DAAD (Federal Foreign Office)

Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees / Cotutelle

Who can apply

Doctoral candidates doing a sandwich or cotutelle PhD with a home and German university; degree max. 6 years old

Level

PhD

Where you study

Germany + home country

Monthly amount (EUR)

1,300 (during stays in Germany)

Other benefits

Insurance, up to 3 return trips, EUR 460 research allowance, supervisor visit, German course support

Language

German or English documents

How to apply

DAAD online portal

Deadline (as listed)

Set yearly in Q2; portal opens June

Notes

7–24 months total

Listed in APG's dataset (details checked 2026-10-15). We can't confirm it is open right now or that you qualify — the funder decides.