Scholarship Overview:
- This scholarship program offers you the opportunity to continue your academic education in Germany with a postgraduate or Master's degree course of study.
Host School(s):
- Study in Germany
Field of study:
Excellently-qualified graduates who have completed a first degree (Bachelor, Diploma or comparable academic degree) at the latest by the time they commence their scholarship-supported study program.
- Language and Cultural Studies
- Law, Economics and Social Sciences
- Mathematics/Natural Sciences
- Medicine
- Agriculture, Forestry and Nutritional Science
- Engineering
Application Requirements:
- Follow this link to see the requirements by countries: https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?status=&origin=&subjectGrps=&daad=1&q=&page=24&detail=50026200
- As a rule, applicants should have taken their final examinations no longer than six years before the application deadline.
- Applicants who have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline cannot be considered.
- Notification of admission from the German host university for the desired degree course; please note that you yourself are responsible for ensuring that you apply for admission at the host university by the due date. If notification of admission is not yet available at the time of application, it must be subsequently submitted before the scholarship-supported study begins. A Scholarship Award Letter from the DAAD is only valid if you have been admitted to study at the desired host university.
- If the degree programme includes a study period or work placement abroad lasting several months, funding for this period abroad is usually only possible under the following conditions:
- The study visit is essential for achievement of the scholarship objective.
- The study period is no longer than a quarter of the scholarship period. Longer periods cannot be funded, even partially.
- The study period does not take place in the home country.
- When you apply for your chosen study programme, you are usually required to prove that you have an adequate knowledge of the language of instruction.
Language skills
An independent selection committee consisting of specialist scientists reviews applications.
The most important selection criteria are:
- academic achievements
- convincing academic and personal reasons for the planned study project in Germany
List of participating countries:
- Albania,Armenia,Australia,Austria,Azerbaijan,Belarus,Belgium,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bulgaria,Canada,Croatia,Cyprus,Czech Republic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Georgia,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Israel,Italy,Japan,Kazakhstan,Korea, the Dem. People's Republic Korea, the Republic of Kosovo,Kyrgyzstan,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic,Malta,Moldova, Republic of Montenegro,Netherlands,New Zealand,Norway,Palestinian territories,Paraguay,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russian Federation,San Marino,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Syrian Arab Republic (Syria),Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,Ukraine,United Kingdom,United States of America,Uzbekistan,Vatican City,Yemen.
For a postgraduate or Master's degree completed in Germany:
- between 10 and 24 months depending on the length of the chosen study programme
- The scholarships are awarded for the duration of the standard period of study for the chosen study program (up to a maximum of 24 months). To receive further funding after the first year of study for 2-year courses, proof of academic achievements thus far should indicate that the study program can be successfully completed within the standard period of study.
- Applicants who are already in Germany in the first academic year of a 2-year postgraduate or Master's program at the time of their application may apply for a scholarship for the second year of study. In this case, it is not possible to extend the scholarship.
- usually one academic year; an extension is not possible.
- The scholarship usually begins on 1st October, or earlier if the student takes a language course prior to the study program.
- What does the scholarship cover?
- Scholarship payments of 750 euros a month
- 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 study allowance
- Under certain circumstances, scholarship holders may receive the following additional benefits:
- Contribution towards tuition fees that may be charged by the university (max. € 500.- per semester)
- Monthly rent subsidy
- Monthly allowance for accompanying members of family
- To enable scholarship holders to learn German in preparation for their stay in the country, DAAD offers the following services:
- Payment of course fees for the online language course "Deutsch-Uni Online (DUO)" for six months after receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter
- if necessary: Language course (2, 4 or 6 months) before the start of the study visit; the DAAD decides whether to fund participation and for how long depending on German language skills and project. Participation in a language course is compulsory if the study programme is taught in German.
- Allowance for a personally chosen German language course during the scholarship 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.
- Varies by country.
How can I Apply?
- Application procedure varies by country: https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?status=&origin=&subjectGrps=&daad=1&q=&page=24&detail=50026200
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