PhD Degree Germany
DAAD Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates and Young Academics and Scientists in Germany
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Germany's 29 listed scholarships are dominated by two funder types: the DAAD (5 awards) and the political party foundations, which pay monthly stipends rather than tuition. 24 awards are at Master's level and 14 at PhD, against only 2 Bachelor's. The 29 awards are spread across 23 distinct hosts. No deadline in the data is still ahead, so every date must be verified on the official page before you plan.
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The DAAD Architecture Scholarships fund up to 24 months of a master's, and the DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Programme pays €992 per month plus insurance and travel, with a 4-month German course before study. The party-linked foundations run their own competitions: Friedrich Naumann pays up to €861 per month, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung €861 for graduates and €1,200 for PhD students, and Heinrich Böll €934 for non-EU master's students.
Most awards here are monthly living grants, not fee waivers. Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung states plainly that tuition fees are not covered, and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung pays up to €992 per month plus health insurance and €160 for scholars with children. Tuition money appears in specific places: Deutschlandstipendium gives €300 per month regardless of income or nationality, and Haniel covers €6,400 of Brandt School fees. Only 2 of the 29 awards are open at Bachelor's level.
German language proof recurs: B2 is required by Rosa Luxemburg, Heinrich Böll and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Residence rules also narrow the pool. DAAD Architecture excludes applicants resident in Germany longer than 15 months, and Friedrich Ebert bars anyone previously enrolled at a German university. Several awards require admission first, including Goethe Goes Global, which pays €1,000 per month at Goethe University, and the ESMT Women's Academic Scholarship, worth up to €15,000 and tied to admission. KAAD restricts applicants to selected developing and emerging countries.
Often not. Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung states tuition fees for international students are not covered, and Heinrich Böll covers fees only in certain cases. Haniel and the Kofi Annan MBA fellowship do pay tuition.
For several foundation awards, yes. Rosa Luxemburg, Heinrich Böll and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung each require German at B2 level or above.
14 of the 29 listed awards are open at PhD level, against 24 at Master's level and 2 at Bachelor's level.
Check each official page. None of the deadlines in the data is still ahead; only the Erasmus+ GLOBED date, 12 February 2026, falls in the listed years.
Start with the DAAD and foundation awards that match your level and language, then confirm every date on the official page.