About DAAD Masters Schoolarship
DAAD Scholarships are aimed pramarily at graduates, doctoral students, and postdocs and are awarded for study and research visits to universities and non-university research institutions in Germany. In some programmes, internships are also funded.
Benefits of DAAD Masters Schoolarship
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- Postgraduate students get a monthly allowance of 750 Euros
- Doctorate students get a monthly allowance of 1000 Euros
- Both postgraduate and doctorate students get health insurance coverage
- There is also a provision where these students can receive a travel grant
- The students get to study for free at a German university
- The students also get accommodation for free at the university
DAAD Masters Schoolarship Requirements
- Students applying for this scholarship must have completed a Bachelor’s degree course that had a duration of less than or equal to six years.
- Students also have to show proof of two years of working experience.
- The student does not necessarily have to understand German or English as this is dependent on the course that they choose.
Application Date and Process
Follow the steps below to apply:
- The first step is to download the application form from the DAAD scholarship website. Fill in this form with your information.
- The next step is to download a Europas Specimen form that will help you make a personalized CV with your hand-written signature.
- Ensure that you also have a motivation letter that is hand signed and lists your working history as well as references for the same.
- The German universities may request a research proposal, which you should send with your application.
- Ensure that you also attach a recommendation letter from your previous university.
- Ensure that you attach a professional referral letter from your previous employer.
- It is optional to attach a letter of guaranteed reemployment after going back to your country after completing the course.
- There are English and German proficiency tests that a student can sit for. These include;
- IELTS: The approval scores are set by individual universities and are determined by the course chosen
- German Language: This is a necessary test for students who choose courses that are taught in German.
- The TOEFL test is not accepted.
- Students that are interested in the DAAD scholarship should apply for degree courses directly to the university.
- Besides the documents needed to apply for the DAAD scholarship, you should also find out any other documents that you may need to facilitate your study.
- You can apply directly for a course at a German university in various ways. There are universities that allow online applications and there are those that require sending hardcopy applications through postal services.
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