NEW: DAAD Leadership for Africa Programme for Chad, DR Congo, Niger, Nigeria & Togo: Master’s Degree Scholarships in Germany 2024/2025

NEW: Leadership for Africa Programme for Chad, DR Congo, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo: Master’s Degree Scholarships in Germany 2024/2025

When is Application Deadline?

9th June 2023

Tell Me About Award:

The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, and Senegal at higher education institutions in Germany. In times of conflicts and displacement in various African countries, this programme intends to contribute to the education of future leaders, who will be essential for the further development of their home countries. “Leadership for Africa” offers scholarships for Master studies in Germany to qualified applicants in all fields of study except for medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, law, the arts and architecture.

All “Leadership for Africa” scholarship holders benefit from a complementary training programme in good governance, civil society, and career development. The mandatory programme must be completed in addition to the regular studies.

What Type of Scholarship is this?

Master’s

Who can apply?

All “Leadership for Africa” scholarship holders benefit from a complementary training programme in good governance, civil society, and career development. The mandatory programme must be completed in addition to the regular studies.

The programme targets two groups:

1) Highly qualified refugees who hold refugee status and fulfil the necessary qualifications for Master studies in Germany. Applicants must fulfil the following conditions:

• Holding refugee status in their host countries, being granted before 3rd of April 2022.
• Country of asylum must be either Chad, DR Congo, Niger, Nigeria, or Togo. 
• Completed Bachelor’s degree at the time of application. 

2) Highly qualified graduates from Chad, DR Congo, Niger, Nigeria, or Togo who fulfil the necessary qualifications for Master studies in Germany. 
Applicants must fulfil the following conditions:

• Citizenship of either Chad, DR Congo, Niger, Nigeria, or Togo.
• Country of residence is Chad, DR Congo, Niger, Nigeria, or Togo. 
• Completed Bachelor’s degree at the time of application.

Which Countries are Eligible?

Chad, DR Congo, Niger, Nigeria, or Togo

Where will Award be Taken?

Germany

How Many Scholarships will be Given?

25

What is the Benefit of Scholarship?

• Language training
• Monthly stipend (e.g. food allowance)
• Health insurance
• Travel costs to the third country

How Long will Program Last?

For the duration of studies

How to Apply for Scholarship?

• The application is to be sent EXCLUSIVELY through the DAAD portal through the section “submitting an application” highlighted in green.
• “Leadership for Africa” Programme for Chad, DR Congo, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo: Master’s Degree Scholarships in Germany – DAAD – Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
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