Humanities Scholarships

Architecture and Related Services students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of DAAD scholarship funding;… and a Sep 1 deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Education students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of DAAD scholarship funding;… and a Applications can be submitted at any time. The Selection Committee responsible for reviewing applications to this programme meets every February, June and October. Application requirements Application Requirements academic publications reviewed according to international standards and printed in journals and/or by publishing houses research dealing with issues of major relevance to the future development of the applicant's home country or region of origin confirmation that research facilities are available, mentoring agreement and detailed expert’s opinion concerning the research proposal by an academic host at a research institution in Germany expert reviews from the doctoral supervisor and another academic qualified to give well-founded comments on the applicant’s qualification, preferably a reviewer not working at the applicant’s own institute necessary language skills: humanities or social sciences and medicine: good knowledge of German, if it is necessary to carry out the project successfully, otherwise a good knowledge of English; natural sciences and engineering: good knowledge of German or English citizenship as well as principal place of residence and work in a programme country Potential applicants who have completed their school education and a higher-education degree or a higher-education degree and their doctorate in Germany are eligible to apply provided that their habitual place of work and residence has been located in a developing or transition state on the assumption of permanence for at least 5 years. Contact Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation Jean-Paul-Straße 12 53173 Bonn Germany Contact Tel.: +49 228/833-0 E-Mail: [email protected] Weblink Please also take note of our important scholarship information . Please select your status and your country to enable you to submit an application Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatani Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Macedonia Pakistan Palestinian Territories Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Vietnam Yemen Zimbabwe „Country“ is the country in which you are living and from which you are applying. If you come from another country, please contact us to find out whether you are eligible for the programme of your choice. More Information Postdoctoral researchers Graduates are people who already have at least one first academic degree, e.g. Bachelor. Your status and/or country is not in the list? If your status and/or country is not included in the list, you cannot apply for this scholarship programme. To ensure that only scholarship programmes for which you are eligible to apply are shown, please select your status and your country in the results list (left-hand column). Copy this link: Copy this link: daad.de/go/en/stipa10000195 Print as PDF deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Education students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of DAAD scholarship funding;… and a Applications can be submitted at any time. The Selection Committee responsible for reviewing applications to this programme meets every February, June and October. Application requirements Application Requirements candidate’s own research profile documented by a comprehensive list of academic publications reviewed according to international standards and printed in journals and/or by publishing houses research must be of major relevance to the future development of the candidate’s country or region of origin confirmation that research facilities are available, mentoring agreement and detailed expert’s opinion by an academic host at a research institution in Germany 2 expert reviews from important collaborative partners and/or academics from the candidate’s own institute and, if possible, from abroad necessary language skills: humanities or social sciences and medicine: good knowledge of German, if it is necessary to carry out the project successfully, otherwise a good knowledge of English; natural sciences and engineering: good knowledge of German or English citizenship as well as habitual place of work and residence in a developing or transition country Candidates who have completed their school education and one higher-education degree or one higher-education degree and their doctorate in Germany are eligible to apply provided that their habitual place of work and residence has been located in a developing or transition state on the assumption of permanence for at least 5 years. Contact Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation Jean-Paul-Straße 12 53173 Bonn Germany Contact Tel.: 0228/833-0 E-Mail: [email protected] Weblink Please also take note of our important scholarship information . Please select your status and your country to enable you to submit an application Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatani Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Macedonia Pakistan Palestinian Territories Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe „Country“ is the country in which you are living and from which you are applying. If you come from another country, please contact us to find out whether you are eligible for the programme of your choice. More Information Postdoctoral researchers Faculty Graduates are people who already have at least one first academic degree, e.g. Bachelor. Your status and/or country is not in the list? If your status and/or country is not included in the list, you cannot apply for this scholarship programme. To ensure that only scholarship programmes for which you are eligible to apply are shown, please select your status and your country in the results list (left-hand column). Copy this link: Copy this link: daad.de/go/en/stipa10000129 Print as PDF deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Business, Management and Marketing students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of DAAD scholarship funding;… and a Feb 1 deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Education students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of DAAD scholarship funding;… and a Applications are possible at any time. The Selection Committee responsible for reviewing applications to this programme meets every March, July and November. Application requirements Application Requirements doctorate or comparable academic degree (PhD, CSc or equivalent) obtained no more than 4 years before the date of application. Candidates who have almost completed their doctoral degrees are eligible to apply, provided that they submit the manuscript of their dissertation or publications containing the results of their dissertation, however, at the earliest, 6 months prior to the completion of their dissertation. academic publications reviewed according to international standards and printed in journals and/or by publishing houses confirmation that research facilities are available, mentoring agreement and a detailed expert's statement by an academic host at a research institution in Germany expert reviews from the doctoral supervisor and another academic qualified to give well-founded comments on the applicant's qualification, preferably including reviewers not working at the applicant's own institute necessary language skills: humanities or social sciences and medicine: good knowledge of German, if it is necessary to carry out the project successfully, otherwise a good knowledge of English; natural sciences and engineering: good knowledge of German or English Eligible applicants must have lived outside Germany for a minimum of 12 months in total in the 18-month period prior to submitting the application. Candidates who hold German citizenship are eligible to apply provided that their habitual place of work and residence has been located abroad on the assumption of permanence for at least 5 years. Potential applicants who have completed their school education and one university degree or one university degree and their doctorate in Germany are subject to the regulations governing German citizens. Contact Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation Jean-Paul-Straße 12 53713 Bonn Germany Contact Tel.: +49 228/833-0 E-Mail: [email protected] Weblink Please also take note of our important scholarship information . Please select your status and your country to enable you to submit an application Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermudas Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China, PR Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatani Ethiopia Fiji Finland France French Guayana Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Greece Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong (CN) Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, the Republic of Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao (CN) Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territories Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) Tahiti Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand The Dutch Antilles Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe „Country“ is the country in which you are living and from which you are applying. If you come from another country, please contact us to find out whether you are eligible for the programme of your choice. More Information Postdoctoral researchers Graduates are people who already have at least one first academic degree, e.g. Bachelor. Your status and/or country is not in the list? If your status and/or country is not included in the list, you cannot apply for this scholarship programme. To ensure that only scholarship programmes for which you are eligible to apply are shown, please select your status and your country in the results list (left-hand column). Copy this link: Copy this link: daad.de/go/en/stipa10000110 Print as PDF deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Agriculture and Related Sciences students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of Generally: Monthly schola… and a Application deadline is April, 29, 2026 More detailed information Below you will find a list of the degree programmes funded under this scholarship programme with links to the corresponding calls for applications, for which the application period is currently open. West and Central Africa Nigeria Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria ( FUNAAB ): Master of Science in Physics Southern Africa South Africa University of Cape Town ( UCT ): Master of Philosophy in Urban Studies - Southern Urbanism University of Pretoria ( UP ): Master of Science in Mathematics Further calls for applications (in other countries, institutions, and academic fields) that are not yet open will be published in the autumn of 2026. deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Education students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of up to 2,000 euro and a Feb 1 deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Business, Management and Marketing students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of $1,500 and a Nov 29 deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Students who match the official eligibility rules can compare this scholarship with a listed award of $1,100 and a February deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.