DAAD Scholarships for Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)

With its development-oriented postgraduate study programmes, the DAAD EPOS Scholarships promotes the training of specialists from development and newly industrialised countries.

Well-trained local experts, who are networked with international partners, play an important part in the sustainable development of their countries. They are the best guarantee for a better future with less poverty, more education and health for all.

These are the available courses in the German Government DAAD Scholarships for Development-Related Postgraduate Courses;

• Economic Sciences/ Business Administration/ Political Economics 

• Development Cooperation

• Engineering and Related Sciences

• Mathematics

• Regional and Urban Planning

• Agricultural and Forest Sciences

• Natural and Environmental Sciences 

• Medicine and Public Health

• Social Sciences, Education and Law

• Media Studies

To be considered for the German Government DAAD EPOS Scholarship, applicants must:

• work either for a public authority or a state or private company in a developing country and, as such, is engaged in the planning and execution of directives and projects with emphasis on development policies having a bearing on technological, economic or social areas.

• holds a Bachelor’s degree (normally four years) in a related subject.

• has completed an academic degree with far above average results (upper third) and at least two years of related professional experience after the first degree (bachelor) at the time of application.

• His/her academic degrees should normally not be more than six years old.

Applicants who have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline cannot be considered.

• Depending on academic level, monthly payments of 934 euros for graduates or 1,200 euros for doctoral candidates

• Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover

• Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding.

To apply for the German Government DAAD Scholarships for Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS), use the “CLICK HERE TO APPLY” button to proceed to the application page.

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  Applications have only to be sent to the respective course directly! Please refer to their respective websites for the application procedure (e.g. online application), for the application deadline and the documents to be submitted.

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  You can apply for up to three courses. If applying to more than one course, please list courses in order of priority in the DAAD application forms