DAAD Doctoral Programmes in Germany

Do I qualify

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Everyone needs

• degree above-average academic qualifications
• Not open to: degree most recent university degree completed more than six years before the application deadline
• Not open to: career stage doctorate begun more than three years before the application deadline
• Not open to: residence resident in Germany for more than 15 months by the application deadline
• institution state or state-recognised institution of higher education in Germany, non-university research institute in Germany

These depend on how you qualify. The provider describes several ways, and you will not need all of them. The official page shows which applies to you.

• degree Master’s degree completed by the beginning of the funding period
• degree German-equivalent Diplom qualification completed by the beginning of the funding period
• degree Bachelor’s degree considered sufficient for doctoral admission, in exceptional cases
• individual doctoral research project
• structured doctoral study programme

Not open to: the applicant’s most recent university degree should have been completed no more than six years before the application deadline; Applicants who have already started their doctorate should normally not have begun it more than three years before the application deadline; the applicant has been residen…

Who is eligible

Applicants using the Palestinian Territories / origin 63 route, subject to the official academic and residence requirements

Eligible residence

Applicants using the Palestinian Territories/origin-63 route who satisfy DAAD's academic requirements and have not normally resided in Germany for more than 15 months by the deadline.

Level of study

PhD

Fields of study

All academic disciplines, subject to DAAD's published medical-field restrictions

How to apply

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1. Select your current country and academic status in the DAAD database before relying on the displayed deadline. Required
2. Identify a suitable German university, research institute, doctoral programme or academic supervisor. Required
3. Discuss the research proposal, timetable and supervision arrangements with the prospective host before submitting the application. Required
4. Register through the DAAD application portal. Required
5. Generate the official recommendation form from the portal. Required
6. Send the recommendation form to a university teacher for completion. Required
7. Prepare all required academic and supporting documents. Required
8. Translate documents that are not already in German or English. Required
9. Scan and save the documents in PDF format. Required
10. Complete the online application form. Required
11. Upload every required attachment under the correct portal category. Required
12. Upload the completed academic recommendation. Required
13. Review the complete application before submitting it online. Required
14. Generate the application summary after online submission. Required
15. Where required by the applicant’s regional DAAD office, send one printed copy of the application summary by post to: Regional Office New Delhi German Academic Exchange Service Regional Office Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka c/o DLTA Complex, R.K. Khanna Stadium 1 Africa Avenue New Delhi 110029 India. Optional