DAAD Scholarships Germany 2009

Scholarship / Financial aid: full or partial scholarships available!
Date: 12-24 months starting with the Academic year 2009/2010
Deadline: 31 August 2008
Open to: Bachelor’s degrees not older than 36

Announcement follows:

Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries

1. General Information about the programme
• Postgraduate courses for young professionals from developing countries
• Duration: 12-24 months, depending on the particular institution
• Internationally recognised Master’s degree
• Includes German Universities and “Fachhochschulen” (Universities of Applied Science)
• Support of selected programmes with a variety of full or partial scholarships
• Funded by the BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development), but admission
also open to self-fi nanced participants or students fi nanced through government or other sources
• Academic year 2009/2010

2. Prerequisites and Requirements
The typical scholarship holder:
• Will come either from a public authority or a state or private company in a developing country and, as such, be engaged in the planning and execution of directives and projects with emphasis on development policies having a bearing on technological, economic or social areas.
• Holds a Bachelor’s degree (4 years) in related subject.
• Will have completed an academic degree far beyond average and at least two years of related professional experience.
• Is not older than 36 (for some courses the age limit is 32). Please refer to the course details on the
following pages.

Language skills:
• For courses in German: DSH 2 or TestDaF 4; at time of application German skills at completed level A2 are required. In addition German language courses at level A3 or B1 are highly recommended.
• For courses in English: TOEFL (minimum score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 80 Internet based) or IELTS (band 6) certificate

Note: some courses may expect different level. For detailed information see the relevant course
introduction on the following pages.
• Exception: candidates for the course at Reutlingen University need a very good command of German at time of application

Proof of current work situation:
All applicants should state their current work situation at the time of application and submit a letter of
reference from their employer, ideally guaranteeing employment after completion of the postgraduate
course.

Statement of motivation:
Applicants must submit a statement of motivation explaining why they are interested in attending a
particular postgraduate course with reference to their current employment.
For more information visit- http://www.daad.or.th/