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Scholarship Database

Here you can find information on various kinds of DAAD funding for students, graduates and postdocs as well as on funding offered by other selected organisations.

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

Objective

The programme aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. To this end, scholarships are granted for development-related Master or doctoral studies for individuals who plan to pursue a career in teaching and / or research at a higher education institution in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The programme aims at university staff in the first line, without neglecting the public sector demand of academically trained personnel (more general background information about the programme can be found here).

Who can apply?

Graduates and postgraduates from Sub-Saharan Africa with a first academic degree if applying for a Master’s programme, or with a Master’s degree if applying for a doctoral programme who want to pursue Master’s or PhD courses in their home country (so called In-Country scholarships) or in another Sub-Saharan African country (In-Region scholarships).
Female applicants and candidates from less privileged regions or groups are especially encouraged to participate in the programme.

Please note that In-Country scholarships for students from South Africa are administrated by a cooperation between DAAD and NRF in a separate call for applications and a separate deadline.

What is supported?

Master and PhD studies in selected, development-related degree programmes

Duration of funding

Funding is provided for the usual duration of a course – generally, up to two years for Master's and up to three years for the PhD degree programmes.

Value

Generally:

  • Monthly scholarship
  • Study and research allowance
  • Thesis publishing costs
  • Tuition fees

Only applicable for In-Region scholarship holders:
  • Travel allowance
  • Health insurance
For further information, in particular the respective amounts, please see the call for applications of the degree programme you wish to apply for.

Selection

The selection process differs between the individual degree programmes. Please see the call for applications for further information.

Please note that the application procedure may differ between the regions and host institutions. The specific application instructions regarding each host institution are listed in the respective calls for applications (linked below).

Application deadline
Deadline is November 21, 2024.

More detailed information

Currently open calls:

West and Central Africa

Benin

Cameroon

Ghana

Nigeria

Eastern Africa

Kenya

Tanzania

Uganda

Southern Africa

Botswana

Malawi

Further calls which are currently not open:
Please find below the list of the degree programmes funded within this scholarship programme in the region Southern Africa, including the links to the respective calls for applications that have already been expired or will be announced in the beginning of 2025.

Southern Africa

Malawi

Namibia

South Africa
(In-Region scholarships only; In-Country scholarships for South Africa are addressed in a separate call for applications -> daad.de/go/en/stipa10000279)

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