German Catholic KAAD Scholarship in Germany 2025

Who can apply?

You can apply for KAAD Scholarship Programme 1 if you:

 

• come from and currently reside in a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or Latin America,
• have a university degree and professional experience in your home country
• would like to pursue a Master's degree, a PhD or other postgraduate studies, or are planning a post-doc or a research stay (2-6 months for academics) at a German university
• are of Catholic denomination (or generally belong to a Christian denomination, especially for applicants from the Near and Middle East). Applicants of another religion can be funded if they are proposed by Catholic partners in view of a documentable willingness to engage in interreligious dialogue.
• have German language skills prior to entry (KAAD can provide for a German language course of max. 6 months in Germany).

What do we expect from you?

 

1. an above-average performance potential for studies or research,
2. orientation of studies or research towards a permanent reintegration into the respective home region (otherwise the scholarship is considered a loan),
3. religious and social commitment or willingness to engage in inter-religious dialogue
4. German language skills of at least level B1 (or at least A2 in the case of English-language degree programmes) for participation in our compulsory educational programme. Preparatory German courses in the home country are expected. In addition, there is the possibility to apply for a language course (full-time or during studies).

for more info

https://www.kaad.de/en/stipendien/stipendienprogramm-1