Deadline:
October 15, 2024
Location(s)
Germany
Munich
Overview
MIPLC is a part of the DAAD's scholarship program for "Development-Related Postgraduate Courses". If you would like to apply for the scholarship offered in this context, please note that several special conditions apply.
Details
From among the large number of postgraduate courses offered by German institutions of higher education, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supports a carefully chosen selection of programmes of particular interest to junior executives from developing countries. These degree courses, which consist of one to two years of concentrated study, provide young, academically trained professionals in leading positions from developing countries with the opportunity to engage in postgraduate education and training in their particular field or profession.
At present, postgraduate courses are offered in the following fields:
- Economic Sciences/ Business Administration/ Political Economics
- Agricultural and Forest Sciences
- Natural and Environmental Sciences
- Medicine and Public Health
- Social Sciences, Education and Law
- Media Studies
- Development Cooperation
- Engineering and Related Sciences
- Mathematics
- Regional and Urban Planning
Applying for the DAAD Scholarship
To apply for this scholarship, please follow the seven steps below.
- Step 1: Download and Read the DAAD Program Brochure
- Step 2: Check Your Eligibility
- Determine whether you are eligible for the scholarship by DAAD and MIPLC standards, keeping in mind that where MIPLC and DAAD requirements differ, the stricter requirement prevails.
- Step 3: Apply for Admission to the MIPLC
- Please refer to the instructions in section 4.1.
- Step 4: Apply for MIPLC Financial Assistance
- Please refer to the instructions in section 4.2.
- Step 5: Complete the DAAD Scholarship Application Form
- For details please refer to the Application Instructions, section 4.3.
- Step 6: Make Sure Your File is Complete
- You complete file includes
- The MIPLC application form for admission
- The MIPLC application form for financial assistance
- The DAAD application form for the scholarship
- The documents required by each form.
Please use the checklist to make sure your application is complete.
Please also note that the DAAD is very strict, in particular regarding the requirement that letters of recommendation and proof of your professional experience be printed on official stationery, stamped and signed. - Step 7: Submit Your Application
- Please upload all documents to Cryptshare as explained in the Application Instructions (page 11).
Candidates who seek financial assistance from the DAAD Scholarship “Development-Related Postgraduate Courses” must apply for both admission to the LL.M. program and the scholar- ship more than a year in advance. For them, the application period is June 1 to October 15 for the following academic year.
Complete applications will be evaluated for admission on a rolling basis. From all admitted applicants, we will put together a shortlist of candidates, who will be invited for a video conference interview taking place in January or February. Based on these interviews, the MIPLC will pre-select the scholars and the DAAD will take the final decision in early March.
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Eligibility
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Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility criteria
Please also refer to the brochure for "Development-Related Postgraduate Courses" for more information. Where MIPLC and DAAD requirements differ, the stricter one applies. You are eligible for the DAAD scholarship if you meet the following requirements in addition to the MIPLC admission criteria (cf. section 1):
- You are from a developing country (according to the OECD DAC list) and have not been living outside your home country (or another developing country) for more than the past two years.
- You hold at least a four-year Bachelor's degree (or a three-year Bachelor's degree plus a further degree), completed with above-average results.
- You received your latest degree no more than six years before your application.
- You have at least two years of full-time professional experience gained in a public authority or a state or private company in a developing country. To meet this requirement, it is sufficient if you have completed the two years by February of the year in which you intend to start your studies at MIPLC. Scientific university staff and academics are not the core target group of this program and are therefore considered only in exceptional cases.
Dates
Deadline: October 15, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
What is Covered by the Scholarship?
Scholarship recipients will get
- A full MIPLC fee waiver
- A monthly stipend of EUR 850
- Payments towards health, accident and liability insurance coverage in Germany
- A travel allowance, unless these costs are covered by the home country or by another funding source
- A study and research allowance
- A mandatory two-month German course before the start of the MIPLC LL.M. program (August and September, in Munich or another German city).
Since the DAAD scholarship includes a full fee waiver, you must apply simultaneously for MIPLC financial assistance (cf. section 2a).
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