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Every year, DAAD invitees UC San Diego to nominate one (1) priority candidate for either two programs:  the Study Scholarship (excluding architecture and artistic fields) and/or Research Grant-One Year Grant programs.

• Study Scholarships (excluding architecture and artistic fields) are available to highly qualified nominees who have received an undergraduate degree of all disciplines for a full master's degree program at a German university, or for study at a German university as part of a postgraduate or master's degree program completed in the home country.

• • What can be funded?
    
    • a whole postgraduate or Master's degree program completed at a state or state-recognized university in Germany
      or
    • one year of study in Germany as part of a second or Master's degree completed at your home university. The general condition is that the academic credits you gain in Germany are recognized by your home university. Moreover, the standard period of study at your home university should not be exceeded as a result of the study year in Germany.
    • Funding for a Master's program already started in Germany cannot be granted.
  • Duration of the funding

    • Depending on the length of your chosen program, the scholarship is intended for visits of between 10 and 24 months.

• Research Grants-One Year Grants are available to highly qualified candidates who:
  • are doing your doctorate at a university or research institution outside Germany or
  • have already completed your doctorate (post-doc, up to 4 years after completing your doctorate)
  • You cannot apply if you are doing your entire doctorate at a German university.

• • What can be funded?

• • Duration of the funding
    • doctoral students: 2 to 12 months
    • postdocs: 2 to 6 months

They also offer many additional opportunities for students to study or do research in Germany. For more information on the other DAAD funding opportunities please visit their Scholarship Database.

The nominated candidate from UC San Diego will receive preferential status in the highly competitive selection procedure for these grants. Candidates nominated by DAAD’s partner universities compete in a separate pool with a high probability of being awarded a scholarship. Students are also welcome to apply without a UC San Diego nomination, but they will run in the open competition with candidates from all over North America.

Although the nominated candidate will enjoy a high priority in the DAAD selection process, please note that the final decision on all grant applications will be made by DAAD’s Selection Committee in New York City. The Selection Committee is an independent group of distinguished US, Canadian, and German scholars representing a cross-section of disciplines and universities. Applicants will be chosen according to DAAD criteria and standards.

Study Scholarships (except the visual and performing arts) are available to highly qualified students who have received an undergraduate degree of all disciplines for a full master's degree program at a German university, or for study at a German university as part of a postgraduate or master's degree program completed in the home country. Please see the PDF below for the Application checklist. The deadline for those wishing to be applications for the AY 2024-2025 program have now closed.. 

Research Grants-One Year Grants are available to highly qualified candidates who

• are doing your doctorate at a university or research institution outside Germany or
• have already completed your doctorate (post-doc, up to 4 years after completing your doctorate)

Please see the PDF below for the Application checklist. Applications for the AY 2024-2025 program have now closed.

• Graduate departments/programs can each submit one nomination by October 07, 2024.

• Please submit all nomination materials as one single PDF file via Google Form
• If you have any questions please send an email to gradfellowshipnoms@ucsd.edu which will create a ticket in the Services & Support portal.