DAAD Research Grants for Young Foreign Academics and Scientists in Germany, 2021
Applications are invited for DAAD research grants available for young foreign academics and scientists with an opportunity to carry out research and continue their education in Germany.
The grants will be awarded for the doctoral programme at a state or state-recognized institution of higher education or a non-university research institute in Germany.
The aim of this grant program is to support doctoral projects in Germany. The grants also promote the exchange of experience and networking amongst colleagues.
DAAD research grants provide young foreign academics and scientists with an opportunity to carry out research and continue their education in Germany.
Application Deadline: December 31, 2021
Brief Description
- Course Level: Grants are available for graduate and doctoral candidates to carry out research and continue their education in Germany.
- Study Subject: Grants are awarded in the following disciplines: Language and Cultural Studies, Law, Economics and Social Sciences, Mathematics/Natural Sciences, Medicine, Agriculture, Forestry and Nutritional Science.
- monthly rent subsidy
- monthly allowance for accompanying family members
- Awards: Varies Under certain circumstances, grant holders completing an uninterrupted stay of over 6 months may receive the following additional benefits:
- To enable grant holders to improve their language skills in preparation for their stay in Germany, DAAD offers the following services:
- Payment of course fees for the online language course “Deutsch-Uni Online (DUO)” (www.deutsch-uni.com) for six months after receipt of the Award Letter
- if necessary: Language course (2, 4 or 6 months) before the start of the research stay the DAAD decides whether to fund the grant holder’s participation and for how long depending on language skills and project. If a language course scholarship is granted and the working language at the host institute is German, participation is compulsory.
- Allowance for a personally chosen German language course during the grant period
- Reimbursement of the fees for the TestDaF test which has either been taken in the home country after receipt of the Award Letter or in Germany before the end of the funding period
- As an alternative to the TestDaF for scholarship holders who have taken a language course beforehand: the fee for a DSH examination taken during the program period may be reimbursed.
- Number of Awards: Not known
- Nationality: Foreign applicants
- The award can be taken in Germany
Eligibility
- Eligible Countries: Foreign applicants can apply for these DAAD research grants.
- Entrance Requirements: Excellently qualified young academics and scientists who have completed a Master’s degree or Diplom, or in exceptional cases a Bachelor’s degree at the latest by the time they begin their grant-supported research.
- A Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree of 2nd class upper-division level and a Master of Arts/Master of Science degree are required.
- For francophone countries: A Licence or Maitrise degree of “assez bien” level and a DEA/DESS degree or a Master corresponding to the LMD system are required.
- As a rule, applicants should not have graduated any longer than six years before the application deadline. If you are already working on a doctoral degree, you should not have started your degree any longer than three years previously.
- Applicants who have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline cannot be considered.
- The required language level depends on the applicant’s study plans and subject: In the arts, social sciences and in law, at least a good knowledge of German is usually expected. For the natural sciences and engineering, proof of good English language skills may also be accepted if English is spoken at the host institute.
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