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The DAAD Scholarship Database contains details on the programmes offered by the DAAD and by other scholarship awarding organisations for foreign students, academics and researchers interested in finding sources of funding to complete study or research stays in Germany.

The scholarships offered by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) are awarded to younger university graduates (and in exceptions, also to advanced students) from all academic disciplines as well as from the fields of music, art, and performing arts. Funding is also available for young and early-stage researchers, university teachers and groups of students completing study visits under the guidance of a university teacher. This support is largely financed by the Federal Foreign Office from public funds made available to it.

The DAAD policy on awarding scholarships is as follows: the DAAD aims to fund and support foreign students, graduates, doctoral students, and young and early-stage researchers whose previous research and academic achievements place them at least in the top third of their age group and who can additionally be expected in the future to become key players and top performers in their career fields combined with an awareness for the social responsibility which this involves.

Funding is available for stays at state (public) or state-recognised universities and at non-university research institutes in Germany.

As a rule, the minimum age for applications is 18. In most programmes, the award of scholarships is subject to an age limit of 32 years, although, depending on the applicant's country of origin, exceptions are possible where the education system in a country has certain particular features or where similar factors play a role. Further country-specific information is available on the DAAD website: www.daad/de/stipendien»

Application papers and deadlines

Information on the application papers to be submitted can be found in the application form, which is available on the DAAD website www.www.daad.de/en/form» or can be obtained direct from the German Missions Abroad (Embassies and Consulates General), from the DAAD Lektors, the DAAD Regional Offices, and the DAAD Information Centres (ICs), as well as from partner organisations. Applications can only be processed when they have been submitted in full, including all required papers and documents. Most programmes require applications to be submitted in multiple. Incomplete applications (including missing papers or documents) cannot be processed by the DAAD and will result in the applicant's exclusion from the selection process.

Your can find information on the precise deadlines for the submission of applications and on the address to which applications must be submitted as well as additional country-specific information by going to the DAAD website: www.daad/de/stipendien» You can also obtain this information direct from the DAAD Regional Offices or from the German Mission (Embassy or Consulate General) in your home country.