University Summer Courses Grants: Foreign Graduates in Germany 2314 views

University Summer Courses for Foreign Students and Graduates in Germany: The scholarship programme intended to help students and graduates improve their knowledge of German (general language, special language) and their cultural knowledge of the country.

Eligibility:

• Applications are open to students in Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes in any subject area.
• Applicants holding Bachelor degree must have completed at least two academic years at the start of the scholarship period.
• Applicants holding Master’s degree or PhD degree are ineligible for this scholarship programme.
• Applicant must be at least 18 years old at the start of the funded stay.
• Applicants must be enrolled/registered at a university in their home country or in the country they are currently studying in (except Germany) at the time their funded stay begins.
• An applicant may only be considered once in any 3 successive years for a DAAD Intensive Language Course or University Summer Course Grant.
• Language skills: Proof of German language skills must be provided with the application (language certificate should not be more than one year old).
• The following language certificates can be accepted: onDaF, TestDaF, GI-Nachweis, DSD, DSH, telc Deutsch, ÖSD.

Funding:

• programme funds attendance of language and area studies courses as well as special language/terminology courses that are offered by state or state-recognized German universities and by affiliated language schools
• The courses are taught exclusively in German.

Duration of the funding:

• courses run for minimum 18 teaching days (max. 5 days per week, excluding days of arrival and departure) with a minimum of 25 hours of teaching a week
• grants are non-renewable
• courses usually take place in the period from June to December

Scholarship Value:

• 850 euros (one-time payment)
• Students from the countries from Least Developed Countries receive a scholarship of 1,025 euros
• travel allowance (country-specific)
• health, accident and personal liability insurance cover

Application documents

Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD Portal:

• Online application form
• Full CV in tabular form (in German)
• Letter of motivation (in German)
• Copy of university degree certificate with final grade(s), if available (with German or English translation)
• Proof of credits of the last two years (in German or in English)
• Language certificates