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The DAAD Research Grant is awarded to highly qualified doctoral degree students, post-docs, and individuals wishing to earn a doctoral degree in Germany.
This grant is open to applicants in all fields. However, there are restrictions for those in healthcare related fields, including dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine; please contact the DAAD New York office if your academic pursuits are in these fields.
 Eligibility Requirements
Terms of Award
Application Deadlines
Application Guidelines
Questions?
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Eligibility Requirements |
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- Applicants should have a well-defined research project that makes a stay in Germany essential. Preference will be given to applicants who have been invited by a faculty member at a German university to study or do research in a particular university department.
- Applicants must be enrolled full-time in an accredited doctoral degree program or engaged full-time in a post-doctoral position. Those wishing to pursue a complete doctoral degree program in Germany do not have to meet this requirement.
- Only doctoral degree candidates who are ABD (all but dissertation) or will have reached ABD status by the time of the grant period and post-docs are eligible to apply for grants less than ten months in duration.
- Applicants in liberal arts, humanities, and social sciences should have a good command of German.
- Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada. International students who are enrolled at an accredited US or Canadian university and express intent to return to their US/Canadian institution following the research visit to Germany may also be eligible. Foreign nationals should contact the DAAD New York office before applying for determination of their eligibility.
- Prior recipients of a DAAD grant/scholarship should contact DAAD New York before applying to determine their eligibility.
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Terms of Award |
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- Research Grants are awarded for periods of one to 10 months with the possibility of a one-year extension. Applicants wishing to complete a doctoral degree program in Germany may receive up to three one-year extensions.
- Ten-month scholarships must take place during the German academic year (October 2008 to July 2009). Short-term grants (one to six months) must be started between five and 12 months after the application deadline.
- Monthly stipend is approximately €1,000. In addition, DAAD will pay for health insurance and provide a flat rate subsidy for travel costs.
- A very limited number of grantees for periods of seven months or longer may be awarded an additional two-month language course grant.
- Grantees may not hold a DAAD grant concurrently with funding from another German, German-American, or German-Canadian organization for the same period.
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Application Deadlines |
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- August 1, 2008 (short-term grants)
- November 15, 2008 (10-month and short-term grants)
- May 15, 2009 (short-term grants).
- In future years, only the November 15 and May 15 deadlines will apply.
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Application Guidelines |
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Check if your university is a DAAD Partner University by clicking here.
If your school is a Partner University, contact the designated DAAD campus coordinator (at the list above). All materials should be submited to your coordinator before your university's deadline.
If your university is NOT a Partner University, send your application directly to the DAAD New York office. Do NOT send any materials to the DAAD Bonn office.
The application form must be completed online and you must send the original printout of the application with your signature, your supplemental documents and materials, and 5 copies in one package to the DAAD New York office. Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted.
Collate, but do NOT staple, each copy of the application in this order:
1. Application Form printout
2. CV/Résumé
3. Research Proposal
4. 2 Letters of Recommendation
5. Evidence of Contact with German Institution
6. DAAD Language Certificate
7. Transcripts
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH PART OF THE APPLICATION:
1) Application Form - The application form for this program is electronic and found online here/ Please answer all questions on the form completely. Do not fill in any blanks with the phrase "see attached," even if you must refer to additional material. Do not forget to sign your application.
2) Curriculum vitae or résumé - in chronological/tabular form. Narrative/paragraph-form CVs are not acceptable. Your name should appear on each page.
3) Research Proposal - A precise description of your research plans. The proposal (excluding references) should be not more than five to six pages in length, double spaced. You should include the current status of research being done around the world on your topic (including a footnote/reference section) and a description of why your project is different and important. You should mention the progress of your research thus far in your academic career. You should pay careful attention to theoretical and methodological planning and you should make it very clear exactly what you propose to do in Germany, as well as an explanation of why a stay in Germany is absolutely essential to your project. Your name should appear on each page.
4) Letter of Recommendation - Submit two original letters of recommendation printed on university letterhead, from professors at North American institutions in your field of study. Referees have the option of using the recommendation form available at www.daad.de/deutschland/download/03118.en.html (referred to as “Reports on scholarship applications”) though it is not mandatory. The form gives a general outline of the points that selection committees expect to find in a recommendation. Recommendations must include an original signature, and enclosed in a sealed envelope. You should submit these with your application package; if your referee prefers not to give them to you or you do not receive them by the deadline date, you may have them sent to the DAAD New York office directly. In some circumstances we would accept faxed letters.
5) Evidence of Contact with a German Institution - Your application will be greatly advantaged if you can provide evidence of any existing contact, or attempt at establishing contact, with academics at your chosen German host institution. It is not necessary to translate the letters of invitation from German faculty. Unfortunately, e-mail cannot be accepted as an official letter of invitation, but may be submitted for reference.
6) DAAD language evaluation form ("Sprachzeugnis") (click here to download - This document should be signed by a faculty member of the German Department at your institution. Even if your German skills are very limited, be sure to submit this certificate. We cannot accept Fulbright forms nor can we accept evaluations from teaching assistants.
7) Transcripts - Submit official transcripts of all post-secondary studies, including explanations of the grading systems. You may submit one official copy and five photocopies of each transcript.
PLEASE NOTE
Please keep a photocopy of the completed application and this Information Sheet for your records.
No reasons for decisions will be given.
Application forms and all supporting material remain with DAAD. Upon request, DAAD will return slides, tapes and drawings to applicants in the fine arts and music. Personal data of applicants and grantees will be stored electronically in DAAD’s computer files only to the extent necessary for the administration of the applications and scholarships in accordance with the German Federal Data Protection Act. Data will be provided to the respective International Student Office (Akademisches Auslandsamt) for successful applicants when necessary to administer the scholarship and provide the scholarship holder with guidance services. Applications of unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed after one year.
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Questions? |
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If you have questions regarding the DAAD Research Grant, please contact daadny@daad.org
If you are NOT a citizen or student in the UNITED STATES or CANADA, please see:
DAAD International
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