Research in Germany: Funding Programmes for PhD Students

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Funding Programmes for PhD Students

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Here you find a selection of funding programmes by various funding organisations for international graduates and PhD students.

Please also check our integrated funding databases for more funding programmes.

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DAAD-DLR: Research Fellowships in Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation Research

Programme description: Offers outstanding scientists and researchers the opportunity to conduct special research at the institutes of the DLR in Germany.

DAAD-Siemens: Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates

Programme description: Supports young and early-stage researchers from India, China and Russia.

DAAD: Bilateral Programme for Cooperative Research Grants / PPP

Programme description: Aims to intensify scientific cooperation within the scope of a concrete, joint research project

DAAD: RISE professional Summer internships with German companies

Programme description: RISE gives students in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Geology and Physics the chance to spend a summer working with German doctoral students on serious research projects.

DAAD: Re-integration of German Scientists from Abroad

Programme description: Individuals may apply for travel grants for job interviews and scientific presentations in Germany to enable their possible return

DAAD: Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates and Young Academics and Scientists

Programme description: Research project within the scope of a doctoral programme; research studies

DAAD: Scholarship Database

The scholarship database contains extensive information for those who are seeking financial support for their studies, research work or teaching assignments in Germany.

DAAD: Study Scholarships

Programme description: Offers students the opportunity to acquire a master’s degree or Diplom through a graduate or master’s degree programme

DAAD: University Summer Courses

Programme description: Language and area studies; German language instruction at a language institute in Germany

DFG: Collaborative Research Centres

Programme description: Creates core research areas at universities by establishing longer-term collaborative research projects.

DFG: Graduate Schools

Programme description: Offers training to outstanding doctoral students in an excellent research environment

DFG: Research Training Groups

Programme description: Supports young researchers who wish to pursue a doctorate within a structured research programme

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Fraunhofer: Individual Doctoral Projects at Fraunhofer Institutes

Programme description: Enables dedicated doctoral students to work on exciting projects in the newest areas of technology with state-of-the-art equipment

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Helmholtz: Individual Dissertation at Helmholtz Centres

Programme description: Enables students to obtain a PhD through interdisciplinary postgraduate training and research work

Helmholtz: International Helmholtz Research Schools and Graduate Schools

Programme description: Interdisciplinary postgraduate training in cooperation with universities. Doctoral students acquire key competence beyond their doctoral field for careers in research or industry.

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IB: IPSWaT - International Postgraduate Studies in Water Technologies

Programme description: Provides outstandingly qualified students and young scientists in the water sector an opportunity to pursue a master’s degree at a German university which are international in scope, related to water technologies and taught in English.

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Leibniz: Leibniz Graduate Schools (WGL)

Programme description: Offers training to outstanding doctoral students in an excellent research environment

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Max Planck: Individual Doctoral Projects at Max Planck Institutes

Programme description: Enables highly qualified doctoral students to carry out a doctoral project within the scope of research work conducted at a Max Planck Institute

Max Planck: International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS)

Programme description: Offers students the opportunity to earn doctoral degrees in structured programmes that provide excellent research conditions.

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Practical Traineeships / IAESTE Programme

Programme description: Internships in companies, research institutes and institutions of higher education

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