KAAD International Scholarship in Germany 2023/24 (Fully-Funded)
Deadline: Unspecified
Outstanding candidates who wish to enroll in a master’s or doctoral degree program in Germany are encouraged to submit applications to the Katholischer Akademischer Ausländer-Dienst (KAAD), also known as the Catholic Academic Exchange Service. This scholarship is a fully financed and fiercely contested opportunity.
For post-graduate students and scientists from (developing) nations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Near and Middle East, as well as Eastern and Southeastern Europe, KAAD is the scholarship organization of the German Catholic Church.
Details:
KAAD demands the following of potential applicants:
- superior results in investigations and research
- Your studies or research will be conducted with a view to helping you integrate fully into your community (otherwise the scholarship is turned into a loan),
- Engagement in religious and social activities and a readiness for interreligious dialogue.
In order to prepare its students for future leadership roles in their home countries, KAAD supports its scholars through scholarships, educational programs, and emotional and spiritual support.
Based on collaboration with partner committees and organizations of former professors in those nations, this seeks to establish (scientific) networks and contribute to a holistic development that takes into account the religious and interreligious components.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for KAAD International Scholarship, applicants are expected to meet the following conditions:
- Applicants must come from a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or Latin America and are currently living there
- Applicants must have a university degree and professional experience from your home country
- want to acquire a master’s degree or a PhD at a German university or do a post-doctoral research project (2-6 months for established university lecturers) at a German university
- Are a Catholic Christian (or general belong to a Christian denomination). Candidates from other religions can apply if they are proposed by Catholic partners and can prove their commitment to interreligious dialogue
- Applicants must possess German language skills before starting the studies (KAAD can provide a language course of max. 6 months in Germany).
Application:
Applications are submitted online through the online application portal. Please follow instructions on the page to fill and submit the form as appropriate.
KAAD is working with focus- and partner countries in your region. There are so-called Partner Committees in these countries and applications are channelled via them. Applications from other countries can be considered only in exceptional cases.
