Apply for the DAAD In-Country Scholarship Programme 2025 for Sub-Saharan African students
Objective
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.
The programme aims at university staff in the first line, without neglecting the public sector demand of academically trained personnel (more general background information about the programme can be found here).
Who can apply?
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 (so called In-Country scholarships) or in another Sub-Saharan African country (In-Region scholarships).
Female applicants and candidates from less privileged regions or groups are especially encouraged to participate in the programme.
Please note that In-Country scholarships for students from South Africa are administrated by a cooperation between DAAD and NRF in a separate call for applications and a separate deadline.
What is supported?
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
For further information, in particular the respective amounts, please see the call for applications of the degree programme you wish to apply for.
Selection
The selection process differs between the individual degree programmes. Please see the call for applications for further information.
Please note that the application procedure may differ between the regions and host institutions. The specific application instructions regarding each host institution are listed in the respective calls for applications (linked below).
Application deadline
Deadline is November 21, 2024.
More detailed information
Currently open calls:
West and Central Africa
Benin
University of Abomey – Calavi (UAC) Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Subject fields:
Master: Statistics, Major Biostatistics
PhD: Agronomic Sciences, Major Biometry
Cameroon
University of Dschang, Subject fields:
PhD: Parasitology
PhD: Pharmacology
Ghana
Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Subject field:
PhD: Development Studies
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
Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Subject fields:
Master: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
PhD: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Benue State University Makurdi (BSUM), Subject fields:
Master: Food Chemistry
PhD: Food Chemistry
Eastern Africa
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Subject field:
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 fields:
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
Further calls which are currently not open:
Please find below the list of the degree programmes funded within this scholarship programme in the region Southern Africa, including the links to the respective calls for applications that have already been expired or will be announced in the beginning of 2025.
Southern Africa
Malawi
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Subject field:
Master: Aquaculture and Fisheries Science
Namibia
Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Subject field:
PhD: Computer Science
South Africa
(In-Region scholarships only; In-Country scholarships for South Africa are addressed in a separate call for applications -> daad.de/go/en/stipa10000279)
Stellenbosch University (SUN), Subject fields:
Master: Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (MBHG)
University of Cape Town (UCT), Subject fields:
Master: Urban Studies – Southern Urbanism
University of the Western Cape (UWC), Subject fields:
Master: Development Studies at ISD
PhD: Development Studies at ISD
Link to apply: https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?detail=10000486
