offers this scholarship to help cover education costs. The listed award is Generally: Monthly scholarship Study and research allowance Thesis publishing costs Tuition fees Only applicable for In-Region scholarship holders: Travel allowance Health insurance For further information, in particular the respective amounts, please see the call for applications of the degree programme you wish to apply for. Plan to…
Application deadline is April, 29, 2026 More detailed information Below you will find a list of the degree programmes funded under this scholarship programme with links to the corresponding calls for applications, for which the application period is currently open. West and Central Africa Nigeria Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria ( FUNAAB ): Master of Science in Physics Southern Africa South Africa University of Cape Town ( UCT ): Master of Philosophy in Urban Studies - Southern Urbanism University of Pretoria ( UP ): Master of Science in Mathematics Further calls for applications (in other countries, institutions, and academic fields) that are not yet open will be published in the autumn of 2026.
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Study levels
Graduate student
Field of study
Agriculture and Related Sciences, Education, Foreign Languages Literature and Linguistics, Mathematics and Statistics, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Physical Sciences
Payout method
Paid to the college or financial aid office
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Amount: Generally: Monthly scholarship Study and research allowance Thesis publishing costs Tuition fees Only applicable for In-Region scholarship holders: Travel allowance Health insurance For further information, in particular the respective amounts, please see the call for applications of the degree programme you wish to apply for.
Payout: Paid to the college or financial aid office
This award may be renewable.
Selection criteria
The selection process differs between the individual degree programmes. Please see the call for applications for further information. Please note that the application procedure may differ between the regions and host institutions. The specific application instructions regarding each host institution are listed in the respective calls for applications (linked below). Application deadline Application deadline is April, 29, 2026 More detailed information Below you will find a list of the degree programmes funded under this scholarship programme with links to the corresponding calls for applications, for which the application period is currently open. West and Central Africa Nigeria Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Nigeria ( FUNAAB ): Master of Science in Physics Southern Africa South Africa University of Cape Town ( UCT ): Master of Philosophy in Urban Studies - Southern Urbanism University of Pretoria ( UP ): Master of Science in Mathematics Further calls for applications (in other countries, institutions, and academic fields) that are not yet open will be published in the autumn of 2026. Contact and Consulting Information and advice centres The contact persons for the individual programmes are listed in the calls for applications (see links in the "Overview"). Funded by: Do you have any questions about DAAD scholarships? You will find the answers here ! Please also take note of our important scholarship information . Please select your status and your country to enable you to submit an application Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatani Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania, United Republic of Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe „Country“ is the country in which you are living and from which you are applying. If you come from another country, please contact us to find out whether you are eligible for the programme of your choice. More Information Graduates Doctoral candidates/PhD students Graduates are people who already have at least one first academic degree, e.g. Bachelor. Your status and/or country is not in the list? If your status and/or country is not included in the list, you cannot apply for this scholarship programme. To ensure that only scholarship programmes for which you are eligible to apply are shown, please select your status and your country in the results list (left-hand column). Copy this link: Copy this link: daad.de/go/en/stipa10000486 Print as PDF
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The programme aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. To this end, scholarships are granted for development-related Master studies for individuals who plan to pursue a career in teaching and / or research at a higher education institution in Sub-Saharan Africa. More general background information about the programme can be found here ). Who may apply: Graduates and postgraduates from Sub-Saharan Af…
Information last verified May 4, 2026.
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