Scholarship Call: DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme Masters Scholarships

Future leaders from developing nations (see list of nations) who wish to advance social justice and democracy in their own countries are supported by the DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme, also known as Public Policy and Good Governance.
The German Federal Foreign Office-funded program provides the opportunity to earn a Master’s degree in subjects that are especially pertinent to the social, political, and economic advancement of the participants’ home countries.

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Highly qualified graduates with a first degree are being schooled in political science, law, economics, and administration in the context of the principles of good governance, and they are being prepared for future leadership roles in their home countries.

Scholarship Details

The scholarship deadline opens on June 1st and closes on July 31st.

The scholarships are awarded for selected Master courses at German institutions of higher education listed below:

• Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg: Social Protection
• University of Duisburg-Essen: Development and Governance
• Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at the University of Erfurt: Public Policy
• Universität Magdeburg: Peace and Conflict Studies
• Hochschule Osnabrück: Management in Non-Profit Organisations
• Universität Passau: Development Studies
• University of Passau: Governance and Public Policy
• University of Potsdam: Master of Public Management (MPM)

The courses have an international orientation and are taught in German and/or English.

DAAD scholarship holders within the Helmut-Schmidt-Programme are exempted from tuition fees. DAAD pays a monthly scholarship rate of currently 931 €. The scholarship also includes contributions to health insurance in Germany, appropriate travel allowance, a study and research subsidy as well as rent subsidies and/or allowances for spouses and/or children where applicable.