Research Grant
Applicants must be enrolled full-time in an accredited doctoral degree program or engaged full-time in a post-doctoral position. PhD Candidates applying for short-term grants (one to six months) should have ABD status by the time of application, but no more than four years before applying. Post Docs applying for short-term grants (one to six months) should have completed their degrees no longer than four years before the time of application. At the time of application, applicants may not be living in Germany for a period of more than one year. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada. Foreign nationals are eligible if they have been full-time students/scholars at an accredited US or Canadian University for at least two years at the time of application. At the time of application, applicants may not be living in Germany for a period of more than one year.
Applicants should have a well-defined research project that makes a stay in Germany essential.
Research grants are awarded primarily to highly qualified PhD candidates who are early in their academic/professional careers or to individuals wishing to earn a doctoral degree in Germany. Funding may also be granted to recent PhDs who would like to conduct research.
Application packet should include four copies (1 original, 3 photocopies) of the following, collated but not stapled:
- Signed application form
- CV
- Research proposal
- Two letters of recommendation
- Evidence of contact with German institution
- DAAD language certificate
- For PhD candidates, confirmation of ABD status
- Transcripts
Grantees may not hold a DAAD grant with funding from another German, German-American or German-Canadian organization for the same period. Short-term grants with the May deadline must be started between four and 12 months after the application deadline.