Individual scholarships are provided by the DAAD EPOS Scholarships program to participants from developing nations so they can pursue postgraduate studies in development at particular German universities.
In order to become future decision-makers and partners for Germany, professionals and managerial personnel from developing nations and rising economies further their education on postgraduate courses.
This is true for all degree programs in fields of knowledge critical to advancement and problem-solving on a global scale.
The graduates are anticipated to be active participants in global networks, trying to find answers to local, regional, and worldwide problems.
They will start and encourage long- and medium-term development processes in this way.
Level and Area of Studies
Masters or PhD in Development-Related courses like
- Economic Sciences
- Business Administration
- Political Economics
- Development Cooperation
Engineering and Related Sciences
- Mathematics
- Regional and Urban Planning
- Agricultural and Forest Sciences
- Natural and Environmental Sciences
- Medicine and Public Health
- Social Sciences
- Education and Law
- Media Studies.
Criteria and Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the DAAD EPOS Scholarships:
- Work in a developing country for a public authority, a state or private company, and as such is involved in the planning and execution of directives and projects with an emphasis on development policies affecting technological, economic, or social areas.
- A Bachelor’s degree (normally four years) in a related subject is required.
- Has completed an academic degree with significantly above-average results (upper third) and, ideally, at least two years of related professional experience after the first degree (bachelor).
- His/her academic degrees should not be older than six years.
- For study courses in German (scholarship includes a 6-month German language course), have a minimum German language level of A2 at the time of application: DSH 2 or TestDaF 4. Furthermore, German language proficiency at the B1 level is highly recommended.
- For English courses, you must have an IELTS or TOEFL certificate.
How to Apply
The DAAD EPOS Scholarships must be applied for directly through the course. The application procedure, application deadline, and required documents can be found on the respective course websites.