Introduction to the DAAD

The DAAD has...• 65 Regional Offices and Information

Centres (IC) all over the world

• An annual budget of around 400 m Euro

• More than 480 DAAD Lecturers

• Around 70.000 DAAD scholarship holders

• Around 600 professors on 90 selection committees

The DAAD is...• National Agency for EU-Mobility

Programmes

• National IAESTE Secretariat (traineeships and internships)

• (Co-)responsible for the Marketing Consortium GATE

• (Co-)responsible for the TestDaF Institut

• (Co-)responsible for “uni-assist”

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PPP – Research Based Mobility Scheme

Objective: Bilateral research grants programme agreed upon by DAAD and the China Scholarship Council (CSC)

To promote research collaboration between German and Chinese research groups

The focus is on the inclusion of young researchers in common research projects

Target Group: Scientists from German and Chinese institutions of higher education and younger researchers

For an application a joint scientific research project is required; open to all fields of study

Scholarship: Travel grants over a period of one or two years as well as a daily lump sum

PPP – Research Based Mobility Scheme

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Strategic Partnerships and Thematic Networks

Objective: The programme supports partnerships which include one or more subject areas and/or comprise different levels of cooperation; in contrast to partnerships exclusively managed by individual departments, this programme encourages strategic partnerships at the university level and aims to improve the overall quality of research and instruction and to create new synergies by coordinating the activities of the participating institutes more closely. The awarded funding should be used to promote the exchange of professors, establish joint degree programmes and PhD programmes, and carry out research projects; funding should also go towards initiating and expanding additional structured programmes with the partner universities

Target Group: All state and state-recognised German universities may apply

Scholarship: A total of 250,000 € per project per annum to finance measures which build strategic partnerships can be awarded

Strategic Partnerships

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Scholarships provided by DAADMobility Incoming and Outgoing

Objective: To carry out joint research projects or to complete research stays in Germany or China for a duration of two weeks up to three months

(Lecture tours and conference attendance are supported by a different programme)

Target Group: Postdoctoral academics and scientists from China and Germany working at universities or university-related research institutes

Scholarship: For German participants:

Germany: travel lump sum, China local hospitality

For Chinese participants:

China: travel allowance; Germany: local hospitality

Bilateral Exchange of Academics

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Scholarships provided by DAADIncoming

Objective: To carry out a research project at a university or non-university research institute in Germany for the duration of one to three months

Target Group: Foreign academics and scientists working in higher education or at research institutes

Scholarship: Depending on the applicant's academic status, the monthly award will amount to 2,000 euros for assistant lecturers, assistant professors and young lecturers, and 2,150 euros for professors, in exceptions, 2,300 eurosIn addition to these payments, DAAD generally will pay a travel allowance, unless these costs are covered by the home country or by another funding source

Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists

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Scholarships provided by DAADIncoming

Objective: To carry out a research project in Germany

Target Group: Doctoral candidates, young Post-Docs

Scholarship: Living expenses, health insurance, travel lump sum

Length of the grant is set by the grant committee at the selection session; depending on the project grants can be paid generally for between one to six months

Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates and Young Academics and Scientists (short-term)

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Scholarships provided by DAADIncoming

Objective: To study or carry out a research in Germany

Target Group: Students; Doctoral candidates

Scholarship: Living expenses, health insurance, travel lump sum and subsidiary allowances

Length of grant: one year

Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates and Young Academics and Scientists (long-term)

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Scholarships provided by DAADIncoming

Objective: To carry out a research stay in Germany for a duration of 7 to 18 months

Target Group: Excellent young Chinese researchers who hold a PhD degree (particularly candidates from the 958- and 211-Universities as well as from the Chineses Academy of Sciences and the Chineses Academy of Social Sciences)

Scholarship: Living expenses, health insurance, travel lump sum, German language course; cost are covered by CSC and DAAD

Sino-German Postdoc Scholarship Program

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Scholarships provided by DAADOutgoing

Objective: To carry out a research project at a Chinese or Australian university or a research Institute or to carry out field work

Target Group: Doctoral candidates from German Universities

Scholarship: Living expenses, health insurance, travel lump sum, research allowance

length of the grant is one to six months

Short-term Scholarship for Doctoral Candidates

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Scholarships provided by DAADOutgoing

Objective: To study or carry out a research in China/Australia

Target Group: Students (BA or MA) and Doctoral Candidates

Scholarship: Living expenses, health insurance, travel lump sum

Length of grant: one to two years

Scholarships for German Students (long-term)

Get more information

http://www.daad.de/

For China:

http://www.daad.org.cn /

For Australia:

http://ic.daad.de/sydney