Master and PhD scholarships in this programme are awarded for preselected degree programmes in development-related and SDG-oriented fields at preselected Sub-Saharan African institutions. Scholarships are awarded to Sub-Saharan African students for study and research in their home country (In-Country) or in another Sub-Saharan African country (In-Region).

For an overview of the available degree programmes and calls for application in the programme, check out the DAAD’s Scholarship Database:

In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme Sub-Saharan Africa

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DAAD In-Country/In-Region Scholarship holders are eligible for exciting funding opportunities in addition to the scholarship they have received for their full-time Master or PhD degree in Sub-Saharan Africa:

• Scholarship holders are eligible to apply for a short-term research visit to Germany: Short-Term Research Stay in Germany 2025

• Scholarship holders are eligible to apply for one of five interdisciplinary summer schools offered in Germany during their funding period:

Scholarship holders are eligible to apply for one of four interdisciplinary summer schools offered in Germany during their funding period:

• Heidelberg University – Enhancing Academic Qualifications in Teaching and Research in Global Health (28 July – 22 August 2025)
• TH Köln, University of Applied Sciences – Coping with Climate Extremes (30 August – 21 September 2025)
• Leipzig University – Green IDEAS – Innovators, Doers and Entrepeneurs at Summer School (20 August – 9 September 2025)
• Osnabrück University – GeoTraining 2025 – Environmental and Remote Sensing Data Analysis via Geospatial Technologies in Research and Teaching (7 September – 29 September 2025)

South African citizens who would like to do their Master or PhD in South Africa can apply for the DAAD-NRF In-Country Scholarship.