Research Grants DAAD

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Research grants are offered to enable well-advanced PhD students and junior scholars to carry out dissertation or post-doctoral research at libraries, archives, institutes, or laboratories in Germany for a period of two to six months for post-docs and two to twelve months for doctoral students.

The Research Grant in Germany Programme offers doctoral students and post-docs (up to 4 years after completing your doctorate) the opportunity to realise a research project at any German university, university of applied sciences, non-university research institute, music academy or art college.

Duration of the funding

Funding is provided for a period of:

  • doctoral students: 2 to 12 months
  • postdocs: 2 to 6 months

It is not possible to divide the funding up within the funding period. The realisation of research work in different countries outside Germany is not eligible for funding.
Please indicate your desired funding period in the application form. The funding period will be determined by the selection committee during the selection process, taking your work schedule into account.
The scholarship cannot be extended.

Applications

Applications are to be submitted via the DAAD-Portal. The DAAD expects applicants to have already contacted an academic supervisor at their proposed German host institution for support. An acceptance letter from such a supervisor should be submitted along with the other application documents. Applicants from third countries or German applicants who live in a foreign country are asked to get in touch with the DAAD London branch office before they submit an application to discuss possible special application requirements.

Find more details here.

Bi-nationally supervised doctoral degrees provide doctoral candidates, young academics, and scientists with the opportunity to take part in an international research project between the home university and a university in Germany. This programme currently offers two different types of funding schemes. The first option is a bi-nationally supervised doctoral degree, a doctorate which is supervised by an additional professor at a university in Germany, but the degree is awarded by the home university only. The second option is a doctorate following the Cotutelle scheme, which is awarded by the home and the German university, that has a previous institutional agreement to jointly award the PhD title.

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