DAAD scholarship Programs
IDP Master & IDP IT Master in Germany. Application
Deadline (online & hard copy): August 29, 2014
International Degree Programs (IDP) = Master & specialist courses in English
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Duration of Master: 2 years
Future faculty for Palestinian universities - academic career plans
Excellent grades - minimum average in Bachelor degree: 80% or 3/4
TOEFL iBT 79 or IELTS Test Band 6 or above - must be included with application!
Other possibilities for DAAD Master Scholarships
-PPGG (Public Policy and Good Governance)
- IWRM (Water – Cologne & Amman)
-REMENA (Renewable Energy –Kassel & Cairo)
- ECAR (Economic change – Cairo & Marburg)
-INEMA (Education – Cairo & Ludwigsburg)
-Postgraduate Scholarships for Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries (Minimum
2 years working experience)
Scholarship value
-study fees (maximum 500 Euro/semester)
-monthly allowance for living-expenses
-travel allowance
-study & research subsidy
-accident & health insurance
-family allowance on application after completion of German course
Attention: it is not possible to be accompanied by any family member for the duration of your
language course.
Final decision by the DAAD committee in Bonn: Mid February 2015
All applications may be submitted to one of the following addresses, but must in all cases reach the DAAD IC in
East Jerusalem by the respective deadline!
Address
Landline
Fax
Email
Website
Contact person
Jerusalem , Sheikh Jarrah, Abu Obeida St., Nuzha Building, 3 rd Floor P.O.B. 20
334, East Jerusalem 91 203, Monday - Friday from 9.00h - 13.00h
Phone: 02-6262106
Fax: 02-6262108
E-mail: [email protected]
www.daad.de/westbank_gaza
Dr. Carsten Walbiner
Office at Birzeit University - Naseeb Shaheen Bldg.
Graduate Studies Building: room 305 Landline 02-298 29 90
DAAD Master in Jordan
Application Deadline: August 29, 2014
Choose one thesis track Master program and one university in Jordan
Possible fields & specializations
-Only for female students: Sciences and Engineering
-For male and female students: Nursing, Basic Medical Sciences & Pharmacy
Pre-conditions for application
-future faculty for Palestinian universities
-academic career plans
-excellent grades
-minimum average in Bachelor degree: 80% or ¾
-TOEFL iBT 61 or IELTS Test Band 5 or above must be included with application!
Check semester start & registration period at your university in Jordan – usually at the
beginning of September.
Final decision by the DAAD committee in Bonn: Mid February 2015
All applications may be submitted to one of the following addresses, but must in all cases reach the DAAD IC in
East Jerusalem by the respective deadline!
Address
Jerusalem , Sheikh Jarrah, Abu Obeida St., Nuzha Building, 3 rd Floor P.O.B. 20
334, East Jerusalem 91 203, Monday - Friday from 9.00h - 13.00h
Landline
Fax
Email
Website
Phone: 02-6262106
Fax: 02-6262108
E-mail: [email protected]
www.daad.de/westbank_gaza
Contact person
Dr. Carsten Walbiner
Office at Birzeit University - Naseeb Shaheen Bldg.
Graduate Studies Building: room 305
Landline 02-298 29 90
PhD in Germany
Application Deadline August 29, 2014
Two ways to do your PhD
1. Individual doctoral studies with a supervisor
2. Structured PhD Programs
How to you find a suitable supervisor?
• www.daad.de/research-explorer
www.phdgermany.de
www.hochschulkompass.de
• Publications in international journals
• Contacts through
- Your colleagues & teachers
- Germany alumni
After being accepted by a supervisor
• Your eligibility as a doctoral candidate must be confirmed by the responsible
department or doctoral committee. Some universities require candidates to apply for
admission to the doctoral examination at this phase.
How to find a structured PhD program?
www.research-in-germany.de/phd-structured
www.daad.de/international-programmes
www.dfg.de
www.helmholtz.de
www.mpg.de
Pre-conditions for applications for a DAAD scholarship
 future faculty for Palestinian universities - academic career plans
 excellent grades - minimum average in Bachelor & Master degree: 80% or 3/4
 excellent English
How to apply to DAAD?
