DAAD Scholarships in Germany for Development-Related Postgraduate Courses
DAAD
Masters/PhD Degree
Masters/PhD Degree
Deadline: Aug-Oct 2018 (annual)
Study in: Germany
Next course starts AY 2019/2020
Study in: Germany
Next course starts AY 2019/2020
Brief description:
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.
Host Institution(s):
German Universities offering development-related postgraduate courses
Level/Field(s) of Study:
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.
See the complete list of eligible development-related postgraduate courses for 2019/2020.
Number of Scholarships:
Limited
Target group:
Young professionals from developing countries
Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:
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)
Application instructions:
Applications must be made directly to the respective course.
Please refer to the respective course websites for the application
procedure, the application deadline, and the documents to be submitted.
Deadline varies depending on the course but falls around August-October 2018.
It is important to read the 2019/2020 brochure
and visit the official website to access the application form and for
complete information on how to apply for this scholarship.
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