Hilde Domin Programme

Type: Scholarship

Organization: The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Countries: Germany

Degree levels: Master, PhD

Funding:

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

Eligibility:

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

Deadline: March 15, 2026

Notes:

• Potential candidates cannot themselves apply for participation in the Hilde Domin Programme but are nominated by the management (presidiums/rectorates) of an institution or organisation which is a legal entity domiciled in Germany and which carries out an activity in the field of science, research and teaching and/or the protection of human rights, the promotion of peace and democracy or the rule of law.

• 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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