DAAD/NRF 2022 Masters & PhD Scholarship Programme for South African Students

As part of the In-Country Scholarship Programme, in which more than two dozen African universities and university networks participate and which annually supports hundreds of African postgraduates, DAAD in partnership with the National Research Foundation (NRF) offers scholarships for postgraduate studies on a Master and PhD level to South Africans at South African universities in any field of study. This scholarship is only open to South African citizens or Permanent South African Residency Holders.

• Table of Content
• About German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
• Masters & PhD Scholarship Programme
• Aim and Benefits of Masters & PhD Scholarship Programme
• Requirements for Masters & PhD Scholarship Programme Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Masters & PhD Scholarship Programme
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

DAAD scholarship in Germany is a private, federally funded and state-funded, self governing national agency of the institutions of higher education in Germany, representing 365 German higher education institutions (100 universities and technical universities, 162 general universities of applied sciences, and 52 colleges of music and art) [2003]. The DAAD itself does not offer programs of study or courses, but awards competitive, merit-based grants for use toward study and/or research in Germany at any of the accredited German institutions of higher education. It also awards grants to German...... continue reading

Masters & PhD Scholarship Programme

Aim and Benefits of Masters & PhD Scholarship Programme

• Fully funded scholarship for postgraduate studies in South Africa
• Mobility grant for a short-term research visit of 3 – 6 months to Germany
• Participation in one of six interdisciplinary summer schools on offer in Germany
• Participation in an annual networking conference in South Africa hosted by the DAAD Information Centre Johannesburg

Requirements for Masters & PhD Scholarship Programme Qualification

• South African nationals or permanent residents.
• Female applicants are especially encouraged to apply.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Masters & PhD Scholarship Programme

• Up to two years for the Master’s, up to three years for the PhD.
• With this scholarship, the scholarship holder can also elect to do a Short-Term Research Visit to Germany for 2 – 6 months!

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applications have to be submitted to NRF only. Applications submitted elsewhere will not be considered. Final selection is made by a panel consisting of university professors and representatives of both NRF and DAAD. Successful candidates will be informed through NRF.

For more details, visit DAAD website.