offers this scholarship to help cover education costs. The listed award is A monthly payment of 992 euros Travel allowance One-off allowance Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover Under certain circumstances, you can apply for the following additional benefits after the start of funding: Monthly rent subsidy (please read the important scholarship information / section…
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A monthly payment of 992 …
Award amount
5
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Study levels
Graduate student
Field of study
Education, Engineering, English Language and Literature, Foreign Languages Literature and Linguistics, Visual and Performing Arts
Payout method
Paid directly to the student
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Amount: A monthly payment of 992 euros Travel allowance One-off study allowance Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover Under certain circumstances, you can apply for the following additional benefits after the start of funding: Monthly rent subsidy (please read the important scholarship information / section F, point 9) Monthly allowance for accompanying members of family. Please also read our important information for scholarship applicants / section F, point 3 In case of a disability or chronic illness: on application, a subsidy may be provided for justified additional costs incurred abroad that are necessary to realise the project in Germany and that are not covered by a third party; whether and to what extent a subsidy will be paid will be reviewed and determined on an individual basis (see important information for scholarship applicants , section F, point 8). Green Mobility Top Up (Support for climate-friendly travel) or reimbursement of carbon offset payments for air travel To allow you to improve your language skills in preparation for your stay in Germany, the DAAD offers the following benefits: Payment of course fees for an online language course after receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter if necessary: German language course (2, 4 or 6 months) before the start of the study visit in Germany; the DAAD decides whether to fund participation and for how long depending on German language skills and project. Participation in a German language course is compulsory if the language of instruction or working language at the German host institution is German. Allowance for a personally chosen German language course during the scholarship period Reimbursement of the fee for a TestDaF or DSH test, which you can take either in your home country after you have received your Letter of Award or in Germany during your funding period. Please note that the DAAD does not cover tuition fees.
Payout: Paid directly to the student
This award may be renewable.
Selection criteria
A special DAAD committee made up of professors from German colleges of music makes the final decision about scholarships in the field of music. The decision is based upon written applications and sound recordings which have to be submitted (see: www.daad.de/extrainfo ). 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; the quality of the project includes the following aspects: the justification of the application, the plausibility and feasibility of the project, the state of preparation of the stay abroad, the embedding of the stay in the artistic career as well as the connection with professional perspectives In addition, the selection committee will give due consideration to aspects of equal opportunities, on which you can provide information in the application form. For further information on the selection procedure, please refer to the Important Scholarship Information / Section E. Further information Confirmation of a scholarship does not automatically guarantee admission to one of the colleges of music named in the application. The respective college of music decides whether or not to offer scholarship holders a place. In most cases, applicants are required to take an entrance examination. Please find out in time about admission requirements and application deadlines and interview dates at your chosen college of music, and bear in mind that these may be several months before the planned start of your studies or even before the DAAD awards the scholarship. We cannot cover the costs of the entrance examination. If an applicant is offered a scholarship by the DAAD but fails to be admitted to a university, he/she may not make use of the scholarship that has already been awarded.
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This scholarship programme offers you the opportunity to continue your education in Germany with a postgraduate or continuing course of in the field of music. The scholarships also promote the exchange of experience and networking amongst colleagues. In this 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 German college of music of your choice…
Information last verified May 4, 2026.
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