DAAD Scholarships (Germany)
Offered by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
About this scholarship
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is Germany's national agency for international academic cooperation and the world's largest funder of international student and researcher mobility. Rather than a single award, DAAD runs hundreds of scholarship programmes — most prominently the Study Scholarships for master's students and Research Grants for doctoral candidates — open to applicants worldwide and across nearly every field. Funding is typically generous: a monthly stipend (around €934 for master's students and €1,300 for doctoral candidates), health and accident insurance, a travel allowance, and, where applicable, rent and family supplements. Programmes, eligibility, covered fields, and deadlines differ for each scholarship, so applicants browse the official DAAD scholarship database, read the specific call for applications, and apply through the linked DAAD application portal (best used on a desktop computer). DAAD scholarships are aimed mainly at graduates, doctoral candidates, and postdocs for study and research stays at German universities and research institutions.
Eligibility
- Be an international (non-German) student or researcher
- Hold a relevant first degree (bachelor's for master's programmes; master's for doctoral grants)
- Choose a specific DAAD programme and meet its stated requirements
- Meet the language requirement for your course (German or English)
- Apply via the DAAD scholarship database/portal by that programme's deadline
Always verify amounts and deadlines on the official site; they change each cycle.
Last verified by us: 2026-06-01.