Scholarships

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Below, we have summarised the most important DAAD funding programmes for New Zealand students and researchers and academics. There is a broad range of programmes reaching from postdoc funding to short courses for undergraduate students. In this overview, we give short descriptions of the funding programmes. For further information, especially about the application procedure, detailed requirements and about deadlines, please follow the links to the official DAAD database (www.funding-guide.de).

Funding Programmes for Bachelor and Master Students

 

Scholarship programme For Short description Support Duration Link to database
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

  • institutions (educational or other); or
  • events

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
  • gain experience in secondary school teaching
  • help with teaching English to German school students
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

 

 

Scholarship Programmes for Graduates/Master Degrees

Scholarship programme For Short description support Duration Link to database
Study Scholarship for Graduates (any subject)  graduates postgraduate study towards a degree:

  • 2-year master in Germany; or
  • 1 year in Germany during a 2-year master’s programme
EUR 850 per month

insurance cover

travel subsidy

10-24 months full Study Scholarship description
Study Scholarship for Graduates from:

  • Fine Art
  • Design
  • Visual Communication
  • Film
 graduates from

  • Fine Art
  • Design
  • Visual Communication
  • Film
postgraduate study:

  • study towards a degree; or
  • extension courses (e.g. master classes)
EUR 850 per month

insurance cover

travel subsidy

10-24 months full Study Scholarship Visuals description
Study Scholarship for Graduates from:

  • Music
 graduates from

  • Music
postgraduate study:

  • study towards a degree; or
  • extension courses (e.g. master classes)
EUR 850 per month

insurance cover

travel subsidy

10-24 months full Study Scholarship Music description
Study Scholarship for Graduates from:

  • Performing Arts
graduates from

  • Performing Arts
postgraduate study:

  • study towards a degree; or
  • extension courses (e.g. master classes)
EUR 850 per month

insurance cover

travel subsidy

10-24 months full Study Scholarship Performing Arts description
Study Scholarship for Graduates from:

  • Architecture
graduates from

  • Architecture
  • Landscape Architecture
postgraduate study:

  • study towards a degree; or
  • extension courses (e.g. master classes)
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
  • gain experience in secondary school teaching
  • help with teaching English to German school students
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

 

Research Grants for PhD Students and Young Academics

Scholarship programme for Short description support Duration Link to database
Research Grant — short students/postdocs enrolled (or based) at a New Zealand tertiary

  • PhD students
  • young researchers
  • postdocs
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

  • PhD students
  • young researchers
  • postdocs
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

  • a New Zealand university AND
  • a German university
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
Postdoc Research Grant — short  students/postdocs enrolled (or based) at a New Zealand tertiary

  • PhD students
  • young researchers
  • postdocs
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

  • PhD students
  • young researchers
  • postdocs
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

  • have finished their PhD within the past 4 years
  • have lived outside of Germany for at least 12 months within 18 months before their application
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
DAAD Research Stays
  • academic staff
  • researchers
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

  • have finished their PhD within the past 5-12 years
  • have lived outside of Germany for at least 12 months within 18 months before their application
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

  • music
  • fine art
  • design
  • film
  • visual communication
  • architecture (also landscape architecture, urban design, interior design etc.)
  • performing arts
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
DAAD Artists in Berlin programme
  • writers
  • composers
  • filmmakers
  • (visual artists — only via nomination, no application possible)
live and work in Berlin for 1 year (6 months for filmmakers)
  • rent & living expenses
  • travel expenses (incl. family)
  • insurance
  • language course
12 months

(filmmakers: 6 months)

description and application
Guest Lecturerships in Berlin for Artist Academics artist academic staff from the fields of

  • art & art history
  • literature & creative writing
  • music
  • dance & performing arts
guest lecturership at

  • HU Berlin (for Art History)
  • FU Berlin (for Literature)
  • TU Berlin (for Music)
  • FU Berlin / Inst Theatre/ Acad Arts (for Dance, Performance, Choreography)
depends on guest lecturership usually 1 semester full Artists Guest Lecturership description

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