Applications are now open for the 2026 DAAD Hilde Domin Scholarship Programme. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) administers the scholarship programme “Hilde Domin Programme” with funds from the Federal Foreign Office (AA). The programme serves to support students and doctoral candidates from across the globe, who are at risk of being formally or de facto denied educational or other rights in their country of origin, and to provide these students and doctoral candidates with an opportunity to begin or complete a study or research degree at a higher education institution in Germany.
Students and doctoral candidates funded under the programme will receive a scholarship for a degree course of personal choice and according to individual qualifications. The scholarship is sufficient to cover the necessary costs incurred during their study or research stay.
Target Group
- Students, aiming for a master’s degree, and doctoral candidates worldwide* who are at risk of being formally or de facto denied educational rights and/or other rights in their country of origin, due to their ethnic, sexual, gender or religious identity and/or their political or civic engagement
Nomination Requirements
Students, aiming for a master’s degree, and doctoral candidates from all academic disciplines can be nominated, apart from human medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, and law
- who can prove or credibly demonstrate a threat to their personal well-being or safety (e.g. physical violence, arrest, denial of civil and educational rights, etc.) to the nominating institution
- who are in possession of educational certificates that enable entrance to a higher education institution and warrant the pursuit of a desired higher education qualification according to the anabin database
- who may not be already residing in Germany or the European Union at the time of nomination
Funding Period
As a rule, the duration of funding for a
Funding for startups
- master’s degree is: up to 24 months
- doctoral degree is: up to 48 months
Scholarship Worth
Funding of a scholarship encompasses
- a monthly scholarship payment of currently 992 EUR for master students or 1,300 EUR for doctoral candidates
- a health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
- a travel allowance based on your country of origin resp. present residence
- if applicable, participation in a preparatory German language course (of two, four or six months) according to the previously acquired and required language skills for the intended course of study or doctoral project
- additional financial benefits
Nomination and Application Procedure:
Nominations of suitable candidates by the nominating institutions and organisations can be submitted online at any time.
The following time periods and deadlines apply for nominations and applications:
Planned start of studies in summer semester 2027
- Nominations: until 15th March 2026
- Application period: 17th March until 15th April 2026
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