DAAD Master's Programs at Sciences Po Paris 2026

The aim of the program is to enable students to study in an internationally renowned course at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and to obtain a master's degree there.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineSeptember 25, 2026
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorDAAD
• Course to study
• Eligible CountryGermany

Benefits

The scholarship includes the following benefits:

• a monthly scholarship rate:
• travel allowance
• Benefits for health, accident and personal liability insurance
• Tuition fee reimbursement up to €9,000 per academic year*
  * For applicants without German citizenship and/or pursuing a double master's degree, tuition fees may only be reimbursed up to €2,500 per academic year.

Requirements

• Before starting their scholarship :
  • a bachelor's degree (at least three years of study) from a state or state-recognized university in Germany or
  • acquired an equivalent foreign degree .
  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited course at a vocational academy also meets these criteria.
  • In addition, the following qualifications are possible: Master's degree, Magister degree, Diploma, 1st or 2nd state examination in law, 1st or 2nd state examination for teaching, 3rd section of the medical examination and 2nd section of the pharmaceutical examination.
• Your university degree or examination must not be more than five years old at the time of application, unless there are special reasons. If you already hold a Bachelor's and Master's degree, the deadline begins from the date of your Master's degree. If you have already passed the Second State Examination in Law or the Second State Examination for Teaching, the deadline begins from the date you passed the First State Examination in Law or the First State Examination for Teaching.

If you have already completed your studies and are currently abroad at the time of application , the following applies:

• If you have completed your studies in Germany , you can apply for funding for a Master's program or the second year of a Master's program already underway in your current country of residence . A prerequisite is that you have not yet been living in that country for more than one year at the application deadline. You can apply
  for funding for a Master's program in another country regardless of your length of stay abroad.
• If you have completed your undergraduate studies abroad, you can generally only apply for a Master's program in another country. Funding in your current country of residence requires specific reasons that are directly related to your project (please explain these in your letter of motivation).

Application Documents

• After an initial pre-selection based on the submitted documents, successful applicants are invited to a personal interview before the selection committee.
• In the case of a very high number of applications, the pre-selection process may be conducted in two stages: In the first stage, academic performance is reviewed, taking into account individual circumstances. In the second stage, the applications are comprehensively evaluated by the relevant selection committee members.
• The personal interview can take place at the DAAD in Bonn or virtually. 
• The selection committees are composed according to academic and, where applicable, regional criteria. The volunteer committee members are appointed by the DAAD Executive Board and are primarily university professors from German universities. They review the applications and decide on the scholarship awards. Former DAAD scholarship recipients may also participate in the selection process. DAAD staff members chair the selection meeting but do not have voting rights.
   

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

• For more information, kindly visit the DAAD webpage.