DAAD Scholarship 2024 | Application Process | Fully Funded

If you want to study in Germany on a scholarship, this is an excellent chance for you. In this article, we will go over the DAAD scholarship, its benefits, and the step-by-step application process.

The DAAD scholarship 2024-2025 is a fully-funded scholarship for international students. This scholarship allows you to study a master’s or PhD at one of Germany’s best universities. DAAD scholarships include a monthly grant of 934 euros for graduates and 1,200 euros for doctorate candidates.

Well-trained experts who are connected to foreign partners contribute significantly to their countries’ long-term growth. They are the best assurance of a better future with less poverty, greater education, and improved health for all. The DAAD encourages development through its postgraduate study programs.

DAAD Scholarship Coverage

DAAD Scholarship 2024 for Masters and PhD Germany provides the recipient with the following benefits:

• Depending on academic level, monthly payments of 934 euros for graduates or 1,200 euros for doctoral candidates.
• Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding
• Payments towards health, accident, and personal liability insurance cover.
• One-off study allowance.

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

• Monthly rent subsidy
• Monthly allowance for accompanying members of the family

Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible for DAAD Scholarship 2024 for Masters and PhD Germany, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Required Languages: English or German.
• For international programs, the language of instruction is English. You are usually required to submit an English language certificate e.g. TOEFL or IELTS.
• For other programs, the language of instruction is German. You are usually required to submit a German language certificate e.g. DSH or TestDaF.
• Eligible Countries: Click here for a list of eligible developing countries.
• Candidates have a Bachelor’s degree (usually a four-year course) or Master’s degree in an appropriate subject.
• Candidates have at least two years of professional experience.
• 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.

Required Documents:

• Signed DAAD application form with current date
• Personally signed CV (please use the sample europass form at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/) with the current date
• Personally signed Letter of Motivation (concerning current occupation and choice of postgraduate program(s), two pages maximum) with the current date.
  IMPORTANT: When applying for more than one postgraduate course (maximum 3 courses), you have to submit one motivation letter explaining why you are applying for these specific courses and why you chose that priority.
• Letter of recommendation from your current employer; the letter must have letterhead, a signature, and an official stamp and must be of current date (not in a sealed envelope)
• Certificate(s) of Employment from the employer(s) that proves a minimum of two years of relevant working experience (after the bachelor’s degree) at the time of application and if possible, a guarantee of re-employment from your current employer upon returning home.
• Proof of Language Skills:
• English – IELTS or TOEFL (Note: The institutional TOEFL is not accepted)
• German – Required for courses taught in German
• Copies of Academic Degrees (certified translation if necessary)
• Copies of Academic Transcripts, including grading scale (certified translation if necessary)
• Applicants from the People’s Republic of China are asked to submit an APS Certificate with their application documents.

Note: Some courses may require additional documents. For detailed information, please see the relevant course description in the Brochure and on the respective websites. The complete applications have to be submitted in English or German to be considered.

Step-by-Step Application and Selection Procedure for DAAD Scholarship:

• Choose suitable courses of your interest. (You can apply for a maximum of three courses)
  Apply to universities offering those courses.
• You send your complete application(s) (with the above documents) directly to the universities.
  A selection committee suggests potential candidates for a DAAD scholarship.
• The suggested candidates will be contacted by DAAD to upload their complete application to the DAAD Portal. (The link to the DAAD Portal will be provided by DAAD through email)
• The selection process will be finalized, and the suggested candidates will be informed accordingly.

Important Note:

Make sure that you have a copy of each document of your application ready, as those documents (as PDF files) have to be uploaded to the DAAD Portal in case you are suggested for a DAAD scholarship!

Application:

Qualified and Interested applicants should Apply here

Deadline: Varies By Courses