DAAD Scholarships in Germany for Development-Related Postgraduate Courses
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides scholarships in Germany for
international students for a range of postgraduate courses at German Universities
which aim at providing academically educated young professionals from developing
countries with further specialized studies.
Course Level
Subjects
Masters or PhD courses in 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; and Media
Studies.
Grants
The scholarships include monthly payments of 750 euros for graduates or 1,000 euros
for doctoral candidates; payments towards health, accident and personal liability
insurance cover; and travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the
home country or another source of funding. The scholarship duration is 12 to 24
months (depending on the particular institution) ) and 36 months for PhD.
Eligibility
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
ideally at least two years of related professional experience after the first degree
(bachelor).
- His/her academic degrees should normally not be more than six years old.
- For study courses in German (scholarship includes a 6-month German language course):
DSH 2 or TestDaF 4 at the beginning of the study course; a minimum German language
level of A2 at the time of application. In addition, German language proficiency
at B1 level are highly recommended.
- For courses in English: IELTS (Band 6) certificate or TOEFL (minimum score: 550
paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based)
Deadline
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