Note to PIs: The following program summary is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It does not replace the sponsor’s actual funding opportunity announcement. Always review the most recent version of the sponsor’s full announcement to verify that the deadline has not changed and to identify the most current program requirements.
About the fellowship
Support ranges from funding for conferences to language programs in Germany. Please see multiple funding opportunities at https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/graduate-opportunities/.
Research Grants — One-Year Grants
Research grants are awarded to highly qualified candidates who have completed a Master’s degree, or, in exceptional cases, a Bachelor’s degree by the time they begin their grant-supported research, or those who have already completed a PhD (postdocs).
- Award amount — Monthly stipend (varies based on academic level), payments toward health, accident, and personal liability insurance; travel allowance; one-time research allowance. In some instances, grant holders may receive a monthly rent subsidy and a monthly allowance for accompanying family members.
- Award period — 7 to 12 months.
- Application deadline — November 4, 2021.
Research Grants — Short-term Grants
The aim of this program is to promote research projects within the context of doctoral program.
- Award amount — Monthly stipend (varies based on academic level), covers health insurance, and provides a flat rate subsidy for travel costs. Limited funds are available for a rent subsidy and family allowance.
- Award period — 1 to 6 months.
- Application deadline —Applications to this program are currently not possible..
German Studies Research Grants
Undergraduates with at least junior (third-year) standing pursuing a German Studies track or minor may be nominated for the grant by their department and/or program chair. Applicants are expected to have completed two years of college German and a minimum of three courses in German Studies (literature, history, politics or other fields) at the time of nomination.
Master’s level graduate students in the humanities and social sciences earning a certificate or working on a project in German Studies may be nominated for the grant by their department and/or program chair. Applicants are expected to have completed two years of college-level German language studies and a minimum of three courses in German Studies (literature, history, politics or other fields) at the time of nomination.
PhD students in the humanities and social science disciplines in the process of preparing their dissertation proposals on modern German topics may be nominated for the grant by their department and/or principal advisor. Students whose dissertation proposals have already been formally accepted are not eligible for nomination. The intent of the program is to provide an opportunity for short-term exploratory research to determine the viability or to delimit the scope of their proposed dissertations. The program is not intended to supplement or substitute for regular dissertation field work abroad which should lag the short-term research stay by at least one semester. Applicants are expected to have completed two years of college-level German language studies and a minimum of three courses in German Studies (literature, history, politics or other fields) at the time of nomination.
- Award amount — Research support ranging in value from $2,000 to $3,000 is available to individual scholarship recipients and is intended to offset living and travel costs during the active research phase. Support cannot be provided for stays in Germany in the context of study abroad programs.
- Award period — 1 to 2 months in Germany.
- Application deadline — May, 1, 2021; July 1, 2021; November 1, 2021.
Learn more
Visit https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/graduate-opportunities/.
Last updated: July 2021.