DAAD South Africa In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme for African Students 2022

The DAAD South Africa awards funding to Sub-Saharan African students for full-time Master or PhD degrees in their home country or in another Sub-Saharan African country as part of its In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme. The programme promotes the mobility of researchers between Sub-Saharan African countries and capacity building at Sub-Saharan African universities.

Master and PhD scholarships in this programme are awarded for preselected degree programmes in development-related and SDG-oriented fields at pre-selected Sub-Saharan African institutions. Scholarships are awarded to Sub-Saharan African students for study and research in their home country (In-Country) or in another Sub-Saharan African country (In-Region).

• Table of Content
• About German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
• South Africa In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme
• Requirements for South Africa In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

DAAD scholarship in Germany is a private, federally funded and state-funded, self governing national agency of the institutions of higher education in Germany, representing 365 German higher education institutions (100 universities and technical universities, 162 general universities of applied sciences, and 52 colleges of music and art) [2003]. The DAAD itself does not offer programs of study or courses, but awards competitive, merit-based grants for use toward study and/or research in Germany at any of the accredited German institutions of higher education. It also awards grants to German...... continue reading

South Africa In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme

Requirements for South Africa In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme Qualification

Ghana  –  West African Center for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, Subject fields: Master Seed Science and Technology (Master)

Malawi  –  Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Subject field: Aquaculture and Fisheries Science (PhD)

Namibia  –  University of Namibia (UNAM), Subject fields: Biodiversity Management (Master)

South Africa  –  (In-Region scholarships only; In-Country scholarships for South Africa are addressed in a separate call for applications -> DAAD South Africa In-Country

– Stellenbosch University (SUN), Subject fields: Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (Master, PhD) as well as Mathematics (Master, PhD)

– University of Witwatersrand, African Centre for Migration and Displacement (ACMS), Subject field: Migration and Displacement Studies (Master, PhD)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Virtual Info Session 23 March! Registration is required 

https://www.daad.de/surveys/714369

For more details, visit DAAD website.