Germany: DAAD Leadership for Africa Scholarship Programme 2024/2025 for  West and Central African Masters Students (Fully-funded)

The DAAD has launched its scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” with funding from the German Foreign Office.

Application Deadline: 7th June 2024

About the DAAD Leadership for Africa Scholarship : All “Leadership for Africa” scholarship holders benefit from a complementary study programme in good governance, civil society and sustainable project management. The mandatory programme with several attendance phases each year has to be completed in addition to the regular studies. 

Are you a bachelor degree holder, who dreams about studying for a Master’s degree in Germany? You live as a national or refugee in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast or Mauritania? The Leadership for Africa scholarship programme is the opportunity for you!

What can be funded? The scholarship includes:

• Language course (2-6 months) in Germany before the start of the university studies
• M.A. or M.Sc. degree programme completed at a state or state-recognized university in Germany
• Accompanying side study programme (mandatory) in good governance, civil society and sustainable project management. This has to be completed in addition to the regular studies.

Type: Masters

Eligibility: To be qualified for DAAD Leadership for Africa Scholarship:

1. Highly qualified refugees who hold refugee status and fulfil the necessary qualifications for Master studies in Germany and the requirements in the call for applications.
   
   Applicants must fulfil the following conditions:
   
   • Holding refugee status in their host countries, being granted before 3rd of April 2023
   • Country of asylum must be either Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast or Mauritania
   • Completed Bachelor’s degree
      
2. Highly qualified graduates from Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast or Mauritania who fulfil the necessary qualifications for Master studies in Germany and the requirements in the call for applications.
   
   Applicants must fulfil the following conditions:
   
   • Citizenship of either Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast or Mauritania 
   • Country of residence Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast or Mauritania 
   • Completed Bachelor’s degree

Selection

A pre-selection will take place based on the submitted application documents. Preselected candidates will be invited to an interview with an independent selection committee of university professors in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan or Tanzania.
Please note: Preselected candidates must present originals of all previously submitted documents at the interview.

In addition to previous achievements in school and university, language skills and the general motivation, the main selection criterion is a convincing description of the planned studies in Germany. Equally important will be a reflected answer how the chosen academic field can contribute to the further development of the home country.

As a general rule the candidate‘s personal appearance for an interview is a requirement for the award of the scholarship. The journey to the place of the interview is at the candidate’s own risk. Travel costs have to be covered by the applicant.

Eligible Countries:  Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda

To be Taken at (Country): Germany

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of DAAD Leadership for Africa Scholarship: The scholarship includes:

• If necessary: Language course (2, 4 or 6 months) in Germany before the start of the study programme including the coverage of the test fees for a German language certificate
• Accompanying study programme
• Monthly scholarship rate payments of 861 EURO
• Adequate health, accident and private/personal liability insurance in Germany
• Travel allowance
• One-off study allowance
• If applicable, family allowance and monthly rent subsidy

Duration of DAAD Leadership for Africa Scholarship:

Generally, selected candidates will start their German language course in April 2025 and take up their studies at a German institution of higher education by approx. October 1st, 2025. The duration of funding is determined by the standard period of study of the chosen programme. In general, eligible master’s programmes require two years of full-time study.

How to Apply: Please note that the “Application portal” tab in the scholarship database only appears while the current application period is running. Once the application deadline is expired, the portal for this programme is not accessible until next year’s application period.

• It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
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