Applications are currently being accepted for the DAAD/EPOS Scholarships for Young Professionals from Developing Countries 2027/2028. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About DAAD/EPOS Scholarships for Young Professionals from Developing Countries
The “Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst” (DAAD) has selected the MSc Environmental Governance (MEG) as a development-related postgraduate course and so the programme can offer a limited number of EPOS Scholarships. Candidates will be selected first by the programme committee of the MEG programme. In a second step, DAAD will check our selection carefully and decide upon the candidates.
Benefits of DAAD/EPOS Scholarships for Young Professionals from Developing Countries
- Depending on academic level, monthly payments of 992 euros of graduates or 1,300 euros (1,400 euros beginning with February 2026) for doctoral candidates
- Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
- Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding
Under certain circumtances, scholarship holders may receive the following additionals benefits:
- Monthly rent subsidy
- Monthly allowance for accompanying members of family
DAAD/EPOS Scholarships for Young Professionals from Developing Countries Requirements
Open to young professionals from developing countries (DAC countries) who meet all of the following requirements:
- have an academic degree, that is not older than six years at the time of application (October 2026)
- have a minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience (post Bachelor, at the time of application); internships and volontary work are not accepted. Note that employment in academia, like teaching and research at a university or research institute, is not considered relevant work experience for this scholarship type; only in very exceptional cases can it be accepted.
- have an academic degree above average (upper third)
- having resided in Germany for no more than 15 months before applying
Application Date and Process
- All documents listed below, under Application Documents, need to be compressed or merged as one single PDF file and then be sent to [email protected]
- Incomplete applications cannot be considered.
- Referees have to send their reference letters directly to [email protected], not to the applicant.
- If you submit the documents listed below, there is no need to submit additional documents required in the DAAD application form (e.g. project outline).
Application Deadline
15 October, 2026
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