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DAAD Postgraduate Scholarships for Developing Countries Students, 2023

With its development-oriented postgraduate study programs, DAAD Development promotes the training of specialists of new industrial countries.

Founded in Heidelberg in 1925 on the initiative of a student, DAAD has since become one of the most important funding organizations in the world for an international exchange of students and researchers.

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Great Chance to study in Germany.

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Why study at DAAD? The DAAD supports over 100,000 German and international students and researchers around the globe each year – making it the world’s largest funding organization of its kind.

Application Deadline: Varies according to the countries.

Brief Description

  • University or Organization: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
  • Department: NA
  • Course Level: Scholarships are available to pursue a postgraduate 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.
  • Awards: 861 euros for graduates or 1,200 euros for doctoral candidates
  • Numbers of Award: Not known
  • Nationality: Foreign Students
  • Scholarship can be taken in Germany
  • Language: English or German

Eligibility 

  • Eligible Countries: Foreign Students are eligible to apply
  • Eligible Course or Subjects: The scholarship will be for pursuing development-related postgraduate courses.
  • Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the given criteria:
  1. The applicants must be Graduates with at least two years of professional experience. They fulfil the necessary academic requirements and can be expected to successfully complete a study programme in Germany (above-average result for the first academic exam – top performance third, language skills)
  2. 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

How to Apply

  • How to Apply: To apply, the applicants must submit an online application. Individual scholarships exclusively for Postgraduate courses in Germany are listed on the    List of all Postgraduate courses with application deadlines 2023/24.
  • Supporting Documents: As part of the application, the applicants must submit all the following required documents: DAAD application form, hand-signed CV (use the Europass specimen form at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/), hand-signed letter of motivation (with reference to current occupation) maximum 2 pages, academic letter/s of recommendation (the letters must have a letterhead, a signature and office stamp and must be of recent date, professional letter/s of recommendation from your employer (the letters must have a letterhead, a signature and office stamp and must be of recent date), 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: a) English – TOEFL or IELTS (Note: We only accept an academic TOEFL) b) German – necessary for the courses taught in German; for the courses taught in English, if available, copies of awarded academic degrees (certified translation if necessary) – copies of academic transcripts (certified translation if necessary)
  • Admission Requirements: To apply the applicants must be graduates with at least two years professional experience and have a Bachelor’s degree (usually a four-year course) in an appropriate subject.
  • Language Requirement: English or German

Benefits

The university will provide all the following:

  • Depending on the academic level, monthly payments of 861 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.

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7 comments

  1. Kayla zaina says:

    I would like to know if you have master of art in gender studies. And lam from Uganda so it is possible to get that scholarship

  2. Menberu says:

    it is very good information. I always find scholarship postion on master degree program relating with journalism and communication as well as relating with media.

  3. Elmo says:

    Hello,

    Please i would like to know if there is a Place for Cybersecurity Master or Masters in Information Technology.

    Please update me on this since those are my field of study.

    Thank you

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