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Summary
| Duration: | 9 - 36 months |
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| Quota: | 250 |
| Application deadline: | Please request individually from the partner boards. |
| Benefits summary: | Scholarship covers the applicant´s study and living expenses |
Last update: 18 October 2011
Description
The Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD) is the scholarship agency of the Catholic Church in Germany. It sponsors postgraduates and scientists from the countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Near and Middle East and Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Its aim is that scholarship holders return to their home countries after completing their study visits in Germany and use and pass on the knowledge they have acquired there. Scholarship programme 1 is aimed at postgraduate students and persons with professional experience who are invited to Germany for postgraduate studies or to participate in research projects.
Eligibility
For the scholarship programme 1 of KAAD you can apply if you:
- come from a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or Latin America
- have a university degree and professional experience from your home country
- want to acquire a master's degree or a PhD at a German university or do a post-doctoral research project (2-6 months for established university lecturers) at a German university
- are a Catholic Christian (or general belong to a Christian denomination). Candidates from other religions can apply if they are proposed by Catholic partners and can prove their commitment to interreligious dialogue.
What does KAAD expect from you?
- Above-average performance in studies and research
- The orientation of your studies or research towards permanent reintegration in your home region (otherwise the scholarship is turned into a loan),
- Religious and social commitment (activities) and willingness to inter-religious dialogue
- German language skills before starting the studies (KAAD can provide a language course of max. 6 months in Germany).
KAAD is working with focus- and partner countries in your region. There are so-called Partner Committees in these countries and applications are channelled via them. Applications from other countries can be considered only in exceptional cases.
Duration
The sponsorship period is determined according to the study and research requirements. Scholarships are initially granted for one year, and normally end after three years at the most.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test. More information
Benefits
Financial support consists of a monthly grant, the amount of which is determined according to economic aspects and which is intended to cover the applicant´s study and living expenses. In addition, a German language course may be granted before the degree course or research is begun. Support is provided for courses of study, which after completion in the home country, lead to a German Diplom or Magister degree or to a doctorate, as well as for in-depth studies conducted by academics from abroad. Short study visits (2-6 months) by academics from abroad are also financed. If a scholarship holder does not return to his/her home country or to another developing country after completion of studies, the scholarship and any other support granted will be considered a loan, which has to be paid back.
Application information
Application Papers
- Higher education certificates
- Recommendation of the Church in the applicant´s home country
- Two subject-related letters of recommendation
- Proof of professional experience
- Prior knowledge of German
- Recommendation by a partner institution of the KAAD
- A commitment of support from the higher education institution or institute at which the research is to be carried out may be required.
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This listing is made possible as part of our cooperation with DAAD. The information about this scholarship originates from Stipendiendatenbank Ausland or Stipendiendatenbank Deutschland.
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