Objective
These study scholarships aim to provide foreign applicants from the fields of Fine Art, Design, Film, Music, Architecture as well as Performing Arts (Drama, Direction, Dance, Choreography, etc.) with an opportunity to complete a course of extension studies, without gaining a formal degree or qualification, or to complete a postgraduate or Master’s degree course to gain a degree in Germany (Master’s/Diplom), at a German state (public) or state-recognised higher education institution
Duration
Depending on the length of the chosen degree course or study project, the study scholarship will be awarded for between 10 and 24 months. Initially, scholarships are awarded for one academic year and can be extended for students with good study achievements to cover the full length of the chosen degree course.
Value
The DAAD will pay a monthly scholarship of 750 euros. As a rule, the scholarship additionally includes certain payments towards health insurance cover in Germany. In addition, the DAAD generally will pay an appropriate flat-rate travel allowance, unless these costs are covered by the home country or by another funding source. Furthermore, the DAAD will pay a study allowance and, where appropriate, a rent subsidy and family allowance.
The internet-based language course "Deutsch-Uni Online (DUO)" is recommended to help students improve their German language skills. For scholarship holders, the DAAD will pay the course fees for six months as from their receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter. Furthermore, scholarship holders can apply to the DAAD for a subsidy towards a personally chosen German course. Further information will be included with the Scholarship Award Letter.
Requirements
Applicants must have completed their studies in their home country – as far as possible – with a corresponding final degree. If the degree cannot be gained in the home country, their education and training opportunities in the home country must have been exhausted. No more than six years should generally have passed between the time when they gained their degree and the time of this application.
Applicants who have been resident in Germany for longer than one year at the time of application cannot be considered.
Application papers
Detailed information on the application papers which need to be submitted can be found in our Application Pack.
This also includes leaflets providing information on additional requirements for applicants from the fields of Fine Art, Design and Film, Performing Arts, Music and Architecture.
Application address and deadlines
Deadline: 30 September (for stays to run from October of the following year)
You will hear about the outcome around March.
Applications to be submitted to the DAAD Information Centre in Sydney:
Dr. Andreas Jaeger
Director of the DAAD Information Centre
c/o Goethe-Institut Sydney
90 Ocean Street, Woollahra, NSW 2025, Australia
t (+61-2) 8356 8345 (usually Tuesdays and Thursdays)
f (+61-2) 8356 8314
e daad.australia@gmail.com
Sorry! Late or incomplete applications cannot be considered; applications for "special consideration" cannot be accepted.
Another option for artists are our
Study Visits for Academics
Objective
The study visits for academics program aims to enable lecturers from the fields of Fine Art, Design, Film, Music, Architecture as well as Performing Arts (Drama, Direction, Dance, Choreography, etc.) to apply for a supported study visit for the purpose of artistic cooperation with a German host institution.
Duration
Depending on the applicant's work schedule, the study visit will last between one and three months.
Value
Depending on the applicant's academic status, the monthly award will amount to 1840 EUR for assistant lecturers, assistant professors and young lecturers, and 1990 EUR for professors. In exceptional cases, 2240 EUR may be awarded. In addition to these payments, the DAAD will generally pay an appropriate flat-rate travel allowance, unless these costs are covered by the home country or by another funding source.
Requirements
To qualify for support under the study visits for artists programme, the applicant must be lecturing at a higher education institution in the home country. A well-planned and convincing project is an important selection criterion. The application papers must be accompanied by written confirmation of academic supervision or confirmation of agreement having been reached with a German institution of higher education.
Application papers
Detailed information on the application papers that need to be submitted can be found on the Application Form for Research Stays and Study Visits for University Academics and Scientists.
Please note: DAAD support for study visits by artists can only be awarded once in any three-year period. |
