Kaad Scholarship Programme 1
Scholarship Program 1 is addressed to post-graduates and to academics living in their home countries who already gained professional experience and who are interested in postgraduate studies (or research stays) in Germany. This program is administered by regional partner committees, staffed by university professors and church representatives. Normally documents are submitted to the committee of the applicant’s home country.
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Application Requirements
You can apply for KAAD Scholarship Programme 1 if you:
- come from and currently reside in a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or Latin America,
- have a university degree and professional experience in your home country
- would like to pursue a Master's degree, a PhD or other postgraduate studies, or are planning a post-doc or a research stay (2-6 months for academics) at a German university
- are of Catholic denomination (or generally belong to a Christian denomination, especially for applicants from the Near and Middle East). Applicants of another religion can be funded if they are proposed by Catholic partners in view of a documentable willingness to engage in interreligious dialogue.
- have German language skills prior to entry (KAAD can provide for a German language course of max. 6 months in Germany).
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Application Steps
Above-average performance in studies and research The orientation of your studies or research towards permanent reintegration in your home region (otherwise the scholarship is turned into a loan), Religious and social commitment (activities) and willingness to inter-religious dialogue.
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Katholischer Akademischer Ausländer-Dienst
Hausdorffstr. 151
53129 Bonn
Germany
+49 228 917580
zentrale@kaad.de