DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) Scholarships and Research Grants

Applicants for Study Scholarship of all academic disciplines (excluding artistic fields) and Long-Term Research Grants

Study Scholarships are available to highly-qualified final year undergraduate students or those who have received an undergraduate degree of all disciplines for a full master's degree program at a German university, or for a study at a German university as part of a postgraduate or Master's degree program completed in the home country.

Long-Term Research Grants (One-Year Grants (7-12 months) and Cotutelle Doctoral Programs) are available to highly qualified candidates who have completed a Master's degree or in exceptional cases a Bachelor's degree at the latest by the time they begin their grant-supported research in Germany.

UBC is a DAAD Partner University and may nominate a total of two priority candidates for the Study Scholarship and/or Long-Term Research Grant programs. To be considered as UBC’s priority candidates, applicants are required to complete the following tasks before UBC’s deadline of 18 October 2019 at 4pm PDT:

1. Prepare and gather application materials

• submit their application materials via the DAAD Online Portal
• upon successful submission, receive a PDF version of their application summary
• ask their referee to complete a reference form (available on the DAAD Online Portal). The reference form must be signed by the referee and returned to the applicant in a sealed envelope.
• review the appropriate application checklist to make sure that their application is complete:
  • Application Checklist for Study Scholarships of All Academic Disciplines
  • Application Checklist for Research Grants - One-Year Grants
  • Application Checklist for Research Grants - Cotutelle Doctoral Programs

2. Submit to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, to the attention of Angela Rizzo (angela.rizzo@ubc.ca):

• a PDF (via email) or a hard-copy of the application summary
• the completed and signed reference form (must be in a sealed envelope)
• Incomplete applications will not be considered as UBC’s priority candidates. However, applicants may apply to the open/general competition, provided that they complete and submit their application via the DAAD Online Portal and submit the signed reference form to the DAAD New York Office by 4 November 2019.

Applicants for Study Scholarship for Artistic Fields

Applicants in the artistic fields must apply directly to the DAAD Head Office in Bonn, Germany. Please visit the links below for application requirements and procedures:

Study Scholarship for Architecture (deadline: 30 September 2019)

Study Scholarship for in the Field of Music (deadline: 15 October 2019)

Study Scholarship for Performing Arts (deadline: 31 October 2019)

Study Scholarship for Fine Art, Film, Design/Visual Communication and Film (deadline: 30 November 2019)

Applicants for Short-Term Research Grants

Applicants must apply directly to the DAAD New York Office. Please visit the link below for application requirements and procedures:

Short-Term Research Grants (deadline: 4 November 2019)