The research grant offers the opportunity to realise a research project in Germany. The programme sup-ports research stays during a doctorate or in the early postdoc phase.
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Summary
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Benefits
- monthly scholarship payments of 1.400 euros
- payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
- travel allowance
- for a funding period of more than six months: research allowance of 460 euros
Under certain circumstances, you can apply for the following additional benefits after start of funding:
- monthly rent subsidy, only for a funding period of more than six months.
- monthly allowance for accompanying members of family.
- In case of a disability or chronic illness: on application, a subsidy may be provided for justified additional costs incurred abroad that are necessary to realise the project in Germany and that are not covered by a third party; whether and to what extent a subsidy will be paid, will be reviewed and determined on an individual basis (see important information for scholarship applicants, section F, point 8)
- Green Mobility Top Up (subsidy for climate-friendly travel) or reimbursement of carbon offset payments for air travel
Requirements
- Doctoral students: The start of your doctorate should not be more than 3 years ago at the application deadline.
- Postdocs: You should not have completed your doctorate more than 4 years before the application deadline.
- For applicants from the fields of human medicine, veterinary medicine and dentistry, further regulations apply, which you can find here.
- Your application cannot be considered, if you have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline.
Application Deadline
August 28, 2025How To Apply
For more information, kindly visit DAAD scholarship portal.
