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BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development); German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
DAAD Music Scholarship for International Students, 2027-2028
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Scholarship for graduate students to continue their music education in Germany through a postgraduate degree or continuing course of study. It can fund a master’s or postgraduate degree leading to a final qualification, or a complementary course that does not lead to a final qualification.
Do I qualify 5 requirements for everyone + route options
Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- nationality all nationalities
- career stage final examinations taken no more than 6 years before the application deadline
- age meet the age limits set by the respective college of music for admission
- Not open to: residence Germany
- language music applicants must know the chosen university’s required language of instruction by the scholarship start;…
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- degree master’s or postgraduate degree leading to a final qualification
- degree complementary course that does not lead to a final qualification and is not an undergraduate course
- admission admission to the chosen host university is required for the DAAD Scholarship Award Letter to become valid; if…
Not open to: residents in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline
- Who is eligible
- All nationalities explicitly accepted
- Level of study
- Master's
- Fields of study
- Other
What's covered Partial funding
- Funding type
- Partial funding
- Host country
- Multiple
- Host institution
- Educational institutions in Germany; the institution for any funded study period abroad is not specified.
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How to apply
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- For a master's or postgraduate degree leading to a final qualification, if you do not have the host university's acceptance letter when applying, apply to the university for admission in good time and by its due date. Required
- Submit the scholarship application documents online through the DAAD Portal. The source says there is no need to send documents by post. Required
- One to two weeks after submitting the application documents, use the link you receive to upload the work samples to the DAAD Media Database, promptly and within two weeks of receiving the link. Audio/video files must be MP3, WAV, or MP4. Required
- If you did not have the host university's acceptance letter when applying, subsequently submit the confirmation letter before the scholarship-supported study program begins. Required
- Deadline
- Deadline unconfirmed
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
- Notes
- The listing marks the status as closed. Applications proceed online through the DAAD Portal and DAAD Media Database; no documents need to be sent by post. Applicants receive a link to upload work samples one to two weeks after submitting application documents and should upload them within two weeks of receiving the link.
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