🎓 Master / PhD
Leadership for Change! (Global South)
Brot für die Welt
Socially committed civil-society leaders from the Global South with work experience
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
Scholarships
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17 scholarships
🎓 Bachelor / Master / PhD💶 €992/month
Hilde Domin Programme
DAAD
Students and doctoral candidates at risk of being denied education rights in their home country; must be nominated by an eligible organisation in Germany
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 Master / PhD
In-Country / In-Region Programme
DAAD
Graduates from developing countries studying at selected universities in their home country or region
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 PhD / Postdoc (short stays)💶 €1,300/month🇬🇧 English accepted
Research Grants in Germany (doctoral & postdoc stays)
DAAD
Doctoral candidates studying outside Germany; postdocs max. 4 years after PhD; max. 15 months residence in Germany
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 Master💶 €992/month🇬🇧 English accepted
Study Scholarships for STEM Disciplines (Master)
DAAD
High-achieving graduates from developing and emerging countries; first degree, no prior Master; degree max. 6 years old; max. 15 months residence in Germany
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🎓 PhD💶 €1,300/month🇬🇧 English accepted
Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees / Cotutelle
DAAD (Federal Foreign Office)
Doctoral candidates doing a sandwich or cotutelle PhD with a home and German university; degree max. 6 years old
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 Master
Leadership for Africa
DAAD (Federal Foreign Office)
Local students and recognised refugees in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan with a Bachelor
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 Master (PhD in exceptions)💶 €934/month🇬🇧 English accepted
Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)
DAAD / BMZ
Graduates from DAC-list developing/newly industrialised countries; 2+ years work experience; upper-third Bachelor result; degree max. 6 years old
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 Master
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters
European Union
Students from all countries with a Bachelor (or final year)
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 Bachelor / Master💶 €300/month
Deutschlandstipendium
Federal Government + private sponsors (via universities)
High-achieving, committed students at participating German universities, any nationality
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 Master / PhD
Scholarships for foreign students
Friedrich Ebert Foundation
International students in Germany
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 Master / PhD (no Bachelor for non-EU)💶 €992/month
Scholarships for students and doctoral candidates
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
Non-EU applicants in full-time Master or PhD in Germany; max. 15 months prior stay in Germany (except study/research)
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 Master / PhD
Tailwind for Talents – Graduate & PhD Scholarships
Heinrich Böll Foundation
International applicants with a degree from abroad, applying before starting in Germany; priority for DAC countries not yet living in Germany
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 Postgraduate / research stays
KAAD scholarship programmes
KAAD (Catholic Academic Exchange Service)
Young professionals from Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, Eastern Europe; church commitment expected
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 Master / PhD
Scholarships for Master or PhD in Germany
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
International graduates with excellent results and social/political commitment
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 Master
International Study Scholarship
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Foreign students enrolled at a German university and living in Germany, planning to return home
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.
🎓 PhD
PhD Scholarship
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Domestic and foreign PhD candidates accepted at a German university (not medicine/dentistry/vet)
Listed in dataset · details checked 2026-10-15. Not confirmed open.