Country-Specific Information for Applicants from the US and Canada
Objective
Highly qualified final year undergraduate students or those who have received an undergraduate degree of all disciplines may apply for the DAAD Study Scholarship for a full Master’s degree program at a State or State-recognized university in Germany or for a study at a German university as part of a postgraduate or Master’s degree program completed in the home country.
Please note: For applicants from artistic disciplines and the field of architecture, DAAD offers subject-specific scholarship programs: Music, Fine Art/Design/Film, Performing Art, Architecture
Eligibility requirements
- Students in their last year of undergraduate studies at an accredited US or Canadian university.
- US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
- Foreign nationals who live in the USA or in Canada by the time of application deadline are eligible, if your last degree was obtained in the US/Canada, or you will have received a degree in the US/Canada before your scholarship starts. All other foreign nationals may need to apply via a different DAAD office.
- Recent BA/BS or MA/MS graduates who completed their last degree no longer than 6 years ago.
- Applicants may not have been living in Germany for more than 15 consecutive months by the time of application deadline.
- A Master’s degree program already started in Germany cannot be funded.
Application Guidelines
The DAAD portal closes at MIDNIGHT Central European Time (6 PM EST/5PM CST/4PM MTN/3PM PST) on the deadline date.
- Check here if your University is a DAAD Partner University.
- At a DAAD Partner University: contact your DAAD campus coordinator and follow the application guidelines for your university’s pre-selection. Please note that your university may have an earlier internal deadline. (if you miss your university’s deadline, you may follow the general application guidelines). This does not apply to short-term research grant applicants or to performing/visual artists.
- Not at a DAAD Partner University: follow the general application guidelines
- Helpful Links for the Online Portal
- Registering in the portal
- Applying in the portal
- Manual for personal funding
- Technical support with the online portal, please email portal(at)daad.de.
- After You Submit Your Application
- Please DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL. You will receive an acknowledgement letter through the portal 8 weeks after the deadline.
- Results will be announced through the portal at the beginning of April.
- Application decisions will not be accompanied with an explanation.
- The application documents remain with the DAAD. Your personal data is saved by the DAAD in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act and with the EU Data Protection Regulation insofar as this data is needed to process the application.
Objective
Highly qualified doctoral students in a US/Canadian program (or those who will be enrolled by the beginning of funding) interested in a research project in Germany for funding between 2 – 12 months, or those who have already completed a PhD (postdocs) for funding between 2 – 6 months.
Eligibility requirement
- US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents
- For foreign nationals currently living in the USA or in Canada, the following eligibility rules apply:
- For stays up to 6 months, you must have been living in the USA or Canada for at least one year at the time of application.
- For stays between 7-12 months, you must have been living in the USA or Canada, and have gained your last degree in the USA or Canada or will be gaining it before the beginning of your funding period.
- All other foreign nationals may need to apply via a different DAAD office.
- Doctoral students enrolled in a program in the US/Canada: no more than 3 years should have passed since receiving ABD status.
- Postdocs: You should not have completed your doctorate more than 4 years before the application deadline.
- If students are not yet admitted into a PhD program by the application deadline but will be admitted by the beginning of funding, they are eligible. In this case, students must submit the confirmation of admission later.
- Applicants may not have been living in Germany for more than 15 consecutive months by the time of application deadline.
- If you are a German citizen, you must have been living abroad for at least 10 years or have had strong ties to the country of residence for at least five years (e.g., through permanent employment, second citizenship, unlimited residence permit) at the time of the application deadline. Please call our office to make sure you are eligible.
- You cannot apply if you are doing your entire doctorate at a German university.
Application Guidelines
The DAAD portal closes at MIDNIGHT Central European Time (6 PM EST/5PM CST/4PM MTN/3PM PST) on the deadline date.
There are two deadlines each year, in the spring and in the fall.
- For the fall deadline please refer to Nr. 1-4 below.
- For the spring deadline please refer to Nr. 2-4 below (there is no partner university pre-selection in the spring).
- Check here if your University is a DAAD Partner University (only for the fall deadline).
- At a DAAD Partner University: contact your DAAD campus coordinator and follow the application guidelines for your university’s pre-selection. Please note that your university may have an earlier internal deadline. (If you miss your university’s deadline, you may follow the general application guidelines.) This does not apply to those who are applying for funding bet. 2-6 months or to performing/visual artists.
