DAAD Study Scholarships - Postgraduate Studies in the Field of the Performing Arts 2026

This scholarship programme offers you the opportunity to continue your education in Germany with a postgraduate or continuing course of study. The scholarships also promote the exchange of experience and networking amongst colleagues.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 10, 2025
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorDAAD
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• A monthly payment of 992 euros
• Travel allowance
• One-off study allowance
• Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover

Requirements

• As a rule, your university degree should not date back more than 6 years at the time of the application deadline. Please read our important information for scholarship applicants / Section A, point 2.
• Prerequisite for the funding is a full-time and attendance study. Extra-occupational or part-time study programmes and study programmes with a predominant share of e-learning can not be taken into account.
• Your application cannot be considered, if you have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline.

Selection Process

A special DAAD committee made up of professors/instructors from German art, music and film schools is responsible for the final decision about scholarships in the fields of Acting/Drama, Theatre Direction/Theatre Dramaturgy, Musical, Performance Studies, Dance and Choreography. The decision is based upon the written application and artistic work samples/projects which have to be submitted. 

Application Deadline

November 10, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to DAAD on mydaad.b2clogin.com to apply

1. Submission of the application documents via the DAAD portal
2. Submission of the work samples and the supplementary list over the DAAD media database (you will receive a Link after the formal check of your application documents, if your application was complete)

For more information, kindly visit DAAD scholarship portal.