DAAD
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst
German Academic Exchange Service
Regional Office
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
72 Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110 003, India,
Tel. +91-11- 2461 5148 / 5009, Fax: +91-11-2469 0919,
http://newdelhi.daad.de
1. DAAD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMES FOR ACADEMICS
1.1 Fellowships for Young Researchers and Recent Post
Doctoral Scholars
Objective: These fellowships are meant for advanced
studies and research at universities and
research institutes in Germany to enable young
scholars, scientists and university teachers
to broaden their knowledge in their fields, to
give them an opportunity to carry out research
in Germany, and to familiarize themselves with
current methods of research there.
Target Group: Candidates who are working as teachers in
Indian universities or recognized institutes
of university standard, Indian Institutes of
Technology, and scientists at CSIR labs and
institutes, and at research institutes of
national importance.
Duration of Fellowship: 1
st
October – 30
th
September
Fellowships are awarded, initially, for one
year preceded by the mandatory German language
courses, arranged and funded by DAAD. Upon
application and proper documentation, the
fellowships are extendable up to another 12
months.
Commencement of Language Course: 2-month German Language course
in India conducted by the Max Mueller Bhavan
(MMB) starting sometime in March/April; 4-month
German Language course starting in the first
week of June at a language institute in
Germany.
Fellowship Benefits:
a) Maintenance allowance of EURO 750 for Master’s Degree holders,
EURO 1000 for Ph.D. scholars. (Any changes will be notified on
the internet)
b) A lump sum towards air fare from India to Germany and back
c) Exemption from payment of university tuition fees DAAD Page 2
d) A study and research subsidy for those staying longer than 6
months
e) Health insurance covered by DAAD
f) Free tuition for German language Course at a MMB in India. Out
station participants will also get a lump sum towards travel &
lodging. Free tuition, boarding, lodging plus pocket allowance
during the period of the German language course in Germany
(preceding studies/research)
g) Married scholars, whose fellowships are for longer than six
months, and wish to call their spouses to Germany after the
completion of the German language course, for a duration longer
than 3 months, may apply for an extra family allowance
h) Under special conditions where awardees are not able to rent
accommodation within the financial limits, they can apply for
an additional rent subsidy
Conditions & Requirements:
• Degree/Prior Work Experience: Candidates must possess a
Master's degree with a first class at Master's or Bachelor's
level plus at least two years of teaching or research
experience;
• Eligibility: There should not be a gap of more than 6 years
between the award of the last degree (M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil.,
etc.) and the application deadline (1
st
October) / for Postdoc candidates, the gap should not be more than 4 years
between the award of the doctorate degree and the application
deadline (1
st
October)
• Domicile: In general, candidates should be residing in India at
the time of application. Candidates, who are currently in
Germany are not eligible to apply if they have been there for
longer than one year at the time of the application deadline
(1
st
October). All short-listed candidates have to attend a
personal interview.
• Confirmation of Placement: Candidates must have a recent-dated
letter of placement from a German professor; scholars need a
written confirmation that states that their research plan is
feasible at the selected German university/institute, and that
placement for the duration of at least one year to carry out
research would be available. The confirmation should not be
older than 6 months; failure to obtain such prior agreement
will disqualify the candidate from the competition for this
type of fellowship. DAAD Page 3
• German Language Skills: Candidates in the fields of Humanities
and Social Sciences must have a good knowledge of the German
Language.
• Note: Preference will be given to candidates who are
permanently employed and whose employers undertake to re-employ
them on return; exceptions will be considered on an individual
basis.
Application Procedure:
• These fellowships are announced once a year by the New Delhi
office of the DAAD.
• The announcement of the fellowships is made sometime in
July/August. Candidates may apply only on the Online
Application Form. The application form is designed in an easy
to use format, and will assist in the efficient processing
the applications.
• IMPORTANT: Applicants are advised to print out the Online
Application Guidelines, which provides a line-by-line
explanation on how to fill out the online application form,
before actually starting to fill in the form.
• The deadline for submission of applications is 1stOctober of
each year.
Subject Fields:
• All areas of research, please note special guidelines for
musicians, artist and scholar of medical sciences
Note:
These fellowships are not for obtaining Bachelors’ or Masters’
degrees in Germany
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