Fully Funded Scholarships for STEM Disciplines in Germany from DAAD

• This program is aimed at outstanding students from developing and emerging countries who wish to complete a Master's degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at a German university.
• You are eligible to apply for this opportunity if you have completed your studies with a first university degree recognized in Germany (such as a Bachelor's degree) before the application deadline.
• Holders of a Master's degree are not eligible to apply.
• Only applications completed with all required documents will be considered.
• Incomplete applications will be excluded.
• Applicants will be selected based on the submitted documents.
• Pre-selected applicants will be invited to a (digital) interview with an independent selection committee of university professors.
• The personal interview is a crucial element in assessing the credibility of the application and the individual qualities of the applicants and in evaluating them appropriately.
• Selection criteria will be based on:
  • Academic qualifications
  • Academic achievements
  • Study track
  • Knowledge of the language(s) of instruction or working language(s)
  • Internships and relevant work experience, if applicable.
  • Quality of the study project and preparation (initial information, choice of degree program, host university, and networking)
  • Integration of the project into the academic career
  • Applicant's potential
  • Motivation: Academic and personal reasons for residing in Germany, and German language skills (if different from the working language).
  • Prospects: The importance of residing in Germany for further academic, professional, and personal development.
  • Extracurricular commitments: Extracurricular knowledge and skills, and social commitment.
• The selection committee will consider equal opportunity aspects, which you can provide in the application form, such as "special life circumstances":
  • Disability
  • Chronic illness
  • Raising children
  • Caring for relatives
  • Refugees
  • Intensive work required to finance the study.
• Your university degree must have been obtained no more than 6 years ago by the application deadline.
• You must meet the legal and professional requirements for admission to a master's program in Germany. Please note that master's programs at German universities are usually consecutive, meaning that the master's program builds on the bachelor's program.
• Your application will not be considered if you have been resident in Germany for more than 15 months by the application deadline.
• You must demonstrate above-average academic performance.
• You must provide proof of your current proficiency in the language of instruction (German, English, or German and English) in your chosen study program. You must have already reached at least level B1.
• Application deadlines are updated annually in the second quarter of the year. In most cases, the deadlines are the same as the previous year.
• Interdisciplinary study programs must focus on the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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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