DAAD 2021 In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa

tudents from sub-Saharan African region are hereby invited to apply for the 2021 In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa funded the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). If you are interested in studying as an in-country/in-region student in another Sub-Saharan Africa region (West and Central Africa or Southern African region) then this programme is for you.

• Table of Content
• About German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
• In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme
• Aim and Benefits of In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme
• Requirements for In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

DAAD scholarship in Germany is a private, federally funded and state-funded, self governing national agency of the institutions of higher education in Germany, representing 365 German higher education institutions (100 universities and technical universities, 162 general universities of applied sciences, and 52 colleges of music and art) [2003]. The DAAD itself does not offer programs of study or courses, but awards competitive, merit-based grants for use toward study and/or research in Germany at any of the accredited German institutions of higher education. It also awards grants to German...... continue reading

In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme

Aim and Benefits of In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme

Generally, scholarship beneficiaries will get;

• Monthly allowance
• Study and research allowance
• Printing allowance
• Tuition fees

Only applicable for In-Region scholarship holders:

• Travel allowance
• Health insurance

Requirements for In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme Qualification

The target group for scholarships are graduates and postgraduates from Sub-Saharan Africa

• with a first academic degree if applying for a Master’s programme, or
• with a Master’s degree if applying for a doctoral programme who want to pursue Master’s or PhD courses in their home country (so called In-Country scholarships) or in another Sub-Saharan African country (In-Region scholarships).
• Female applicants and candidates from less privileged regions or groups are especially encouraged to participate in the programme.

Selection Criteria: The selection process differs between the individual degree programmes. Please see the call for applications for further information.
Usually, the application procedure follows a two-step process.

• First, applicants submit their scholarship application to the host institution.
• After a pre-selection has been conducted, shortlisted applicants will be asked to submit their application again via the DAAD portal for the final selection.
• Please note that the application procedure may differ between the regions and host institutions.
• The specific application instructions regarding each host institution are listed in the respective calls for applications (see full information at the official website, link provided below).

Application Deadline

How to Apply

To apply for the DAAD In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme 2021, you will visit the official scholarship application page through the link provided below and find the list of degree programmes funded within this scholarship programme in the regions West and Central Africa, Eastern Africa and Southern Africa, including the links to the respective calls for applications.

For more details, visit DAAD website.