Deadline 23rd November 2023

The In-Country/In-Region scholarship programme in Eastern Africa aims to promote the development of university teaching staff in universities and build capacity for staff in the public sector through postgraduate training in selected postgraduate study programmes at selected Eastern African partner institutions.

This programme strongly encourages mobility of Sub-Saharan Africans to study in participating host institutions within the Eastern Africa region. Check the information further below for the links to the programmes funded, the links to the specific call for scholarship applications and the links to the host institutions.

We strongly recommend applicants to apply to institutions outside their home countries.

The call for scholarship applications for this scholarship programme is  open from 29 September 2023. Generally, the call for each new intake starts in October and runs until December. Please visit this page during these months to see the call for the next intake year!

Who can apply?

The target group for scholarships are graduates and postgraduates from Sub-Saharan Africa with a first academic degree if applying for a Master’s programme, or with a Master’s degree if applying for a doctoral programme who want to pursue Master’s or PhD courses in their home country (so called In-Country scholarships) or in another Sub-Saharan African country (In-Region scholarships).

Female applicants and candidates from less privileged regions or groups are especially encouraged to participate in the programme.

 What is supported?

Select Master and PhD studies, please see the list below:

**Please note that the call for applications for the programmes below is currently open with a deadline of 23rd November 2023.

(Post)graduate programmes in West and Central Africa for which DAAD scholarships are offered:

(Post)graduate programmes in Southern Africa for which DAAD scholarships are offered:

(Post)graduate programmes in Eastern Africa for which DAAD scholarships are offered: