Funded 2025 DAAD Postgraduate Study Scholarships in the Field of Architecture in Germany.

Applications are now open for the 2025 DAAD 2025 Study Scholarships – Postgraduate Studies in the Field of Architecture. This scholarship programme offers you the opportunity to continue your education in Germany with a postgraduate or continuing course of study in the field of architecture. The scholarships also promote the exchange of experience and networking amongst colleagues.

Requirements

You can apply if you have gained a first university degree in the areas of Architecture, Interior Design, Monument Conservation and Building in Existing Contexts/Reconditioning of Old Buildings, Urban Planning/Urban Development, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Planning at the latest by the time they commence their scholarship-supported study programme.

In this study programme, you can complete

a Master’s degree/postgraduate degree leading to a final qualification
or
a complementary course that does not lead to a final qualification (not an undergraduate course)

at a state or state-recognised German university of your choice.
Funding for a Master’s degree programme/a postgraduate degree programme that has already started in Germany cannot be granted.

If you are enrolled in a Master or postgraduate degree programme which includes a study period abroad, funding for this period abroad is usually only possible under the following conditions:

The study visit is essential for achievement of the scholarship objective,
the visit does not take place in the home country, and
it is no longer than a quarter of the scholarship period (for joint and double-degree programmes up to 50%, if this is provided for in the study regulations). Longer periods cannot be funded, even partially.

Duration of the funding

Master’s degree programme:

Between 10 and 24 months depending on the length of your chosen study programme or project
Start: usually from 1st October of the following year after the application, or earlier if a German language course is taken prior to the study programme
The scholarships are awarded for the duration of the standard period of study for the chosen study programme (up to a maximum of 24 months). Please state the entire period for which you wish to apply for funding in your application. For example, if you are planning a 2-year degree programme, you must directly indicate two years as the desired scholarship duration in your application. After the first year of study, your academic achievements will be assessed in a further funding procedure. If this shows that you will successfully complete your programme within a reasonable period of time, the scholarship will continue as planned.

Value

A monthly payment of 992 euros
Travel allowance
One-off study allowance
Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover

Selection criteria

the artistic qualification and artistic maturity, measured by study achievements and work samples
the quality of the project as measured by the study plan and the letter of motivation