Partially Funded Scholarships for International Graduates in Development-Related Fields from DAAD in Germany

DAAD offers a number of partially funded scholarships for foreign graduates from development and newly industrialized countries from all disciplines and with at least two years of professional experience. It awards these scholarships with its development-oriented postgraduate study programs for 12 to 42 months dependent on the study program. These scholarships offer a chance to obtain a university qualification (Master's/PhD) in Germany.

Available Courses Field:

• Postgraduate courses for application of 2023/24.
• Development Management
• International Media Studies 
• Postgraduate courses for application of 2024/25.
• Economic Sciences/Business Administration/Political Economics
• Development Cooperation
• Engineering and Related Sciences
• Regional and Urban Planning
• Agricultural and Forest Sciences
• Natural and Environmental Sciences
• Medicine/Public Health
• Social Sciences, Education, and Law
• Media Studies 

If you get this scholarship, you will have:

• Depending on the academic level, monthly payments of:
• 934 euros for graduates.
• 1,200 euros for doctoral candidates.
• Health, accident, and personal liability insurance cover.
• Travel allowance, unless another source of funding covers these expenses.
• Under certain circumstances, scholarship holders may receive the following additional benefits:
• Monthly rent subsidy.
• Monthly allowance for accompanying members of the family.

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You should meet the following criteria:

• Graduates with at least two years of professional experience.
• Holds a Bachelor’s degree (normally four years) in a related subject.
• 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 an emphasis on development policies having a bearing on technological, economic, or social areas.
• Your academic degrees should normally not be more than six years old.
• Applicants who have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline cannot be considered
• For study courses in German, a minimum German language level of B1 at the time of application is a requirement.
• For courses in English: IELTS (Band 6) certificate or TOEFL (minimum score: 550 paper-based, 213 computer-based, 80 internet-based).

About DAAD:

The German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD is the largest German support organization in the field of international academic cooperation. Founded in 1925, the DAAD is the world's largest funding organization for students and researchers. Its members are German institutions of Higher Education as well as student bodies. It's activities include the awarding of grants and scholarships but also the internationalization of German universities, the promotion of German studies and language abroad, and assisting and advising decision-makers in developing countries on establishing effective universities as well as on matters of education and development policy.

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