DAAD Scholarship

DAAD German Scholarship Offer 178 Scholarship options * Study Scholarships - Master Studies for All Academic Disciplines. * Research Grants in Germany. * Study scholarships for STEM disciplines. * Doctoral Programmes in Germany. * Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees / Cotutelle . The research grant offers the opportunity to realise a research project in Germany. The programme sup-ports research stays during a doctorate or in the early postdoc phase. Who can apply? You can apply if you are doing your doctorate at a university or research institution outside Germany or have already completed your doctorate (post-doc, up to 4 years after completing your doctorate) You cannot apply if you are doing your entire doctorate at a German university. What can be funded? A research project at a state or state-recognised university or a non-university research institute in Germany, which is being carried out in agreement with a scientific supervisor in Germany. Duration of the funding Funding is provided for a period of: Doctoral students: 2 to 12 months Postdocs: 2 to 6 months It is not possible to divide the funding up within the funding period. The realisation of research work in different countries outside Germany is not eligible for funding. Please indicate your desired funding period in the application form. The funding must begin in 2026. The funding period will be determined by the selection committee during the selection process, taking your work schedule into account. The scholarship cannot be extended. Scholarship Value Monthly scholarship payments of 1.400 Euros. Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover (see also our important information for scholarship applicants / section F, point 4) travel allowance for a funding period of more than six months: research allowance of 460 Euros. Under certain circumstances, you can apply for the following additional benefits after start of funding: monthly rent subsidy, only for a funding period of more than six months (see important information for scholarship applicants, section F, point 9) monthly allowance for accompanying members of family, only for a funding period of more than six months; please also read our important information for scholarship applicants / section F, point 3 In case of a disability or chronic illness: on application, a subsidy may be provided for justified additional costs incurred abroad that are necessary to realise the project in Germany and that are not covered by a third party; whether and to what extent a subsidy will be paid, will be reviewed and determined on an individual basis, see important information for scholarship applicants, section F, point 8. Green Mobility Top Up (subsidy for climate-friendly travel) or reimbursement of carbon offset payments for air travel To allow you to improve your language skills in preparation for your stay in Germany, the DAAD offers the following benefits (only for a funding period of more than six months): Payment of course fees for an online language course after receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter if necessary: German language course in Germany before the start of the research project; the DAAD decides whether to fund participation and for how long depending on German language skills and project. Allowance for a personally chosen German language course during the scholarship period Benefits from third parties are partially credited towards the DAAD scholarship. Information on this can be found in the important scholarship information in section F, point 6. For application requirements visit website. www.funding-guide.de When you will open the website. You will select your country name and if you do not see your country name it's meaning that this scholarship is not for your country but if you found and select your country name then you will select your study program. Selection An independent selection committee consisting of specialist scientists reviews the applications. The selection committee also gives due consideration to equal opportunities; you can provide relevant information in the application form (see important scholarship information, section E, point 3). For more information on the selection procedure, go to important scholarship information, section E. Potential of applicant career prospects: significance of the research project and stay in Germany for further academic, professional and personal development motivation: academic and personal reasons for wanting to visit Germany, German language skills (if different from working language) non-study-related activities: non-study-related knowledge and skills, civic engagement. Address Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e.V. Kennedyallee 50 53175 Bonn, Germany Contact by phone: Info-Center provides consulting in German and English by telephone at +49 (228) 882-180 during the following hours: Monday - Thursday: 9am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm (CET or CEST) Friday: 9am – 2pm (CET or CEST) Alternatively, you can use the DAAD Information Centre contact form to send us an inquiry. Go to the DAAD Scholarship Database: Visit the official DAAD website and navigate to the scholarship database funding-guide.de or www.daad.de. 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