DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service
DAAD offers many scholarships for students to study or do research in Germany, including the Study Scholarship and the Research Grant programs:
1. Study Scholarship: final year undergraduate students or those who have received an undergraduate degree of all disciplines for a full master's degree program at a German university, or for study at a German university as part of a postgraduate or Master's degree program completed in the home country.
1. Study Scholarship: final year undergraduate students or those who have received an undergraduate degree of all disciplines for a full master's degree program at a German university, or for study at a German university as part of a postgraduate or Master's degree program completed in the home country.
Please note that only current U of A students should apply via the internal competition, graduated students may apply for the general competition.
2. Research Grants in Germany: doctoral students in a US/Canadian program (or those who will be enrolled by the beginning of funding) interested in a research project in Germany for funding between 2-12 months, or those who have already completed a PhD (postdocs) for funding between 2-6 months.
2. Research Grants in Germany: doctoral students in a US/Canadian program (or those who will be enrolled by the beginning of funding) interested in a research project in Germany for funding between 2-12 months, or those who have already completed a PhD (postdocs) for funding between 2-6 months.
Application Instructions
As a DAAD partner university, the University of Alberta can nominate up to two priority candidates for the Research Grant (7-12 Months) and/or the Study Scholarship. Students applying for the Research Grant (7-12 Months) and/or the Study Scholarship should send their application and all supporting documentation (including reference letters) to eapaward@ualberta.ca by the internal deadline date, October 13, 2024, in order to be considered as a priority candidate.
Applicants in the artistic fields (Fine Art, Design, Film, Music and Performing Arts) should send their applications directly to DAAD.
Review of applications is based on the following criteria provided by DAAD:
1) General and subject-related preparedness, and suitability of the applicant
2) Subject-related quality, preparation, and feasibility of the proposal
3) Reasons for wanting to study/conduct research in Germany
4) Quality of reference/recommendation letter
IMPORTANT NOTES: Students interested in applying for the internal competition should NOT submit their application on the DAAD portal prior to the University's internal deadline, as you will not be able to make changes to your application after it's been submitted.You will be able to download your application documents off the DAAD portal to submit by the internal deadline.
2) Subject-related quality, preparation, and feasibility of the proposal
3) Reasons for wanting to study/conduct research in Germany
4) Quality of reference/recommendation letter
IMPORTANT NOTES: Students interested in applying for the internal competition should NOT submit their application on the DAAD portal prior to the University's internal deadline, as you will not be able to make changes to your application after it's been submitted.You will be able to download your application documents off the DAAD portal to submit by the internal deadline.
The Study Scholarship application form also cannot be downloaded from the DAAD portal, so will not need to be submitted in your application package, although all other application items will need to be provided.
Students interested in applying should send an email to eapaward@ualberta.ca to arrange a virtual meeting in regards to the application process.
For more information on other DAAD scholarships including the checklists, please visit the DAAD site here.
Students interested in applying should send an email to eapaward@ualberta.ca to arrange a virtual meeting in regards to the application process.
For more information on other DAAD scholarships including the checklists, please visit the DAAD site here.