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
Method of Application
For More Information,
Visit the Official Webpage
Application Deadline: 25 September 2024.
