DAAD Scholarships 2023 for Research in Germany

Research Grants – Short-Term Grants

• Objective
  The primary aim of this programme is to promote research projects within the context of doctoral programmes.

• Who can apply?
  You can apply if you have above-average qualifications and
  • you are doing your doctorate,
  • you completed your Master’s degree or Diplom, or in exceptional cases a Bachelor’s degree, at the latest by the time the funding period begins, or
  • you have already completed a PhD (postdoc).

You cannot apply, if you are doing your entire doctorate at a German university.

• Duration of the funding
  • Funding is provided for one month to a maximum of six months. Please indicate in your application how long you wish to receive funding. The funding period will then be determined during the selection process by a selection committee. The committee takes into account your work plan.
  • The grant is non-renewable.
  • Please note in your time planning that the funded stays should be completed by March 2024 at the latest.

Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists

• Objective
  This programme offers you the opportunity to network amongst colleagues and exchange experience in the framework of short-term research stays in Germany.

• Who can apply?
  University teachers and established academics and scientists who have usually completed a doctoral degree and work at a university or research institute in their home country can apply.

Note:
Former holders of fellowships from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation are requested to contact first the Humboldt Foundation.

• Duration of the funding
  • Funding is provided for one to three months. Please indicate in your application how long you wish to receive funding. The funding period will then be determined during the selection process by a selection committee. The committee takes into account your work plan.
  • The grant is non-renewable.
  • Please note in your time planning that the funded stays should be completed by January 2024 at the latest.

Re-invitation Programme for Former Scholarship Holders

• Objective
  This programme offers former scholarship holders the opportunity to carry out research and working projects in Germany and to maintain contacts as part of DAAD’s global alumni network.

• Who can apply?
  You can apply if you are
  • former holder of DAAD research grants or study scholarships and funding was provided by the Federal Foreign Office for a period of over six months.
  • former East German scholarship holder who studied for at least one year in Germany.

• Duration of the funding
  • Funding is provided for one to three months. Please indicate in your application how long you wish to receive funding. The funding period will then be determined during the selection process by a selection committee. The committee takes into account your work plan.
  • The grant is non-renewable.
  • Please note in your time planning that the funded stays should be completed by January 2024 at the latest.

For more information, see the scholarship database of the DAAD:

Research Grants – Short-Term Grants

Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists

Re-invitation Programme for Former Scholarship Holders