DAAD In-Country/In-Region Masters & PhD Scholarships 2024/2025 for Sub-Saharan African Students

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Scholarship in Germany: As part of the DAAD In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme, DAAD offers scholarships for PhD & Masters studies.

Application Deadline: 23rd November 2023

Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan African Countries

To be Taken at: Sub-Saharan African Countries

About the DAAD In-Country/In-Region Masters & PhD Scholarships

The programme is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and aims at university staff in the first line, without neglecting the public sector demand of academically trained personnel.

Aims/Objectives

The DAAD In-Country/In-Region programme aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. To this end, scholarships are granted for development-related Master or doctoral studies for individuals who plan to pursue a career in teaching and / or research at a higher education institution in Sub-Saharan Africa.

By training future academic and professional leaders, the programme contributes to the following long-term impacts:

  • Qualified professionals’ involvement in the solution of development-related problems in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Graduates strengthening education and research in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Structural strengthening and regional networking of partner institutions and partner universities

To achieve these long-term impacts, the following outcomes have been formulated as programme objectives:

Programme objective 1: Graduates have qualified to take over responsible positions in their, or for their, region of origin

Programme objective 2: The participation of women and underprivileged groups is reinforced

Programme objective 3: Organizational, financial and personal capacities of partner institutions are strengthened

Type: Masters, PhD

Eligibility:

  • The target group for DAAD In-Country/In-Region scholarships are graduates and postgraduates from Sub-Saharan Africa with a first academic degree, if applying for a Master’s programme, or with a Master’s degree if applying for a doctoral programme who want to pursue Master’s or PhD courses in their home country (so called In-Country scholarships) or in another Sub-Saharan African country (In-Region scholarships).
  • Female applicants and candidates from less privileged regions or groups are especially encouraged to participate in the programme.

Number of Awards: Numerous

Value of Award: Generally:

  • Monthly allowance
  • Study and research allowance
  • Printing allowance
  • Tuition fees

Only applicable for In-Region scholarship holders:

  • Travel allowance
  • Health insurance

Duration of Award: DAAD In-Country/In-Region Funding is provided for the usual duration of a course – generally, up to two years for Masters and up to three years for the PhD degree programmes

How to Apply DAAD In-Country/In-Region Masters & PhD Scholarships

Please find below the list of degree programmes funded within this scholarship programme in the regions West and Central Africa, Eastern Africa and Southern Africa, including the links to the respective calls for applications.

West and Central Africa

i. Benin

University of Abomey – Calavi (UAC) Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Subject fields:

ii. Cameroon

University of Dschang, Subject fields:

iii. Ghana

Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Subject field:

West African Center for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, Subject field:

West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Subject field:

iv. Nigeria

Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Subject fields:

Benue State University Makurdi (BSUM), Subject fields:

Eastern Africa

i. Kenya

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Subject field:

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Subject fields:

Moi University, Subject field:

East and South African-German Centre of Excellence for Educational Research Methodologies and Management (CERM-ESA) – Moi University, Subject field:

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT), Subject field:

Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR)*, Subject field:

Pwani University; Subject field:

ii. Tanzania

Ardhi University, Subject field:

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Subject fields:

iii. Uganda

Busitema University, Subject field:

Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Subject fields:

Southern Africa

i. Botswana

Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), Subject field:

ii. Malawi

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Subject field:

  • Master: Aquaculture and Fisheries Science

Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), Subject field:

iii. Namibia

Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Subject field:

  • PhD: Computer Science

South Africa

(In-Region scholarships only; In-Country scholarships for South Africa are addressed in a separate call for applications -> daad.de/go/en/stipa10000279)

Stellenbosch University (SUN), Subject fields:

  • Master: Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (MBHG)

University of Cape Town (UCT), Subject fields:

  • Master: Urban Studies – Southern Urbanism

University of the Western Cape (UWC), Subject fields:

  • Master: Development Studies at ISD
  • PhD: Development Studies at ISD

For more details about the DAAD Masters & PhD Scholarships, visit the Webpage for Details.