German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv): Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP)

Quick facts

Actions generated from visible scholarship fields.

1. Prepare the required materials shown in this listing: Official transcript or academic record, Letter of recommendation, Supporting documents (as listed in requirements).
2. Plan submission around the listed deadline: 30 September 2025 Application requirements Application Requirements A strong motivation to pursue a doctorate in integrative biodiversity research, with no prior completion of a PhD An above-average Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline Proficiency in English Non-German citizenship and not having resided in Germany for more than the 15 months preceding the application submission. The scholarships are intended to support candidates from the Global South. Graduation no longer than six years before October 2025 Contact Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv) Graduate School Leipzig Germany 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 Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China, PR 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 Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Micronesia, Federated States of Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palestinian Territories Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Qatar Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkmenistan Uganda United Arab Emirates Uruguay 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 Doctoral candidates/PhD students 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/stipa10000671 Print as PDF.
3. Use the DAAD scholarship database application path to confirm eligibility, documents, and any updated deadline before submitting.

Shown only when the listing has usable AI guidance.

• Work backward from 30 September 2025 Application requirements Application Requirements A strong motivation to pursue a doctorate in integrative biodiversity research, with no prior completion of a PhD An above-average Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline Proficiency in English Non-German citizenship and not having resided in Germany for more than the 15 months preceding the application submission. The scholarships are intended to support candidates from the Global South. Graduation no longer than six years before October 2025 Contact Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv) Graduate School Leipzig Germany 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 Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China, PR 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 Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Micronesia, Federated States of Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palestinian Territories Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Qatar Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkmenistan Uganda United Arab Emirates Uruguay 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 Doctoral candidates/PhD students 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/stipa10000671 Print as PDF so materials are ready before the cutoff.
• Keep academic records, GPA evidence, or merit examples easy to reference.
• Match your materials to the eligibility wording instead of relying only on the catalog summary.