DAAD One-Year Research Grants 2021 for Doctoral Students in Germany: Graduate students studying in Germany are hereby invited to apply for the DAAD One-Year Research Grants 2021 for doctoral students. The grant is to promote research projects within the context of doctoral programmes. A research project or course of continuing scientific education at a recognized university in Germany will be eligible for funding.
The DAAD One-Year Research Grants will fund research projects lasting between 7 months to 12 months where the length of the grant is decided by a selection committee and depends on the project in question and the applicant’s work schedule. However, the grant is non-renewable. Qualified doctoral candidates are encouraged to apply for the grant.
Grant Sponsor(s): DAAD
Grant to be taken: Germany
Grant Slot: Not specified
Grant Worth: See grant benefits
Country Eligibility: International applicants
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DAAD One-Year Research Grants 2021 | ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible for the DAAD One-Year Research Grants 2021 for Doctoral Students in Germany, applicants must:
- Be excellently-qualified doctoral candidates and young academics and scientists who have completed a Master’s degree or Diploma, or in exceptional cases a Bachelor’s degree at the latest by the time they begin their grant-supported research.
- Demonstrate strong academic, leadership and research abilities.
- Be willing to abide by the rules and regulations governing the conducts of grant awardees if successful
- Submit research application that are topical, relevant and original.
- Submit research applications that show the importance of such research project for academic and professional development.
Grant Benefits
- Depending on academic level, monthly payments of euros 861 for graduates, euros 1200 for doctoral candidates.
- Payment towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
- Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding
- One-off research allowance
Under certain circumstances, grant holders may receive the following additional benefits:
- monthly rent subsidy
- monthly allowance for accompanying members of family
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To enable grant holders to learn German in preparation for their stay in the country, DAAD offers the following services:
- Payment of course fees for the online language course “Deutsch-Uni Online (DUO)” (www.deutsch-uni.com) for six months after receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter
- if necessary: Language course (2, 4 or 6 months) before the start of the research stay; the DAAD decides whether to fund the grant holder’s participation and for how long depending on language skills and project. If a language course scholarship is granted and the working language at the host institute is German, participation is compulsory.
- Allowance for a personally chosen German language course during the grant period
- Reimbursement of the fees for the TestDaF test which is either taken in the home country after receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter or in Germany before the end of the funding period
- As an alternative to the TestDaF for scholarship holders who have taken a language course beforehand: the fee for a DSH examination taken during the scholarship period may be reimbursed.
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Applicants for the DAAD One-Year Research Grants 2021 for Doctoral Students in Germany are to submit an online application before the expiration date.
Application Deadline: Ongoing