Summer Courses in Germany for Foreign Students and Graduates


With its development-oriented postgraduate study programmes, the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from development and newly industrialised countries. Well-trained local 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. The scholarships offer foreign graduates from development and newly industrialised countries from all disciplines and with at least two years' professional experience the chance to take a postgraduate or Master's degree at a state or state-recognised German university, and in exceptional cases to take a doctoral degree, and to obtain a university qualification (Master's/PhD) in Germany.

Requirements:
  • Applications are open to students in Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in any subject area (www.daad.de/hsk-kursliste)
  • Bachelor students must have completed at least two academic years at the start of the scholarship period.
  • Neither graduates holding a Master's degree nor PhD students are eligible for this programme.

    Benefits:
    • The courses run for at least 18 teaching days (max. 5 days/week, excluding days of arrival and departure) with a minimum of 25 hours of teaching a week.
    • One-off scholarship payment of 850 euros; participants from the countries defined by the "OECD-DAC-List" (Least Developed Countries) receive a scholarship of 1,025 euros.
    • Payment of a country-specific travel allowance (exception: Western Europe), see: travel allowance)
    • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover

    Selection Process:
    • A selection committee reviews applications
    • The most important selection criteria are:
      • previous academic achievements
      • convincing arguments for choice of study programme and subject
      • knowledge of German

      Deadline:
      01 December 2017

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