Scholarship Database

16 Scholarship Options for your selection

• Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)

  Postgraduate or Master's degree completed in Germany for graduates from development and newly industrialised countries

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  • Graduates

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  Application deadline:

  Depending on chosen study programme; please check scholarship brochure or the website of your chosen study programme.
  
  

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• GROW – Global Research Opportunities for the South

  The programme is aimed at early career researchers as well as established academics and scientists from countries on the OECD DAC list in Latin America, Asia and Sub Saharan Africa.

  Status:

  • Postdoctoral researchers
  • Graduates
  • Doctoral candidates/PhD students
  • Faculty

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  Application deadline:

  30.04.2026
  Selection decision in June 2026. Funding starts in August 2026
  
  

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• Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (Master’s Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance - PPGG)

  Support to aquire a Master’s degree in Master programmes of particular relevance for the social, political and economic development in the students’ country of origin

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  • Graduates

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• In-Country/In-Region Programme Sub-Saharan Africa

  Scholarships for (post)graduate programmes in a field with strong relevance to national or regional development aiming at university staff development and public sector demand of academically trained personnel.

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  • Graduates
  • Doctoral candidates/PhD students

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• Practical Traineeships for Foreign Students of Natural and Technical Sciences, Agriculture and Forestry (IAESTE)

  IAESTE arranges internships for international students of the natural sciences, engineering and agriculture and forestry

  Status:

  • Undergraduates
  • Graduates

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  Application deadline:

  Applicants should contact the IAESTE committee in their country of origin to find out the closing date for applications.
  Students interested in completing an internship in Germany from the above disciplines should contact the IAESTE national committee in their home country. The addresses of the national committees and other details are available on the IAESTE website: www.iaeste.org .
  
  

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