The DAAD Africa Scholarship goals are to support young refugees and national scholars in the advancement of their academic qualifications from the African continent at higher education levels in Germany.
The German government aims to give support to qualified African students to earn their postgraduate degrees in Germany on a fully funded scholarship.
As a beneficiary of the DAAD Africa Scholarship, you will be granted a tuition-free study, €11,208 in living stipends, free accommodation, travel cost coverage, and a separate stipend to support your dependents (children or spouse).
In this article, we have highlighted in detail the scholarship eligibility criteria, benefits, and duration, as well as the application procedure for a successful application.
Daad Leadership for Africa 2024 Application
- Host Country: Germany
- Study Abroad: Study in Europe
- Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships | Fellowships
- Eligible Countries: African Countries
- Reward: Full Scholarship | €11,208 Stipend | Travel Allowance | Accommodation
- Deadline: June 7, 2024
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Daad Leadership for Africa 2024 Application Details:
The DAAD Africa Scholarship programme, “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to give support young refugees and national scholars from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda at higher education levels in Germany.
“Leadership for Africa” offers scholarships for master studies in Germany to qualified applicants in all fields of study except for medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, law, fine arts and architecture.
All “Leadership for Africa” scholarship holders benefit from a complementary training programme in good governance, civil society, and master development. The mandatory programme must be completed in addition to theular studies.
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Daad Leadership for Africa 2024 Application Requirements:
To be considered for the DAAD leadership for Africa Scholarship, you must:
- Have successful complete a Bachelor’s degree at the time of application which meets the requirements of German universities for entering a Master’s degree.
- Have a Bachelor’s degree of at least 2nd class upper division level is required
- As a rule, not more than 6 years should have passed since the completion of the last academic degree (see important information for scholarship applicants / Section A, point 2)
- Possess good English or good German language skills
- For Refugees: Copy of Refugee ID card issued before 03.04.2023.
Daad Leadership for Africa 2024 Application Duration and Reward
The scholarship includes:
Duration of the funding
Generally, selected candidates will start their German language course in April 2024 at the earliest and take up their studies at a German institution of higher education by approximately . October 1st, 2025.
Value
- German language course (up to 6 months) in Germany before the start of the study programme, including the coverage of the test fees for a German language certificate (TestDaF or DSH test), pocket money and accommodation (only during the language course).
- Monthly scholarship rate payments of 934 EURO
- Adequate health, accident, and private/personal liability insurance in Germany
- Travel allowance
- Yearly study allowance
- Additional mandatory training program: LEAD!
- If applicable, monthly rent subsidy and monthly allowance for accompanying family members (spouse and/or children)
Required Documents for Daad Leadership for Africa 2program:cation
To apply for the DAAD leadership for Africa Scholarship, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;
- Online DAAD application form duly completed (available on the DAAD portal)
- Curriculum vitae (maximum of 3 pages) containing information about your academic career to date, former scholarships, current address and current or previous employers. Please use the European specimen form at https://europa.eu/europass/en.
- Letter of Motivation (1-3 pages) containing a precise description of your academic/professional and personal reasons for the planned study project.
- DAAD Form “Study course profile” duly completed (please specify 3 Master’s programmes). Please be aware that DAAD does not consider your suggestions of master programmes which charge tuition fees.
- Applicants who already hold a Master’s degree or are in the process of completing a Master’s degree can only be considered in well-justified cases, if they can explain conclusively, why they would like to obtain another master’s degree. Please fill in the form “Additional Master’s Degree”.
- Proof of necessary language skills for the desired master’s programmes.
- University degree certificate indicating final grades, including a transcripts of records for all study years with all individual grades, incl. explanation of grading system
- Copies of your passport/national identification card and copies of your passport’s /national identification card’s biodata page and other documents containing information about you and your current residence status
- For refugees: Refugee ID-card and UNHCR registration or official proof of asylum by authorities or government.
Optional:
Other documents that might be relevant to your application (e.g., certificates of employment and/or internship, proof of former scholarships, extracurricular engagement, recommendation letters, (expired) admissions to a German master programme).
How to Apply for Daad Leadership for Africa 2024 Application
To apply for the DAAD Africa Scholarship, interested and qualified candidates should follow the procedures below;
1. Register in the DAAD portal
2. Applying online in the DAAD portal
- Downl:ad and complete the online application form
- Prepare application documents
- If necessary, translate documents (unless they are already in German or English).
- Scan paper documents (except references) and save in PDF format. Please note that you can only upload PDF files to the portal.
- Upload the completed application form and the other application documents to the portal in PDF format. Translations, if applicable, should be uploaded together with the document issued in the original language.
- Submit the uploaded application documents online.
Daad Leadership for Africa 2024 Deadline: June 7, 2024
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