DAAD Study Scholarships

DAAD Study Scholarships fund highly qualified students of all disciplines to participate in post-graduate study in Germany. Applicants should have a well-defined study or research project that makes a stay in Germany essential. Preference will be given to applicants who have either been admitted to a German host institution or can prove that they have established contact with a host institution. Since many graduate programs in Germany are taught in English, German language ability is not necessarily a requirement. To explore graduate programs in Germany, the DAAD recommends visiting this website: Study in Germany.

Graduate study scholarships cover one academic year (10 months) with the possibility of a one-year extension for students in Master's degree programs to complete a full degree course in Germany.

Candidates must:

• Graduating seniors or alumni. Applicants must be enrolled full-time at an accredited university when applying.
• Have a well-defined study project that makes a stay in Germany essential. All fields are eligible. Preference will be given to applicants with invitations from a German university faculty member to study in a particular department. To explore graduate programs in Germany, the DAAD recommends visiting this website on studying in Germany: Study in Germany
• Have good command of German if applying to a program taught in German.
• Not hold another German or German-American organization/German-Canadian organization award concurrent with a DAAD grant.
• Be younger than 32 at start of grant.

Candidates applying for study in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine should contact DAAD for special guidelines.

Prior DAAD grant recipients should contact DAAD New York to determine eligibility.

All nationalities are welcome to apply. Foreign nationals must have studied at an accredited US or Canadian university for at least two years. All foreign nationals must contact DAAD New York before applying to determine eligibility.

To learn how to apply for nomination and see relevant deadlines, please see our Canvas site.

2023-2024

Thomas Lane '24 (Declined)

2021-2022

Jonah Hirsch '22

2020-2021

Stephen Valeri GR '21

2017-2018 

Christopher Kymn '18 and Trevelyan Wing '14

2016-2017 

Claire Park '16 and Annelise Sauter Ortiz '16

2015-2016 

Bay Lauris ByrneSim '15, Maia Salholz-Hillel '15 and Alice Wang '16

2014-2015

Ellen Nye '14 -  German-Turkish Relations, Freie Universität Berlin

Trevy Wing '14 - European Studies, Freie Universität Berlin

2013-2014 

Jane Cavalier '14 - Art History

Saida Makhmudzade '14 - Study on Immigration