KAAD Scholarships for Developing Countries: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Near and Middle East (including northern Africa)

The scholarship addressed to Post Graduates and Academics who already gained professional experience and who are interested in post graduation studies or research stays in

Germany. This program is administered by regional partner committees, staffed by University professor and church representatives.

In Scholarship Program 2 sponsor for advanced foreign students from developing countries who are already enrolled in a German university. Scholarship candidates must be

proposed by the corresponding Campus Ministry.

For the scholarship program 1 of KAAD you can apply if you:

come from a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or Latin America
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 inter religious dialogue.
For the scholarship program 2 of KAAD you can apply if you:

come from a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or Latin America
are already studying at a German University,
want to acquire a master’s degree or a PhD at a German university (applicants for master programs may present their documents as early as during the final semester of their

bachelor programs).
are a Catholic Christian (or – particularly for candidates from the Middle East – belong to another Christian denomination). Candidates from other religions can apply if they are

proposed by Catholic partners and can prove their commitment to inter religious dialogue.
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. For more information about your region, visit the following sites:

Africa (sub-Sahara)
Asia
Latin America
Near and Middle East (including northern Africa)

Applications to be tabled in the March-session of the selection board need to
be complete by end of November the previous year. Applications for the
September selection need to be complete by end of June.

Further scholarship details: