Scholarship Database

For your long-term stay in Germany, you can find information on DAAD funding opportunities for students, graduates, doctoral candidates and university lecturers as well as on offers from other selected funding organisations in the DAAD scholarship database.

Important note for students and researchers from Ukraine:
DAAD scholarship takes time. Most application deadlines for scholarships are between summer and fall. As a rule, funding does not begin until the winter semester of the following year.

Programme Description

The one-year scholarships are intended for graduates from Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine who plan to complete postgraduate studies (i.e. Master's programmes), PhDs or one-year research sojourns at a Bavarian higher-education institution. The one-year scholarship can be generally extended twice for up to 3 years. An average of 40 scholarships worth 934 EUR per month are awarded each year. Single parents or scholars with at least one child may be awarded a monthly amount of 1,094 EUR. The programme aims to support scientific cooperation and academic exchange between the state of Bavaria and Eastern Europe.

Target Group

graduates from Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine who plan to complete doctoral or postgraduate studies at a Bavarian higher-education institution. One-year research stays are also sponsored.

Academic Requirements

Bachelor's degree or academic equivalent

Number of Scholarships

about 40 scholarships per year

Duration

The one-year scholarship can be generally extended twice for up to 3 years.

Scholarship Value

The grant is paid in 12 instalments and has a value of 11,208 EUR per year (934 EUR per month). Students with at least one child may receive 13,128 EUR (1,094 EUR per month).

Application Papers

All application forms and further information on the application procedure can be found here.

Application Deadline

Please find the updated deadlines for application here.

Status and / or country of origin not on these lists?

If your status and / or country of origin is not on this list, you cannot apply for this funding programme. In order to only see funding programmes for which you can apply, please select your status and your country of origin in the list of results.