Katholischer Akademischer Ausländer-Dienst

The Eastern Europe Programme supports - in cooperation with the partner committees - PhD and Master's programmes, as well as shorter study and research stays in Germany.

Applicants from all countries of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus and of Catholic denomination (in exceptional cases also of another Christian denomination, provided they are proposed by Catholic partners).

Who do we support?

- Postgraduates with a Bachelor's degree who wish to pursue a Master's degree at a German university (max. 24 months). Tuition fees for fee-based Master's degree programmes can be funded in justified exceptional cases.

- Young academics who are working towards a PhD degree in Germany (max. 36 months)

- Young academics who are working on a doctorate or habilitation in their home country and are planning a research stay in Germany (up to 12 months)

- Postgraduates who are planning a research stay or a deepening of existing scientific knowledge in Germany after having completed their examination in their home country or who are planning a non-consecutive postgraduate or supplementary course of study (this also applies to further training for licensed medical practitioners).

- University teachers who are planning a research stay (up to 6 months) in Germany.

- Students in Master's programmes in their home country who are planning a study visit (up to 6 months) to collect material at a university in Germany.

General information: https://www.kaad.de/en/stipendien

Further scholarship information: https://www.kaad.de/en/stipendien/osteuropaprogramm

Application form: https://www.kaad.de/en/scholarship-application