DAAD Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP) 2026

The Graduate School Global and Area Studies (GSGAS) at Leipzig University invites applications for 2 scholarships for international PhD candidates within the Graduate School Scholarship Programme funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). 

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 15, 2025
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorDAAD
• City to studySaxony
• School to studyLeipzig University
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• Successful applicants will receive a PhD scholarship from the DAAD of 1.300 €/month (including health and liability insurance, as well as research allowances) for max. 48 months. 

Requirements

• International applicants who have not been living in Germany for more than 15 months can apply.
• At the time of the application, the last final exam (Master's Degree) should have taken place no longer than six years ago.

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

Candidates are selected in a two-step process by GSGAS and DAAD. Candidates are nominated during the selection process by the GSGAS to the DAAD. The final decision is made by the DAAD. The applicants who have been selected for a scholarship by the GSGAS must further submit a completed application form with all supporting documents via the DAAD-portal.

1. step: Written Application to the GSGAS, deadline 15. November 2025. Application form and required documents can be found here.
2. step: Selection interviews & nomination by the GSGAS (Jan/Feb 2026)
3. step: Online application in the DAAD portal & DAAD funding decision. A guideline for the application to the DAAD will be made available to nominees after step 2 (until May 2026)

After a successful scholarship application, the scholarship can be started in October 2026.

More details can be found on DAAD Website

For more information, kindly visit Leipzig University scholarship webpage.