EPOS DAAD Scholarships in Germany for Development, 2026/27 (Deadline: Varies)
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) promotes the training of specialists from developing and newly industrialized countries by supporting their citizens to study in Germany. The EPOS DAAD Scholarships in Germany program believes that well-trained local experts, who are networked with international partners, play an important role in the sustainable development of their countries.
The EPOS DAAD Scholarships offer foreign graduates from developing and newly industrialized countries from all disciplines a chance to do a postgraduate or Master’s degree at a state or state-recognized German university, and in exceptional cases to do a doctoral degree, and to obtain a university qualification (Master’s/PhD) in Germany.
Program Details
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- Host Institutions: EPOS partner institutions in Germany (see list below).
- Field of study: 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 (full list below).
- Number of awards: Not specified.
- Duration: 12–24 months for Master (depending on the particular institution) and 42 months for PhD.
- Eligible countries: Please check list below.
EPOS DAAD Scholarships in Germany Benefits
EPOS DAAD Scholarships are fully funded program that provide successful applicants with the following benefits:
- Depending on academic level, monthly payments of 992 euros for graduates or 1,300 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
- Under certain circumstances, scholarship holders may receive the following additional benefits:
- Monthly rent subsidy
- Monthly allowance for accompanying members of family.
Eligible countries for the EPOS DAAD Scholarships
The EPOS DAAD scholarship is open for citizens of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo Dem. Rep., Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Islands, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova Rep., Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia,
Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Sâo Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Helena, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
EPOS DAAD Scholarships Available courses, Host institutions and Deadlines
The list below shows all available courses at partner universities with their application deadlines in the framework of the EPOS DAAD Scholarships.
Economic Sciences/Business Administration/Political Economics
Master’s Programme in International and Development Economics – MIDE
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW) Berlin
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M.Sc. Development Economics
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Application period: to .
Small Enterprise Promotion and Training
Universität Leipzig
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Development Cooperation
Development Management
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Application deadline: at the University for DAAD-EPOS applicants. Applications must be submitted via an online application platform which can be accessed via the program’s website from January 2026 onwards.
Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security
Universität Bonn and United Nations Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
Application deadline: .
Bonn International Graduate School for Development Research (BIGS-DR)
Universität Bonn, Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF)
Application deadline: .
Sustainable Development Management
Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Campus Kleve
Application period: to .
PhD Programme “Resource Nexus for Sustainability Transformations (NEXtra)”
The program is jointly implemented by the following partners: Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden), United Nations University – Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES), Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER), Dresden
Application deadline: (for intakes on 1st April of the following year).
Engineering and Related Sciences
Hydro Science and Engineering
Technische Universität Dresden
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Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology
Technische Universität Dresden
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Master of Engineering in “Energy and Environmental Management in Developing Countries” (formerly SESAM)
Europa-Universität Flensburg
Application deadline: Available on Course website.
Water Resources and Environmental Management – WATENV
Leibniz Universität Hannover
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Sustainable Renewable Energy Technologies – SuRE
Universität Oldenburg
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Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
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Air Quality Control, Solid Waste and Waste Water Process Engineering (WASTE)
Universität Stuttgart
Application period: to .
Natural Hazards and Risks in Structural Engineering – NHRE
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
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Regional and Urban Planning
Urban Management – UM
Technische Universität Berlin
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SPRING – Regional Development Planning and Management
Technische Universität Dortmund
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Master of Science Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design – M.Sc. IUSD
Universität Stuttgart
Application deadline: please visit www.iusd.uni-stuttgart.de/application/ for details.
Agricultural and Forest Sciences
Tropical Forestry
Technische Universität Dresden
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IPPAE: International Ph.D. Program in Agricultural Economics, Bioeconomy and Rural Development
Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen and Universität Hohenheim
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Agricultural Economics – AgEcon
Universität Hohenheim
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Natural and Environmental Sciences
M.Sc. Marine Biology – International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology (ISATEC)
Universität Bremen
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Tropical Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering – M.Sc. TropHEE
Technische Universität Darmstadt
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Environmental Governance – MEG
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
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Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation – LENC
Universität Greifswald
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Natural Resources Management and Development (NRM)
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
Renewable Energy Management (REM)
Technische Hochschule Köln
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Integrated Water Resources Management – IWRM M.Sc. Joint Exchange Program with focus on Middle East and Northern Africa Region
Technische Hochschule Köln German Jordanian University (GJU), Jordan
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Environment and Resources Management (ENREM) – Focus Latin America
Technische Hochschule Köln, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi (UASLP), Programa Multidisciplinario de Posgrado en Ciencias Ambientales (PMPCA), Mexico
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Medicine/Public Health
Master of Science in International Health
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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Master of Science in Global Urban Health
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
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Master of Science in International Health (Heidelberg)
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
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Global Health
Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
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PhD Medical Research – International Health (PhD Program)
LMU München
Application period: to .
Social Sciences, Education and Law
Vocational Education and Personnel Capacity Building
Technische Universität Dresden
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International Education Management – INEMA
Ludwigsburg University of Education (PH Ludwigsburg) and Helwan University Cairo, Egypt
Application deadline: Please click here for the application deadline.
Master of Laws in Intellectual Property and Competition Law
Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC)
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Media Studies
International Media Studies
Deutsche Welle Akademie, Universität Bonn, and Hochschule Bonn Rhein-Sieg
Application deadline: . Please note that only online applications are being accepted. Further information can be found at www.ims-master.de.
EPOS DAAD Scholarships in Germany Eligibility
To qualify for this scholarship to study in Europe, Applicants must:
- Works 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.
- Language Skills:
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- For study courses in German (scholarship includes a preparatory 6-month German language course in Germany): Successful passing of the language examination DSH 2 or TestDaF 4 before the start of the study course. Therefore, a minimum German language level of B1 at the time of application is a requirement, which needs to be proofed by providing a certificate
- For courses in English: IELTS (Band 6) certificate or TOEFL (minimum score : 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based)
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EPOS DAAD Scholarships in Germany Application instructions
The application deadline and procedures depend on the chosen university and course. Therefore, please check the website of your chosen study program and follow instructions to apply. Application and Selection Procedure work as follows:
- You send your complete application directly to the postgraduate course.
- A selection committee suggests potential candidates for a DAAD scholarship.
- The suggested candidates will be contacted by DAAD to upload their complete application to the DAAD Portal.
- The selection process will be finalized and the suggested candidates will be informed accordingly.
The furthest deadline is . For more details on the EPOS DAAD Scholarships in Germany, please visit the official page. To be the first to see latest opportunities
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