DAAD Scholarships for International Students to study in Development-Related Postgraduate Courses in Germany, 2016/2017

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides scholarships in Germany for international students for a range of postgraduate courses at German Universities which aim at providing academically educated young professionals from developing countries
with further specialized studies

Scholarship Provider/ Funding Agency

DAAD

Study Area

• Economic Sciences / Business Administration / Political Economics
• Development Co-operation
• Engineering and Related Sciences
• Mathematics
• Regional Planning
• Agricultural and Forest Sciences
• Environmental Sciences
• Medicine / Public Health
• Social and Political Sciences, Law and Education
• Media Studies
• Scholarship open for
• International Students
• Scholarship Level
• Master Degree

Please refer this link for more specific study areas 

Eligibility.

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 emphasis on development policies having a bearing on technological, economic or social areas

• Holds a Bachelor’s degree (normally four years) in a related subject.
• Has completed an academic degree with far above average results (upper third) and at least two years of related professional experience
• His/her academic degrees should normally not be more than six years old
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• For courses in German: DSH 2 or TestDaF 4; at time of application German skills at completed level A2 are required. In addition, German language courses at level A2 or B1 are highly recommended
• For courses in English: IELTS (Band 6) certifi cate or TOEFL (minimum score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based).

Number of Scholarships

Not specified

Scholarship Duration

One to two years or depend on the courses preferred

Coverage/Scholarship Benefits

All the related expenses will be covered by the DAAD

Application Method

Please refer to the respective websites of the Universities for the application procedure, the application deadline, and the documents to be submitted. Deadline varies depending on the course/university but is usually around August-October 2015

For more information about the application procedure please refer this link

Deadline

August – October 2015

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