DAAD scholarships have been instrumental in offering graduates the chance to further their education in Germany by pursuing a continuing or postgraduate study.
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarships have also helped promote the exchange of experience, as well as networking amongst counterparts.
Eligibility for DAAD scholarships
International students have been encouraged to apply for the DAAD scholarships given that they hold a first degree in the music field.
Nevertheless, if this requirement has not been attained, the applicants ought to have used up all the training alternatives for their instruments in their countries of origin.
The study programs granted by the DAAD scholarships include:
- A postgraduate or master’s degree that will instigate a final qualification, or
- A complementary course that does not trigger a final skill except for an undergraduate course.
Applicants will have the liberty to choose a German state college of music based on their preferences and needs.
Conversely, postgraduate studies have been made possible through a 2nd cycle comprising of four (4) semesters or a 3rd cycle consisting of two (2) semesters.
DAAD scholarships’ funding duration
The master’s degree program will be funded for between ten and twenty-four (10-24) months, and this will depend on the study course or project chosen.
Applicants for the DAAD scholarship in the first year of their postgraduate programs may be funded for their second year.
On the other hand, the complementary courses are to be funded for one academic year, but the scholarships may be extended in the case of individual requests.
For both complementary and postgraduate programs, the DAAD scholarships usually start on October 1, whereas the value is stipulated to be a monthly payment of eight hundred and fifty euros (850€). This includes travel and one-off study allowances, as well as payments towards personal liability, accident, and health insurance covers.
On the other hand, the 2019 Commonwealth masters scholarships were recently opened, and students from accepted Commonwealth Nations have been encouraged to apply. Although a lot of scholarships are being offered around the world, the unsteady political climate in certain countries has increasingly made students apprehensive.
