DAAD Research Grants

🏆 Available:
💰 Amount Varies
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Scholarship Description

Short-Term Research Grants are awarded for 1-6 months to highly qualified candidates who have completed a Master’s degree or Diploma, or in exceptional cases a Bachelor’s degree at the latest by the time they begin their grant-supported research, or those who have already completed a PhD (postdocs).

DAAD will provide a monthly stipend (varies based on academic level and cover health insurance and provide a flat rate subsidy for travel costs. In addition, limited funds are available for a rent subsidy and family allowance.

Applications for short-term research grants are accepted twice annually, usually in November and May.

Please note: In case you encounter technical problems while submitting your online application in the portal, please make sure to use Firefox as a browser and not Chrome.

Please note: If you do not receive a travel subsidy from your home institution and would like to apply for a subsidy from DAAD, please hand in a formal letter from your home institution confirming that they do not fund your travel to Germany.

Who can apply?

  • US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
  • Foreign nationals who live in the USA or in Canada
    • must have been living in the US/Canada for a minimum of one year and
    • have their current residence in the US/Canada by the time of the application deadline.
  • All other foreign nationals may need to apply via a different DAAD office.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Award is available to U.S. citizens
  • Award is available to Canadian citizens
  • Award is available to citizens of countries other than the U.S. and Canada.

Application Requirements

  • Application form required
  • Recommendations or references required
  • Special requirements exist (These are specified in text.)
  • Resume Required
  • DAAD Certification of German Language Competency

How To Apply

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Donor: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Since it was founded in 1925, more than 1.9 million scholars in Germany and abroad have received DAAD funding. The DAAD is a registered members association made up of German institutions of higher education and student bodies. Our activities go far beyond simply awarding grants and scholarships. The DAAD supports the internationalization of German universities, promotes German studies and the German language abroad, provide developing countries with best practices in establishing universities and advises decision makers in the area of cultural, educational and developmental policy.

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