NRF-DAAD In-Country Scholarship
The NRF-DAAD In-Country Scholarship is jointly awarded by the DAAD and the NRF to full-time Master and PhD students in all fields of study, registered at any South African university. A South African citizenship or a permanent South African residency is a requirement for the scholarship. Applicants must be 30 (Masters) or 32 (PhD) years of age or younger in the year of application. The NRF’s minimum academic requirement for postgraduate funding is 65%.
NRF-DAAD In-Country Scholarship holders are eligible for exciting funding and networking opportunities in addition to the scholarship they have received for their full-time Master or PhD degree in South Africa. The NRF-DAAD In-Country Scholarship is especially interesting to applicants who would like to gain research experience in South Africa and in Germany.
The short-term research scholarship includes:
- a monthly scholarship ratefor living expenses of 992 € per month (for Master students) or 1.300 € per month (for PhD candidates)
• health/accident/personal liability insurance
• a lump sum for travel expenses
- Scholarship holders are eligible to apply for one of five interdisciplinary summer schools offered in Germany during their funding period:
- University of Frankfurt – Environmental and Remote Sensing Data Analysis via Geospatial Technologies in Research and Teaching (8th September – 30th of September 2024)
- Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg) –Education and Research orientated Training in Health Sciences (1st August – 31st August 2024)
- Heidelberg University – Enhancing Academic Qualifications in Teaching and Research in Global Health (1st August – 29th August 2024)
- University of Applied Sciences Cologne (TH Köln) – Climate Change Adaptation: Risk Assessment and Design of Interventions (CC-Adapt) (31st August – 22nd September 2024)
- University of Leipzig – Innovators, Doers and Entrepreneurs [at] summer school (IDEAS) (1st September – 24 September 2024; Virtual Conference: 27 – 30 May onboarding week, 22 – 26 July self-learning course) : “Innovators, doers and entrepreneurs [at] summer school” (IDEAS)
Info-Session to prepare your application for next year:
Info-Session: Presentations
Info-Session Recording
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Applications are made directly to the NRF in July of each year.
Please note: The name of the Call is ‘NRF Postgraduate Scholarships’.
Applications for this year are closed. Deadline: 19 July 2024
