Doctoral Programmes in Germany

This DAAD scholarship programme enables international students to pursue doctoral degrees at state-recognised universities and research institutes in Germany. The scholarships are funded by the German Federal Foreign Office. Applicants can undertake individual doctoral projects supervised by a university teacher or participate in structured doctoral study programmes. Research phases outside Germany are permitted if they do not exceed one quarter of the total funding period. What you get • €1,400 monthly stipend • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance • Annual research allowance of €460 • Travel allowance (upon application) • Optional monthly rent subsidy (after start of funding) • Optional monthly allowance for accompanying family members • Optional subsidy for justified additional costs due to disability or chronic illness • Payment of online German language course fees after Scholarship Award Letter • Pre-departure language course (2, 4 or 6 months) if decided by DAAD • Allowance for personally chosen German language course during grant period • Reimbursement of TestDaF or DSH test fee How to apply 1. Register in the DAAD portal 2. Request and generate the recommendation form in the DAAD portal as a writable PDF 3. Send the recommendation form to your university teacher and ask them to complete it fully 4. Upload the completed recommendation form in the portal under 'Letter of Recommendation' 5. Prepare all application documents listed in the requirements 6. Translate documents to German or English if they are in another language 7. Scan paper documents and save in PDF format 8. Fill out the online application form in the DAAD portal 9. Upload all application documents in PDF format to the portal, with translations alongside originals 10. Submit the application online before the deadline (portal closes at 24:00 CET/CEST on the last application day)

• Completed Master's degree or Diplom (or in exceptional cases, Bachelor's degree) by the start of funding • Above-average academic qualifications • Most recent university degree obtained no more than six years before the application deadline • If doctorate already started, start date not more than three years before application deadline • Not been resident in Germany longer than 15 months at the application deadline • CV in tabular form (max. 3 pages) • List of publications (max. 10 pages, if applicable) • Letter of motivation (1–2 pages) • Research proposal and description of previous research work (max. 10 pages total) • Schedule for planned research work (agreed with academic supervisor) • Letter confirming supervision from doctoral supervisor • Declaration from scientific supervisor on safety-relevant and ethical aspects of research • All university degree certificates with final grades • Transcripts of Records showing individual grades • One recent letter of recommendation from a university teacher • Module plan (if participating in structured doctoral study programme) • Proof of contacts to doctoral programme coordinator (if applicable) • Letter of admission to study programme (if applicable; may be submitted later) • Documents in German or English or include translations