DAAD Masters/PhD Scholarships for Foreign Students 2022

The DAAD Scholarships 2022 in Germany for international students are open for applications. With its development-oriented postgraduate study programmes, the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from development and newly industrialised countries. Well-trained local experts, who are networked with international partners, play an important part in the sustainable development of their countries.

Details about the DAAD Scholarships 2022 in Germany

They are the best guarantee for a better future with less poverty, more education and health for all.

The scholarships offer foreign graduates from development and newly industrialised countries from all disciplines and with at least two years of professional experience the chance to take a postgraduate or Master's degree at a state or state-recognised German university, and in exceptional cases to take a doctoral degree and to obtain a university qualification (Master's/PhD) in Germany.

Eligible Nationalities:

Graduates with at least two years professional experience from the following countries: list of eligible countries

Available Subjects:

Individual scholarships exclusively for Postgraduate courses in Germany are listed on the "List of all Postgraduate courses with application deadlines 2023/24".

Duration of the funding

12 to 42 months (dependent on study programme)

Scholarship Benefits:

• Depending on an 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 the family

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates 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)
• Candidates have a Bachelor's degree (usually a four-year course) 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