Funding for Researchers and Faculty
Requirements:
- Doctoral students: The start of your doctorate should not be more than 3 years ago at the application deadline.
- Postdocs: You should not have completed your doctorate more than 4 years before the application deadline.
For fields of human medicine, veterinary medicine and dentistry, other regulations applicable. Please refer to www.daad.de/extrainfo.
Benefits:
- Monthly allowance: 1,400 Euros
- Health and liability insurance
- Travel allowance
- Annual research allowance: 460 Euros
- Preceding German language course (if necessary)
- Rent subsidy (where applicable)
- Monthly allowance for accompanying family members (where applicable)
Duration:
- 2 to 12 months for doctorate students; 2 to 6 months for postdoc.
Application deadline: 24 September 2025 for May 2026 start. 17 March 2026 for September 2026 start.
More information: Research grants in Germany
This programme promotes exchanges with scientists and academics from partner countries to improve international relations and bilateral research cooperations.
Requirements:
- Employed at a research institution or university in your home country.
- Advance coordination with German host institution on date and purpose of your stay.
- A visit of German counterpart must be confirmed.
Benefits:
- Monthly allowance: 2,000 Euros for assistant teachers, assistant professors and lecturers; 2,150 Euros for professors
- Health insurance. Please note: Health insurance coverage is mandatory in Germany. If you do not have a corresponding home health insurance, you will be insured by the DAAD. The costs will be deducted from the scholarship payment.
- Unless otherwise regulated by bilateral agreements, the costs of the outward and return journey are borne by the respective sending country.
Duration:
- 14 days up to 3 months.
Application deadline: 24 September 2025 for May 2026 start. 17 March 2026 for September 2026 start.
More information: Bilateral Exchanges
