Scholarships
Funding Programmes for Bachelor and Master Students
Scholarship programme | For | Short description | Support | Duration | Link to database |
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DAAD University Winter Course | undergraduate students with at least 2 years of full study completed by time of application
postgraduate students Students can be from any field of study. |
intensive German language course in German
minimum entry level: B1 proficiency in German |
EUR 2,151 covering course fees, accommodation and pocket money
+ travel subsidy EUR 1,500 |
5-6 weeks Jan-Feb every year | full Winter Course description |
Study Visits for Groups of Students | groups of students (up to 15 students, undergraduate or postgraduate) together with their lecturer | visits to
to maintain or build up new links or gain insight into German affairs |
subsidy of EUR 50 per person per day | 7-12 days any time | full Study Visits description |
PAD Teaching Assistantships | students (3rd year) or graduates under 29y who speak German at B2 level or higher |
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EUR 850 per month scholarship
travel subsidy insurance cover |
9 months (Sept-May)
application deadline usually in late February |
applications go via German Embassy in Wellington
general info and application forms
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Scholarship Programmes for Graduates/Master Degrees
Scholarship programme | For | Short description | support | Duration | Link to database |
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Study Scholarship for Graduates (any subject) | graduates | postgraduate study towards a degree:
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EUR 850 per month
insurance cover travel subsidy |
10-24 months | full Study Scholarship description |
Study Scholarship for Graduates from:
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graduates from
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postgraduate study:
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EUR 850 per month
insurance cover travel subsidy |
10-24 months | full Study Scholarship Visuals description |
Study Scholarship for Graduates from:
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graduates from
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postgraduate study:
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EUR 850 per month
insurance cover travel subsidy |
10-24 months | full Study Scholarship Music description |
Study Scholarship for Graduates from:
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graduates from
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postgraduate study:
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EUR 850 per month
insurance cover travel subsidy |
10-24 months | full Study Scholarship Performing Arts description |
Study Scholarship for Graduates from:
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graduates from
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postgraduate study:
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EUR 850 per month
insurance cover travel subsidy |
10-24 months | full Study Scholarship Architecture description |
PAD Teaching Assistantships | students (3rd year) or graduates under 29y who speak German at B2 level or higher |
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EUR 850 per month scholarship
travel subsidy insurance cover |
9 months (Sept-May)
application deadline usually in late February |
applications go via German Embassy in Wellington |
Research Grants for PhD Students and Young Academics
Scholarship programme | for | Short description | support | Duration | Link to database |
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Research Grant — short | students/postdocs enrolled (or based) at a New Zealand tertiary
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research at a German tertiary or research institute or other research relevant facility | EUR 1,200 per month
insurance cover travel subsidy |
1-6 months | full Research Grant (Short) description |
Research Grant — long | students/postdocs enrolled (or based) at a New Zealand tertiary
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research at a German tertiary or research institute or other research relevant facility | EUR 1,200 per month
insurance cover travel subsidy |
7-12 months | full Research Grant (Long) description |
Research Grant for Cotutelle Doctoral Programmes | (prospective) PhD students enrolled and supervised for a bi-national double degree at
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study and research time in Germany within a bi-national double degree PhD programme | EUR 1,200 per month
insurance cover travel subsidy |
up to 24 months
can be split into shorter stays over 3 consecutive years |
full Research Grant Cotutelle description |
Research Stays for Postdocs
Scholarship programme | for | Short description | support | Duration | Link to database |
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Postdoc Research Grant — short | students/postdocs enrolled (or based) at a New Zealand tertiary
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postdoctoral research at a German tertiary or research institute or other research relevant facility | EUR 1,200 per month
insurance cover travel subsidy |
1-6 months | full Research Grant (Short) description |
Postdoc Research Grant — long | students/postdocs enrolled (or based) at a New Zealand tertiary
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postdoctoral research at a German tertiary or research institute or other research relevant facility | EUR 1,200 per month
insurance cover travel subsidy |
7-12 months | full Research Grant (Long) description |
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers | postdocs who
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postdoctoral research at a German tertiary or research institute or other research relevant facility | EUR 2,670 per month
network building insurance cover German language courses |
6-24 months | full Humboldt Postdoc Fellowship description |
Postdoctoral Researcher International Mobility Experience (P.R.I.M.E.) | postdocs interested in gaining more international experience and building up research connections in a third country besides New Zealand and Germany | research at a tertiary or research institute or other research relevant facility that is not in NZ or GER
gain more international experience |
salary (not scholarship-type funding) of approx. EUR 3,500 gross
approx. EUR 1,000 expat top-up while not in Germany travel subsidy |
12 months in a third country (neither NZ nor GER)
6 months in Germany |
full P.R.I.M.E. description |
Research & Collaboration Stays for Senior Researchers
Scholarship programme | for | Short description | support | Duration | Link to database |
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DAAD Research Stays |
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research at a German tertiary or research institute or other research relevant facility | EUR 2,000-2,150 per month
travel subsidy |
1-3 months | full Research Stay description |
DAAD Re-invitation | academic staff / researchers who have previously held DAAD funding of 6+ months | research at a German tertiary or research institute or other research relevant facility | EUR 2,000-2,150 per month
travel subsidy |
1-3 months | full Re-invitation description |
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers | mid-career academics and researchers who
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research at a German tertiary or research institute or other research relevant facility | EUR 3,150 per month
network building insurance cover German language courses |
6-18 months
can be split into three shorter stays over 3 consecutive years |
full Humboldt Research Fellowship description |
Collaboration/Study Visits for Artists | academic staff from the fields of
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artistic cooperation / collaboration with suitable German host facility | EUR 2,000-2,150 per month
travel subsidy |
1-3 months | full Artists Visits description |
Stays for Artists and Artist-Academics
Scholarship programme | for | Short description | support | Duration | Link to database |
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DAAD Artists in Berlin programme |
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live and work in Berlin for 1 year (6 months for filmmakers) |
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12 months
(filmmakers: 6 months) |
description and application |
Guest Lecturerships in Berlin for Artist Academics | artist academic staff from the fields of
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guest lecturership at
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depends on guest lecturership | usually 1 semester | full Artists Guest Lecturership description |