DAAD Scholarships 2025 (Research Fund) Online Application Window Open
Berlin, Germany – Aspiring researchers worldwide are invited to apply for the prestigious DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarship 2025. This highly coveted scholarship, funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, provides a fully-funded opportunity for international students to pursue their doctoral studies at leading German institutions.
The DAAD Scholarship is renowned for its extensive support package, which covers not only tuition fees but also living expenses and research costs. Successful applicants will receive:
The DAAD Scholarship is open to students with exceptional academic records. Eligible candidates must have completed their Master’s degree or Diploma, or in certain exceptional cases, their Bachelor’s degree by the start of the funding period. The scholarship supports both individual doctoral projects supervised by a university professor and structured doctoral programs.
The application process for the DAAD Scholarship is straightforward but detailed. Here’s a guide to help prospective applicants navigate through the steps:
Applicants should first visit the ‘application requirements’ page on the DAAD portal and select their country. This will provide specific application methods and details relevant to their country.
Applicants need to prepare and gather the following documents:
All required documents must be scanned and uploaded in the specified format. Non-certified scans are acceptable initially, but certified copies may be requested later.