DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme Master’s Scholarships 2027 for Public Policy and Good Governance for Study in Germany (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline: 31 July 2026.

Applications at the moment are open for the 2027 DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme Master’s Scholarships.
The DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (generally known as Public Policy and Good Governance) helps future leaders from growing and rising nations (see record of nations), who need to promote democracy and social justice in their home areas. The programme, funded by the Federal Foreign Office, gives the chance to acquire a grasp’s diploma in fields of study which might be of specific significance for social, political and financial improvement in the nations of origin of those younger professionals. In the sunshine of the rules of Good Governance, extremely certified graduates with a primary tutorial diploma are being educated in political science, regulation, economics and administration and ready for future main positions in the Global South.

The Programme

• gives future leaders grasp’s programs in disciplines which might be of particular relevance for social, political, and financial improvement
• prepares college students in a practice-oriented course for accountable positions in or for their home areas and contributes to establishing financial and social establishments which might be democratically oriented and designed to beat social inequalities

Requirements

Graduates from growing and rising nations (bachelor or equal)

• with a well-qualified first college diploma and above-average grades (higher third) in Social and Political Sciences, Law, Economics, Public Policy and Administration
• keen to actively contribute to the social, political and financial improvement of their home nations/areas
• who’ve already gained sensible expertise related for the programme (skilled expertise, internships, political/social dedication), particular necessities differ relying on the grasp’s programs; please see “Information in regards to the Master’s Courses

Formal necessities:

• Candidates who already maintain a grasp’s diploma should make a wellargued case as to why they need to be funded for one other postgraduate diploma.
• The candidates’ final college diploma shouldn’t date again greater than six years on the time of application (date of situation not earlier than 1 January 2020).
• Candidates who’ve spent greater than the previous 15 months in a rustic not listed on the DAC record should not eligible.
  All grasp’s programs have their very own choice standards (diploma, grades, language abilities, sensible expertise, and so on.) that have to be met in addition to the DAAD’s choice standards.

Language Skills

• The necessities for language abilities and the required language certificates differ relying on the respective grasp’s course

funding

• Academic schooling in one of many grasp’s programs, listed beneath and chosen by the DAAD, will happen from September/October 2027. The programs have a world focus and are supplied in English.
• Throughout their research, all scholarship holders of the Helmut-SchmidtProgramme profit from accompanying assist companies supplied by the programme coordinators on the respective study places.
• Scholarship holders profit from occasions and seminars organised particularly for them, in addition to shut change with different worldwide scholarship holders.
• Planning additionally offers for participation in interdisciplinary networking occasions.
• DAAD scholarship holders are exempt from paying tuition charges.

Scholarship Worth

The scholarship holders will obtain

• scholarships (of at the moment € 992 per 30 days) for grasp’s programs at German increased schooling establishments
• medical insurance cowl in Germany
• mounted journey allowances (lump sums) for journey between Germany and the respective growing and rising nations
• a study and analysis grant
• lease subsidies and household dietary supplements, as relevant
• previous German language course in Germany, lasting as much as 4 months; participation is necessary
  The following deviation relating to funding advantages applies for the “Social Protection” grasp’s course resulting from its blended studying idea: A sur place price of € 500 per 30 days is paid in the 4th semester (necessary on-line semester in the scholar’s nation of origin or one other growing/rising nation) as an alternative of the standard scholarship price.

Application Procedure:

All purposes have to be submitted in English or German. You could apply for as much as two grasp’s programs listed beneath.

1. Please learn the DAAD choice standards included in our guidelines rigorously and deal with each single level listed in the guidelines.
2. Please full the DAAD “Application Form” solely as soon as and point out your chosen grasp’s course(s).
3. If you might be making use of for two grasp’s programs: Please rank the programs in order of choice in your motivation letter, i.e. why your first selection of grasp’s course is your first selection and why your second selection is your second selection. For every selection after all, please present clear the reason why you assume it’ll advance you academically and professionally. You should submit the identical letter of motivation to each programs you might be making use of for.
4. Please submit the application type to the grasp’s course(s) of your selection (max. two), together with the required paperwork (see beneath). Scholarship purposes have to be despatched on to the grasp’s programs.

Selection Procedure:

The choice might be made by a variety committee in October/Novembee 2026.

• The committee contains professors from the taking part grasp’s programs and representatives of the DAAD.
• Next step: The candidates that had been proposed for a scholarship are contacted by the DAAD and requested to add their full paperwork to the DAAD portal.
• Please don’t add any application paperwork until you might be nominated (by e mail) by the DAAD.
• Important: Please just remember to have a full set of copies of your application paperwork in PDF format. Please submit unique paperwork solely in case you are explicitly requested to take action by the grasp’s course. Thus, the choice course of is finalised.
• All candidates are knowledgeable in writing after the top of the choice course of, anticipated in December 2026/January 2027.

Application Document

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme Master’s Scholarships