Finding Scholarships
Here you can find information on various kinds of DAAD funding for foreign students, graduates and
postdocs as well as on funding offered by
other selected organisations.
Please also take note of our important scholarship information.
In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme SLGA • DAAD
Basic-Requirements
Status: |
Graduates Doctoral candidates/PhD students |
Country of Origin: |
Only specified
The scholarship for this programme is restricted to certain countries of origin. You can find an explanation for this on the details page of the scholarship programme under the application requirements. |
Subject: |
See list
Applicable to the following disciplines:
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Overview
Eine Druckversion dieser Ausschreibung (PDF) steht Ihnen in den weiteren Registerkarten (z.B. „Bewerbungsvoraussetzungen“) zur Verfügung.
A print version of this announcement (PDF) is available in the further tabs (e.g. “Application requirements”).
Objective
As part of the “In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme” DAAD in close collaboration with the GIZ assisted programme “Strengthening Advisory Capacities for Land Governance in Africa (SLGA)” is able to offer scholarships for postgraduate studies within the Network of Excellence for Land Governance in Africa (NELGA)". The programme is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) within the framework of the special initiative “One World – No Hunger”.
For further information on the NELGA please refer to: www.nelga.org/
Who can apply?
Applicants
- must be pre-selected by the respective target university;
- must have completed their last degree not more than six years ago at the time of application;
- hold a SAQA Certificate of Evaluation or be in the process of obtaining one if they hold a non-South African university degree (only for PLAAS/South-Africa);
- must be nationals of a Sub-Saharan African country.
What can be funded?
Master and PhD studies at the following universities:
Ghana
- KNUST, Department of Land Economy: MSc Land Governance and Policy
- KNUST, Department of Geomatic Engineering: MSc/MPhil/PhD Geomatic Engineering
- Ardhi University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning: MSc/PhD Real Estate, Urban Planning, Geomatics
Duration of the funding
The scholarship will initially be awarded for one year only and can be extended annually (or shorter) upon individual request and receipt of a complete application for renewal by the scholarship holders via the DAAD-portal, four months before the scholarship ends latest. The general funding period is up to two years for Master’s and up to three years for the PhD degree programmes.
Value
Generally:
- Monthly allowance
- Study and research allowance
- Printing allowance
- Tuition fees
- Travel allowance
- Health insurance
Selection
The selection process differs between the individual degree programmes. Please see the call for applications for further information.
Usually, the application procedure follows a two-step process. First, applicants submit their scholarship application to the host institution. After a pre-selection has been conducted, shortlisted applicants will be asked to submit their application again via the DAAD portal for the final selection.
Further information
For more details and application requirements please refer to your target university:
- South Africa: www.plaas.org.za
- Ghana: http://www.knust.edu.gh/
- Tanzania: http://www.aru.ac.tz/
- Morocco: http://www.iav.ac.ma/
Contact and Consulting
Information and advisory centres
Jana Bömer
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e.V. (DAAD)
German Academic Exchange Service
Section ST 32 – Scholarship Programmes Africa
Kennedyallee 50
53175 Bonn / Germany
Tel.: +49 228 882-8876
E-Mail: boemer@daad.de