Deadline: 31 July 2024 (annual)
Study in: Germany
Next course starts Sept/Oct 2025
Brief
description:
The DAAD
Helmut-Schmidt-Programme Masters Scholarships for Public Policy and Good
Governance Programme offers very good graduates from developing countries the
chance to obtain a Master’s degree in disciplines that are of special
relevance for the social, political and economic development of their home
country at German institutions of higher education.
Participating
Programmes in Host Institutions:
The scholarships are
awarded for selected Master courses at German institutions of higher education
listed below:
•Hochschule
Bonn-Rhein-Sieg: Social
Protection
• University of Duisburg-Essen: Development and
Governance
• Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at the University of Erfurt: Public Policy
• Universität Magdeburg: Peace and
Conflict Studies
• Hochschule Osnabrück: Management in Non-Profit Organisations
• Universität Passau: Development Studies
• University of Passau: Governance and
Public Policy
The courses have an
international orientation and are taught in German and/or English.
Number of
Scholarships:
Not specified
Target group:
The scholarship scheme
is open to candidates from Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa; Latin America; Asia
and the Pacific, Western, Central, South-Eastern Europe; Eastern Europe,
Central Asia & South Caucasus; and the Middle East and North Africa. See
the list of eligible countries.
Scholarship
value/inclusions:
DAAD scholarship
holders within the Helmut-Schmidt-Programme are exempted from tuition fees.
DAAD pays a monthly scholarship rate of currently 934 €. The scholarship also
includes contributions to health insurance in Germany, appropriate travel
allowance, a study and research subsidy as well as rent subsidies and/or
allowances for spouses and/or children where applicable.
Prior to their study
programmes, all scholarship holders will also receive a 6- months German
language course. Participation is mandatory.
Eligibility:
Graduates from
developing countries (bachelor or equivalent):
• with a
well-qualified first university degree as a rule in the fields of social and
political sciences, law, economics, public policy and administration
• willing to actively contribute to the social, political and economic
development of their home countries/regions
• who have already gained practical experience relevant for the programme
(professional experience, internships, political/social commitment
The requirements for
language skills and the required language certificates vary depending on the
respective master’s course. All master’s courses have their own selection
criteria (degree, grades, language skills, work experience, etc.) that have to
be met in addition to the DAAD’s selection criteria.
Application
instructions:
Please submit your
applications for the selected master`s courses and for the DAAD scholarship to
the respective universities only (not to DAAD). You must indicate that you are applying
for the DAAD Helmut-SchmidtProgramme (Master’s scholarships for Public Policy
and Good Governance). The application period at all 8 universities lasts
from 1 June – 31 July 2024.
It is important to
read the 2025 Announcement and visit the official website (found
below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to
apply for this scholarship.
Website:
Official Scholarship
Website: https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?status=&origin=&subjectGrps=&daad=&q=public%20policy&page=1&detail=50026397
