KAAD Scholarship Programe in Germany

 

We are the KAAD

As a scholarship organization of the Catholic Church in Germany, the KAAD supports young talent from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Eastern Europe through academic (postgraduate) studies and research stays – with the aim of enabling them to assume leadership roles in the social, technical and cultural development of their country.

Social responsibility and church commitment are important to us as the basis of our support.

KAAD awards scholarships for selected countries, cities and universities

Africa

Within the Scholarship Programme 1, scholarships for In-country Master's programmes can be granted in our partner countries Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.

Asia

Students from Myanmar have the possibility to study in Thailand within the framework of a Third-country Scholarship. Currently, this is possible through the Diocese of Regensburg at the Assumption University of Thailand in Bangkok. In addition, with the support of our partner Bettina Kattermann Foundation - Qualification in Public Health Myanmar, we are able to award scholarships to interested students from Myanmar for the Master of Public Health International Program at the Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University.

Latin America

Scholarships are available for In-country Master's programmes in our partner countries Peru and Guatemala.

Near and Middle East

In Jordan and Lebanon, there is the possibility for applicants to apply for a scholarship for In-country studies at selected universities. In addition, there is the possibility for refugees from Iraq and Syria to apply for a Third-country Scholarship in a host country (Jordan or Lebanon)

Who can apply?

You can apply for KAAD Scholarship Programme 1 if you:

• come from and currently reside in a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or Latin America,

• have a university degree and professional experience in your home country

• would like to pursue a Master's degree, a PhD or other postgraduate studies, or are planning a post-doc or a research stay (2-6 months for academics) at a German university

• are of Catholic denomination (or generally belong to a Christian denomination, especially for applicants from the Near and Middle East). Applicants of another religion can be funded if they are proposed by Catholic partners in view of a documentable willingness to engage in interreligious dialogue.

• have German language skills prior to entry (KAAD can provide for a German language course of max. 6 months in Germany).

What do we expect from you?

• an above-average performance potential for studies or research,

• orientation of studies or research towards a permanent reintegration into the respective home region (otherwise the scholarship is considered a loan),

• religious and social commitment or willingness to engage in inter-religious dialogue

• German language skills of at least level B1 (or at least A2 in the case of English-language degree programmes) for participation in our compulsory educational programme. Preparatory German courses in the home country are expected. In addition, there is the possibility to apply for a language course (full-time or during studies).

• Scholarship Programme 2

  Scholarship Programme 2 supports students from countries of the Global South who are already studying for their PhD or Master's degree in Germany. The Catholic University Chaplaincies have the right to propose suitable applicants.

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