Applications
Deadlines: Depending
on chosen study programme; please check deadlines
here.
