Application Process for Fully Funded DAAD Scholarship 2025

The DAAD Scholarship 2025 offers full funding for international students to pursue graduate studies in Germany. Learn step-by-step how to craft a standout application for this competitive opportunity.

DAAD Scholarship 2025-2026 is a fully funded scholarship for international students. This scholarship is available to pursue masters or PhD at the top German Universities. DAAD scholarships cover monthly payments of 934 euros for graduates or 1,300 euros for doctoral candidates.

Well-trained experts, who are networked with international partners, play an important part in the sustainable development of their countries. They are the best guarantee for a better future with less poverty, more education, and health for all. With its development-oriented postgraduate study programs, the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from developed and newly industrialized countries.

The scholarships offer foreign graduates from developed and newly industrialized countries from all teaches the opportunity to take a postgraduate or Graduate degree at a state or state-perceived German college, and in excellent cases to take a doctoral certificate, and to get a college capability (Expert’s/PhD) in Germany.

DAAD Scholarship Summary:

• Level of Study: Doctoral (PhD) / Masters
• Institution: DAAD
• Study in: Germany
• Courses Offered:
  • Economic Sciences, Law
  • Agricultural and Forest Sciences
  • Art, Design
  • Engineering and Natural Sciences
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Language and Cultural Studies
  • Mathematics, Natural Sciences
  • Medicine, Health Sciences
  • You can also see the complete list of available Postgraduate Courses.
• Program Period: Between 12 and 36 months depending on the length of the chosen study program.
• DAAD Scholarship Deadline: Depending on the chosen study program; please check deadlines here.

Eligibility Criteria for DAAD Scholarship

In order to be considered for the Masters and PhD Germany DAAD Scholarship, candidates need to fulfil the following requirements:

• Required Languages: English or German.
  • For international programs, the language of instruction is English. You are usually required to submit an English language certificate e.g. TOEFL or IELTS.
  • For other programs, the language of instruction is German. You are usually required to submit a German language certificate e.g. DSH or TestDaF.
• Eligible Countries: Click here for a list of eligible developing countries.
• Candidates have a Bachelor’s degree (usually a four-year course) or Master’s degree in an appropriate subject.
• Candidates have at least two years of professional experience.
• Candidates can prove their motivation is development-related and be expected to take on social responsibility and initiate and support processes of change in their personal and professional environment after their training/scholarship.

DAAD Scholarship Coverage

Benefits of the DAAD Scholarship 2026 for Masters and PhD in Germany include the following for the recipient:

• Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding
• Depending on academic level, monthly payments of 934 euros for graduates or 1,300 euros for doctoral candidates.
• Payments towards health, accident, and personal liability insurance cover.
• One-off study allowance.

Students who receive scholarships may be eligible to earn the following extra advantages in specific situations:

• Monthly rent subsidy
• Monthly allowance for accompanying members of the family

How to Apply for the DAAD Scholarship

The detailed application process for the DAAD Scholarship for a Master’s or PhD in Germany is as follows:

Can you Apply for more than one course under the DAAD scholarship?

To apply for three courses, prioritize them in the DAAD application form, ensuring you list them in order of preference and do not change the priorities.

• Signed DAAD application form with current date
• Personally signed CV (please use the sample europass form at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/) with the current date
• Personally signed Letter of Motivation (concerning current occupation and choice of postgraduate program(s), two pages maximum) with the current date.
• IMPORTANT: When applying for more than one postgraduate course (maximum 3 courses), you have to submit one motivation letter explaining why you are applying for these specific courses and why you chose that priority.
• Letter of recommendation from your current employer; the letter must have letterhead, a signature, and an official stamp and must be of current date (not in a sealed envelope)
• Certificate(s) of Employment from the employer(s) that proves a minimum of two years of relevant working experience (after the bachelor’s degree) at the time of application and if possible, a guarantee of re-employment from your current employer upon returning home.
• Proof of Language Skills:
  • English – IELTS or TOEFL ( Note: The institutional TOEFL is not accepted )
  • German – Required for courses taught in German
• Copies of Academic Degrees (certified translation if necessary)
• Copies of Academic Transcripts, including grading scale (certified translation if necessary)
• Applicants from the People’s Republic of China are asked to submit an APS Certificate with their application documents.

Additional documents may be required for some courses, and applications must be submitted in English or German for consideration.

The application and selection procedure for the DAAD Scholarship is outlined in a step-by-step process.

• Choose suitable courses of your interest. (You can apply for a maximum of three courses)
• Apply to universities offering those courses.
• You send your complete application(s) (with the above documents) directly to the universities.
• A selection committee suggests potential candidates for a DAAD scholarship.
• The suggested candidates will be contacted by DAAD to upload their complete application to the DAAD Portal. (The link to the DAAD Portal will be provided by DAAD through email)
• The selection process will be finalized, and the suggested candidates will be informed accordingly.