Apply for DAAD In-Country/In-Region Masters/PhD Scholarship Programme 2026 for Sub-Saharan African students (Fully Funded): (Deadline 7 November 2025)

Applications are now open for the 2026 DAAD In-Country/In-Region Masters/PhD Scholarship Programme. The programme aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. To this end, scholarships are granted for development-related Master or doctoral studies for individuals who plan to pursue a career in teaching and / or research at a higher education institution in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Requirements

• • Graduates and postgraduates from Sub-Saharan Africa with a first academic degree if applying for a Master’s programme, or with a Master’s degree if applying for a doctoral programme who want to pursue Master’s or PhD courses in their home country or in the country for which they have a residence permit (so called In-Country scholarships) or in another Sub-Saharan African country, outside their home country/in the country for which they do not have a residence permit (so called In-Region scholarships).
  • Female applicants and candidates from less privileged regions or groups are especially encouraged to participate in the programme.

Supported program

• Master and PhD studies in selected, development-related degree programmes

Duration of funding

Funding is provided for the usual duration of a course – generally, up to two years for Master’s and up to three years for the PhD degree programmes.

Value

Generally:

• • Monthly scholarship
  • Study and research allowance
  • Thesis publishing costs
  • Tuition fees

Only applicable for In-Region scholarship holders:

• Travel allowance
• Health insurance

West and Central Africa

Cameroon

• • University of Dschang
    Subject fields:
    PhD: Parasitology
    PhD: Pharmacology

Ghana

• West African Center for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana
  Subject field:
  Master: Seed Science and Technology
• West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana
  Subject field:
  Master: Molecular Cell Biology of Infectious Diseases

Nigeria

• • Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University Makurdi (formerly Benue State University Makurdi)
    Subject fields:
    Master: Food Chemistry
    PhD: Food Chemistry

Eastern Africa

Kenya

• • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
    Subject fields:
    Master: Energy Technology
    Master: Soil and Water Engineering
    PhD: Soil and Water Engineering
  • Moi University
    Subject field:
    PhD: Biostatistics
  • East and South African-German Centre of Excellence for Educational Research Methodologies and Management (CERM-ESA) – Moi University
    Subject field:
    Master: Education in Research
  • Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT)
    Subject field:
    Master: Food Science and Technology
  • Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR)*
    Subject field:
    Master: Research and Public Policy (MRPP)
    *at the following universities: Egerton University, University of Lagos, Maseno University, Mzumbe University, University of Ibadan
  • Pwani University
    Subject field:
    Master: Bioinformatics

Tanzania

• Ardhi University
  Subject field:
  Master: Geomatics
• Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)
  Subject field:
  Master: Embedded and Mobile Systems

Uganda

• • Busitema University
    Subject field:
    Master: Public Health
  • Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST)
    Subject fields:
    Master: Biology (Natural Resources Ecology, Management and Conservation)
    Master: Biology (Microbiology and Parasitology) (MAP)

Southern Africa

Botswana

• Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST)
  Subject field:
  Master: Physics (by research)

Malawi

• Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS)
  Subject field:
  Master: Environmental Health

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