DAAD Scholarships for Artists is now open for applications from suitably qualified students. It is a fully funded scholarship for all students sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
About the Scholarship
DAAD scholarship in Germany is a private, federally funded and state-funded, self governing national agency of the institutions of higher education in Germany, representing 365 German higher education institutions (100 universities and technical universities, 162 general universities of applied sciences, and 52 colleges of music and art).
Aim and Benefits of DAAD Scholarships for Artists
1. A monthly payment of 850 euros.
2. Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding.
3. One-off study allowance.
4. Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover.
Under certain circumstances, scholarship holders may receive the following additional benefits:
1. Monthly rent subsidy.
2. Monthly allowance for accompanying members of family.
To enable scholarship holders to learn German in preparation for their stay in the country, DAAD offers the following services:
1. Payment of course fees for the online language course “Deutsch-Uni Online (DUO)” (deutsch-uni.com) for six months after receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter.
2. If necessary: Language course (2, 4 or 6 months) before the start of the study visit; the DAAD decides whether to fund participation and for how long depending on German language skills and project. Participation in a language course is compulsory if the language of instruction or working language is German at the German host institution.
3. Allowance for a personally chosen German language course during the scholarship period.
4. Reimbursement of the fees for the TestDaF test which has either been taken in the home country after receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter or in Germany before the end of the funding period.
5. As an alternative to the TestDaF for scholarship holders who have taken a language course beforehand: the fee for a DSH examination taken during the scholarship period may be reimbursed.
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Requirements for DAAD Scholarships for Artists
Foreign applicants who have gained a first university degree in the Performing Arts at the latest by the time they commence their scholarship-supported study programme.
What can be funded?
In this study programme, you can complete.
1. A Master’s degree/postgraduate degree leading to a final qualification, or
2. A complementary course that does not lead to a final qualification (not an undergraduate course)
At a state or state-recognised German university of your choice.
This programme only funds projects in the artistic field of the Performing Arts (Drama, Theatre Directing/Theatre Dramaturgy, Musicals, Performance Studies, Dance, Choreography).
Other DAAD scholarship program is available for applicants from the fields of Theatre and Dance Studies or for artists with a scientific project.
Application Deadline
November 2, 2022.
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