German Government DAAD Scholarships

German Government DAAD Scholarships offer foreign graduates from development and newly industrialized countries from all disciplines and with at least two years’ professional experience the chance to take a postgraduate or Master’s degree at a state or state-recognized German university, and in exceptional cases to take a doctoral degree, and to obtain a university qualification (Master’s/PhD) in Germany.

With its development-oriented postgraduate study programmes, the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from development and newly industrialised countries.

Well-trained local experts, who possess connection with international partners, play an important part in the sustainable development of their countries.

Scholarship Summary

Host Country: Germany

Study Abroad: Study in Europe
Eligible Countries: All Countries
Reward: Full Scholarship | Accommodation | 1,200 Euros Monthly Stipend | Airfare Allowance

Available Courses

These are the available courses in the DAAD Scholarship

Economic Sciences/ Business Administration/ Political Economics
Development Cooperation

Engineering and Related Sciences
Mathematics
Regional and Urban Planning

Agricultural and Forest Sciences
Natural and Environmental Sciences
Medicine and Public Health

Social Sciences, Education and Law
Media Studies

Scholarship Requirements:

The Typical Scholarship Holder

works either for a public authority or a state or private company in a developing country and, as such, is engaged in the planning and execution of directives and projects with emphasis on development policies having a bearing on technological, economic or social areas.
holds a Bachelor’s degree (normally four years) in a related subject.
has completed an academic degree with far above average results (upper third) and at least two years of related professional experience after the first degree (bachelor) at the time of application.

His/her academic degrees should normally not be more than six years old.

Applicants who are former residents in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline will not receive consideration

Scholarship Duration and Reward

Depending on academic level, monthly payments of 934 euros for graduates or 1,200 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

Under certain circumstances, scholarship holders may receive the following additional benefits:

Monthly rent subsidy

Monthly allowance for accompanying members of family

Required Documents

To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;

Completed and signed checklist

DAAD application “Application for a research/study scholarship” (please type your answers or make sure they are easy to read)
A curriculum vitae in reverse chronological order without any unexplained gaps (please use the europass template including exact information about your studies, and on practical experience
One Letter of Motivation with detailed reference to academic, professional and personal reasons for applying for the programme.
IMPORTANT: When applying for more than one postgraduate course (maximum 3 courses), please also give detailed reasons for your choice of courses and prioritisation in the letter of motivation. Please submit a uniform letter of motivation to all postgraduate degree programmes of your choice.

[listLetter of recommendation from your current employer; the letter must include official letterhead, signature and official stamp and must be of current date (not in a sealed envelope)]

Certificate(s) of Employment from the employer(s) showing at least two years of relevant work experience after the Bachelor’s degree up to the time of application and if possible, a guarantee of re-employment from your current employer upon returning home. The certificate of employment from the current employer should, if possible, include a guarantee of re-employment after returning to the home country.
Recent proof of Language Skills:
o English – IELTS or TOEFL (Note: The institutional TOEFL is not accepted)
o German – required for courses taught in German

Copies of your higher education degree certificates. Please provide a certified translation if the original is not in German or English, and make sure these are clearly legible.
Copy of your full set of transcript of records. Please provide an explanation of the grading system if this is not part of the transcript.
Applicants from the People’s Republic of China are asked to submit an APS Certificate with their application documents.

Method of Application

Apply directly to the chosen study programme

Application and Selection Procedure

Step 1: You send your complete application(s) directly to the according postgraduate course.

Step 2: A selection committee suggests potential candidates for a DAAD scholarship.
Step 3: The suggested candidates will be contacted by DAAD to upload their complete application to the DAAD Portal.
Step 4: The selection process will be finalized, and the suggested candidates will be informed accordingly.

German Government DAAD Scholarships 2023 for International Students | Study-In-Germany