Research Scholarships

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If you are interested in pursuing a PhD or conducting research in Germany, these are the programs you should look for:

The programme funds attendance at language and area studies courses.

The duration of the funding is six weeks. The application deadline is in August each year.

Funding includes:

  • A one-off scholarship payment

  • Payment of a country-specific travel allowance

  • Payments towards health, accident, and personal liability insurance coverage

Click here to find more information about this scholarship.

This programme supports doctoral studies at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education or a non-university research institute in Germany.

The duration of the funding is three years (four in exceptional cases). The application deadline is in July/August each year.

Funding includes:

  • Optional intensive German language course for 2–6 months
  • Monthly allowance
  • Health, accident and personal liability insurance coverage
  • Travel allowance
  • If applicable, allowance for spouse and children

Go here to find more information about this scholarship.

This programme funds prolonged research stays at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education or a non-university research institute in Germany as part of a doctoral programme in the home country, potentially leading to a double degree.

The duration of the funding is 1–2 years. The application deadline is in July/August each year.

Funding covers:

  • Optional intensive German language course for 2–6 months
  • Monthly payments
  • Health, accident and personal liability insurance coverage
  • Travel allowance
  • If applicable, allowance for spouse and children
  • One-off research allowance

Click here to find more information about this scholarship.

This programme funds a research project at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education in Germany, carried out in coordination with an academic adviser in Germany.

The duration of the funding is 1–12 months for doctoral candidates and 1–6 months for postdoctoral researchers. There are two application deadlines each year: March and October.

Funding includes::

  • Monthly payments
  • Health, accident and personal liability insurance coverage
  • Travel allowance

Clcik here to find more information about this scholarship.

Scholarships for a 1–2 year research stay at a German institution of higher education for doctoral and postdoctoral candidates from public Argentine universities with Argentine nationality.

Funding includes:

  • Optional intensive German language course for 2–6 months
  • Monthly allowance
  • Health, accident and personal liability insurance coverage
  • Travel allowance
  • If applicable, allowance for spouse and children
  • One-off research allowance

Go here to find more information about this scholarship.

Scholarships for a 2–6 month research stay at a German institution of higher education for doctoral and postdoctoral candidates from public Argentine universities with Argentine nationality.

Funding covers:

  • Monthly allowance
  • Health, accident and personal liability insurance coverage
  • Travel allowance
  • One-off research allowance

Click here to find more information about this scholarship.

Open to PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, advanced researchers, and university professors affiliated with universities or research institutes in Argentina working in areas related to the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals).

The program includes two funding tracks:

  • Research networking and cooperation visits (stays of 1–2 months)
  • Research fellowships (2–6 months)

The program covers all travel and living expenses in Germany: airfare, monthly stipend, and health insurance.

The application deadline is at the end of April.

Find out about the requirements and application steps here.

Funding for research stays of 14 days to 3 months for Argentine researchers within cooperation programmes between Argentine and German institutions.

The funding covers a monthly allowance. It does not include a travel allowance.

There are two application deadlines each year: March and October.

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

This programme funds study visits and artistic cooperation with a host institution (a state or state-recognised university in Germany).

The duration of the funding is 1–3 months. There are two application deadlines each year: March and October.

Funding covers:

  • Monthly payments
  • Travel allowance

Go here to find more information about this scholarship.

Scholarship for promoting the international mobility of scientists in the postdoctoral phase who want to combine a research stay with employment at a university.

The duration of the employment is up to 18 months. The application deadline is 31 August each year.

Funding includes:

  • Payment according to the position at the university
  • Additional funding

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

This programme funds research projects at state or state-recognised institutions of higher education or non-university research institutes in Germany, or working stays at an institution in business, administration, culture or media for former scholarship holders who work outside the academic sector.

The duration of the funding is 1–3 months. The application deadline is in October each year.

Funding covers:

  • Monthly payments
  • Travel allowance

Here you can find more information about this scholarship.

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