- Not at a DAAD Partner University: follow the general application guidelines (Nr. 2-4 below)
- Helpful Links for the Online Portal
- Registering in the portal
- Applying in the portal
- Manual for personal funding
- Technical support with the online portal, please email portal(at)daad.de.
- After You Submit Your Application
- Please DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL. You will receive an acknowledgement letter through the portal 8 weeks after the deadline.
- Results will be announced through the portal at the beginning of April (fall deadline) and at the beginning of September (spring deadline).
- Application decisions will not be accompanied with an explanation.
- The application documents remain with the DAAD. Your personal data is saved by the DAAD in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act and with the EU Data Protection Regulation insofar as this data is needed to process the application.
Eligibility requirements
- US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
- Foreign nationals who live in the US/Canada by the time of application deadline must have completed their last degree in the US/Canada or will complete it before the beginning of their funding period.
- All other foreign nationals may need to apply via a different DAAD office.
- Applicants may not have been living in Germany for more than 15 consecutive months by the time of application deadline.
- If you are a German citizen, you must have been living abroad for at least 10 years or have had strong ties to the country of residence for at least five years (e.g., through permanent employment, second citizenship, unlimited residence permit) at the time of the application deadline. Please call our office to make sure you are eligible.
- Depending on the nature of the project, you can apply for:
a) bi-national supervision based on the “sandwich model”. You can apply if you have earned a Master’s degree or Diplom (or in exceptional cases a Bachelor’s degree) at the latest at the start of the funding period.
b) ”Cotutelle model”. You can apply if you have been admitted to a doctoral program at the latest at the start of the funding period.
Application Guidelines
The DAAD portal closes at MIDNIGHT Central European Time (6 PM EST/5PM CST/4PM MTN/3PM PST) on the deadline date.
- Application Checklist for US & Canadian applicants [PDF 122.40 KB]
- Helpful Links for the Online Portal
- Registering in the portal
- Applying in the portal
- Manual for personal funding
- Technical support with the online portal, please email portal(at)daad.de
- After You Submit Your Application
- Please DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL. You will receive an acknowledgement letter through the portal 8 weeks after the deadline.
- Results will be announced through the Portal at the beginning of April.
- Application decisions will notbe accompanied with an explanation.
- The application documents remain with the DAAD. Data relating to applicants is saved by the DAAD in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act insofar as this data is needed to process applications.
Objective
University teachers in the following disciplines are eligible to apply: Architecture, Urban Planning, Fine Art, Film, Design, Visual Communication, Performing Arts, Music
Eligibility requirements
- US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
- German nationals must have been affiliated with a US or Canadian institution in full-time employment for at least ten consecutive years.
Application Guidelines
The DAAD portal closes at MIDNIGHT Central European Time (6 PM EST/5PM CST/4PM MTN/3PM PST) on the deadline date.
After You Submit Your Application
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- As soon as you have submitted your application online, you will automatically receive confirmation that your application has been successfully submitted and an e-mail informing you that a message has been sent to you via the portal’s messaging system confirming receipt.
- Please do not call or email. You will receive an email notification 8 weeks after the deadline confirming receipt of your complete application.
- Results will be announced approximately 3-4 months after the application deadline.
- Please note that no reasons for decisions will be given.
- The application documents remain with the DAAD. Your personal data is saved by the DAAD in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act and with the EU Data Protection Regulation insofar as this data is needed to process the application.
Objective
Former holders of DAAD research grants or study scholarships who were funded for a period of over six months.
Eligibility requirements
- US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
- German nationals must have been affiliated with a US or Canadian institution in full-time employment for at least ten consecutive years.
Application Guidelines
The DAAD portal closes at MIDNIGHT Central European Time (6 PM EST/5PM CST/4PM MTN/3PM PST) on the deadline date.
After You Submit Your Application
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- As soon as you have submitted your application online, you will automatically receive confirmation that your application has been successfully submitted and an e-mail informing you that a message has been sent to you via the portal’s messaging system confirming receipt.
- Please do not call or email. You will receive an email notification 8 weeks after the deadline confirming receipt of your complete application.
- Results will be announced approximately 3-4 months after the application deadline.
- Please note that no reasons for decisions will be given.
- The application documents remain with the DAAD. Your personal data is saved by the DAAD in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act and with the EU Data Protection Regulation insofar as this data is needed to process the application.
