Applications are open for well known KAAD Scholarships available for students
of developing countries. These scholarships are awarded to students
for pursuing master’s degree, PhD or
for a postdoctoral research project (2-6 months for established university lecturers) at a
German university.
The KAAD supports
his scholars in form of scholarships and educational programs and offers
spiritual and personal assistance in view of future multiplying functions
students will have in their home countries.
The Catholic
Academic Exchange Service (KAAD) is the scholarship institution of the German
Catholic Church for post-graduate students and scientists from developing
countries.
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.
Course Level: Scholarships are available
for pursuing master’s degree or a PhD
at a German university or do a postdoctoral research project (2-6 months for established university lecturers) at a
German university.
Study Subject(s): There is no specific subject-preference.
However, the selection board has often given preference to courses and subjects
that they felt to be of significance for the home country of the applicant.
This holds true especially for subjects of PhD-theses. There is therefore a
certain leaning towards “development oriented” studies–this does however not
mean that other fields (cultural, philosophic, linguistic, etc.) cannot be of
significance for a country and are
ruled out.
Scholarship can
be taken in Germany
Eligibility: For the scholarship
programme 1 of KAAD applicants can apply if they:
- Come
from a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or
Latin America and are currently living there - Have a
university degree and professional experience from your home country - Want to
acquire a master’s degree or a PhD at a German university or do a
post-doctoral research project (2-6 months for established university
lecturers) at a German university - Are a
Catholic Christian (or general belong to a Christian denomination).
Candidates from other religions can apply if they are proposed by Catholic
partners and can prove their commitment to interreligious dialogue - Possess
German language skills before starting the studies (KAAD can provide a
language course of max. 6 months in Germany).
Nationality: Students from a
following developing or emerging countries can apply for these
KAAD scholarships.
List of Countries:
Africa, Asia, Near and Middle East (including North Africa) and Latin
America) [Focus Countries Ghana, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,
Cameroon and Nigeria (Africa), Bangladesh, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar,
the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and China (Asia), Egypt, Jordan,
Lebanon, Palestine/Israel and Syria (the Middle East) or Mexico,
Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil (Latin America)
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement: Applicants
come from a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or
Latin America and are currently living there.
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.
How to Apply: The first request is placed
through filling the application
questionnaire and sending it to the KAAD offices. Normally documents
are submitted to the committee of the applicant’s home country. In the
course of the application process, more documents need to be provided by the
applicant and the KAAD-Partner-Committees are involved. If the pre-selection
process has been positive for the applicant, the application is passed on to an
independent selection board, which sits twice per year (in March and in
September).
Application
Deadline:
Applications for the September selection need to be complete by end of June.
Many times, applicants get admission letters (especially for Master-courses)
only when these deadlines have passed. In these cases, the university has to be
asked to defer the admission to the next academic year. Applications can be
made already before admission letters are received. However at the end of the
application process, the applicant needs to show either an admission letter or
a confirmation by the university that they are eligible for the course and that
the application has been received and being processed.