 1. Full requirements in our website: www.daad.de/westbank_gaza
 2. Submit online application via www.funding-guide.de
 3. Submit print out of your online application to the DAAD IC Jerusalem
2014 PhD & IT PhD Interviews
 - PhD: Westbank: Birzeit University, October 10, 2014
 - IT PhD: Westbank: Birzeit University, October 17, 2014
Final decision by the DAAD committee in Bonn: Mid February 2014
All applications may be submitted to one of the following addresses, but must in all cases reach the DAAD IC in
East Jerusalem by the respective deadline!
Address
Jerusalem , Sheikh Jarrah, Abu Obeida St., Nuzha Building, 3 rd Floor P.O.B. 20
334, East Jerusalem 91 203, Monday - Friday from 9.00h - 13.00h
Landline
Fax
Email
Website
Phone: 02-6262106
Fax: 02-6262108
E-mail: [email protected]
www.daad.de/westbank_gaza
Contact person
Dr. Carsten Walbiner
Office at Birzeit University - Naseeb Shaheen Bldg.
Graduate Studies Building: room 305
Landline 02-298 29 90
DAAD General Scholarship Program links
Attention: Some Master programes ask for even higher TOEFL and IELTS results, 575 or 6.5 respectively
- do check program websites carefully! Please note that all applications without the required
TOEFL/IELTS result will be considered incomplete and will be rejected! IELTS result from the British
Council - 6.0 for most IDP Master's programes in Germany and 5.0 for Master in Jordan.
DAAD General Scholarship
Program
Country
Deadline
Remarks
Master
Germany
March
31
http://www.dw.de/dw-akademie/masters-degree/s-12276
Postgraduate Courses
Germany
July
31
Master
Germany
July
31
https://www.daad.de/westbank_gaza/postgraduate.html
FAQ
https://www.daad.de//entwicklung/studierende_und_alumni/bildun
g_postgradual/ast/19937.de.html
https://www.daad.de/westbank_gaza/Ausschreibung%20PPGGEng2012.pdf
PhD
Germany
July
31
https://www.daad.de/westbank_gaza/scholarships.html#Ph.D.
Scholarships to Germany
Master
Jordan
August
28
https://www.daad.de/westbank_gaza/scholarships.html#MastersSch
olarshipstoJordan
Master
Germany
August
28
https://www.daad.de/westbank_gaza/scholarships.html#MastersSch
olarshipstoJordan
IT Master & PhD
Germany
August
28
N/A
Study Visits
Germany
November 06
https://www.daad.de/westbank_gaza/scholarships.html#Study Visits
Summer Course
Germany
November 06
https://www.daad.de/westbank_gaza/summercourses.html
Information on the programmes offered by other funding organizations in Germany that are presented in the
DAAD Scholarship Database
Scholarship Database (DAAD and other
German organizations)
https://www.daad.de/deutschland/foerderung/stipendiendatenbank/0046
2.en.html/de/
Additional DAAD scholarship information
for Palestinian scholars
https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/15342daad-country-specific-information-on-the-daad-scholarship-programmes01-01/
DAAD Bicultural Master’s courses
announced for 2014:
NEW: Call for applicants for the German - Arab double-degree programme MSc
Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design (IUSD). The application period for the
next intake (Winter term 2014/15) on the MSc IUSD, which is jointly hosted by
University of Stuttgart and Ain Shams University Cairo, runs from 15th December
2013 to 31st January 2014. Application: directly to MSc. IUSD, online first.
http://www.iusd.uni-stuttgart.de/
&
https://www.daad.de/westbank_gaza/IUSD%20IV%20Application%20Poste
r.pdf
Important information concerning TOEFL/IELTS test results:
TOEFL result for Master scholarships to
Jordan:
Attention: New directive from the Jordanian Ministry of Education from
June 1, 2013 all graduate students at Universities in Jordan must present an
TOEFL iBT Test - required minimum result 61 iBT. Alternatively, you may
submit an IELTS test result of Band 5 or above - please double check the
websites of your respective university in Jordan (University of Jordan,
Amman, JUST and Yarmouk University in Irbid for exact requirements.
TOEFL iBT Test http://www.ets.org/toefl
TOEFL result for IDP Master's
scholarships to Germany and for IT IDP
Master scholarships to Germany:
An official TOEFL iBT Test must be submitted. Required minimum
result:79iBT TOEFL iBT Test http://www.ets.org/toefl