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DAAD Graduate Study Scholarship in the Arts

Note: For awards pertaining to other fields, please see DAAD Graduate Study Scholarship; the application deadline differs from below.

Architecture
Music

Performing Arts
Fine Art, Design, Visual Communication, Film

https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/graduate-opportunities/study-scholarship/

Architecture application period: August 2022 to September 2022 (2:00 p.m. PT) [TBA]
Music application period: August 2022 to September 2022 (2:00 p.m. PT) [TBA]
Performing Arts application period: August 2022 to November 2022 (2:00 p.m. PT) [TBA]
Fine Art, Design, Visual Communication and Film application period: August 2022 to November 2022 (2:00 p.m. PT) [TBA]

Eligibility requirements:

  • U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents
  • Students in their last year of undergraduate studies at an accredited U.S. or Canadian university
  • Recent BA/BS or MA/MS graduates (6 years)
  • Graduate students enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. or Canadian university
  • Students who are in the first year of Master's programs in Germany may apply to fund their second year
  • By the time of application deadline, applicants may not have been living in Germany for more than 15 months
    Foreign nationals are eligible if they have been full-time students at an accredited
  • US or Canadian University for at least two years at the time of application
    Applicants in the humanities and social sciences should have a strong command of German
  • Applicants may not hold a DAAD grant and a grant from another German or German-American organization/German-Canadian organization concurrently for the same project. Prior recipients of a DAAD grant should contact DAAD New York before applying to determine their eligibility status.

Application process: online

  • Signed application form
  • Supplemental materials - Please read the guidelines for submitting supplemental materials that are posted on the application website.
  • C.V. (Tabular form, your name should appear on each page max 3 pages)
  • Study proposal (1-3 pages)
  • Evidence of contact with German institution
  • DAAD language evaluation - form available online (Sprachzeugnis)
  • Transcripts

Hard copy:

  • Letter of recommendation (1; in a sealed envelope)
  • Work samples
  • Cover sheet to application (generated as PDF after online application is complete)

Hard copy materials to be sent to:

DAAD- German Academic Exchange Service
ST23
Kennedyallee 50
53175 Bonn, Germany

Notification: Recipients will be notified via email mid April.

Faculty representative: Director for Fellowships and Grants

Contact:  https://www.daad.org/page/contact/

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