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📢 𝐃𝐀𝐀𝐃 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 – 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 Before submitting your application, make sure you have the following documents ready. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐀𝐀𝐃 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 (𝟑𝟏.𝟎𝟖.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔). • 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐞 (𝐂𝐕) – tabular format, maximum 3 pages • 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – maximum 10 pages, if applicable • 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 1–2 pages explaining your academic and personal reasons for pursuing your project in Germany and what you hope to gain from it • 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 + 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 – maximum 10 pages in total. The proposal must be your own work and should be discussed with your academic supervisor in Germany • 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 – all degrees already obtained (e.g. Bachelor’s, Master’s), including final grades • 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 – showing the individual grades from your undergraduate and postgraduate studies • 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – one recent recommendation letter from a university teacher • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, if your doctorate will be conducted in English (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, onSET or PTE Academic – the certificate must meet the DAAD requirements and must not be older than 3 years) • 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 with your photo, full name, date of birth and country of origin (passport, ID card, driving licence or student ID can be uploaded for the application; a valid passport will be required for the visa) 🔬 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 You additionally need: • Research schedule/timetable, agreed with your academic supervisor • Letter confirming supervision from your doctoral supervisor in Germany 🎓 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 You additionally need: • Module plan • Proof of existing contact with the coordinator of the doctoral programme • Letter of admission to the doctoral programme (this can be submitted later if it is not yet available when you apply) ⚠️ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 All applicants must submit the 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭. Documents may be uploaded as non-certified scans. However, if your documents are in a language other than German or English, you must also provide a German or English translation. ➕ 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 You may also upload documents that strengthen your application, such as: • Employment certificates • Internship/practical training certificates • Certificates of voluntary work • Other relevant supporting documents 🚨 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 Your application is 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐀𝐀𝐃 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞. ❗ 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝. 🔗 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥: daad.de/go/en/stipa57135739

𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐀𝐀𝐃 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐨 𝐀𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐪! We just wrapped up two successful online workshops on Proposal Writing for Master’s/PhD Students and Competitive Research Proposal Writing. A big thank you to all our participants for making the workshops engaging and inspiring! We would also like to thank the DAAD Egypt Kairo Akademie (DKA) for the excellent trainers and for co-organizing the workshops with us. We aren’t done yet! The final two workshops of the series will take place in October and December. 🔔 Stay tuned! Application details and registration links will be posted here soon. #DAAD #workshop #Research #proposalwriting

📢 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 – 𝟑𝟏 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 Planning to apply for a DAAD PhD Scholarship or Research Grant? The application deadline is 31 August 2026. If you are preparing your application, now is the time to finalize and submit it. Don’t wait until the last minute! 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐐&𝐀 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟕.𝟎𝟖. 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝐩𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝. 🔗 Join the Q&A session: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3268924528520?p=OMrPhZRpPjxUngI0Yu Good luck with your application!

📢 Interested in studying or conducting research in Germany? Join our online DAAD information session tomorrow and learn more about scholarships, study opportunities, and the application process. The session will be held in Arabic. 📅 Tuesday, 11 August 2026 🕛 12:00 PM (Amman Time) 💻 Online via: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/34479099816211

📢Applications are now open for the second workshop in our online workshop series! Join "𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠", organized by the DAAD Iraq in cooperation with the DAAD Egypt Kairo Akademie, and learn how to develop competitive research proposals, understand funding calls, and increase your chances of success. Who can apply? Academic teaching staff, researchers, and senior research students. 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩: 𝟎𝟔 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 | 𝟗:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 – 𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 ‼𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲‼ 🔗 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://forms.gle/KyYP8ztnT4CmsYDN6 Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee participation. Applications will be reviewed, and selected participants will receive an email confirming their participation after the application deadline.

Final Info Session: DAAD PhD Scholarship Planning to apply for a DAAD PhD Scholarship? Join our last online information session before the application deadline! 📅 Monday, 13 July 🕐 1:00 PM 🔗 Join here: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/344877923747735... 📚 Scholarship details: daad.de/go/en/stipa57135739

🎓 𝗗𝗔𝗔𝗗 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗺𝘂𝘁-𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘁-𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳/𝟮𝟴 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 & 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 Are you committed to promoting good governance and sustainable development in your home country? The DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme offers fully funded Master's scholarships at selected German universities for future leaders from developing and emerging countries. Who can apply? • 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐥𝐚𝐰, 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬 • Highly motivated candidates with relevant practical experience and a strong commitment to social and political engagement Funding includes: • Monthly scholarship 992€ • Health insurance • Travel allowance • German language course before the start of the programme The Master's courses include: • Public Policy • Good Governance • Development Studies • Peace and Conflict Studies • Social Protection • Nonprofit Management 📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟯𝟭.𝟬𝟳.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ‼ More information: daad.de/go/en/stipa50026397

📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 The DAAD Iraq, in cooperation with the DAAD Kairo Akademie DAAD Egypt, is pleased to launch a series of four online workshops for prospective researchers and graduate applicants. Our first workshop "𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 & 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬" will take place on: 𝟐𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝟎𝟗:𝟎𝟎–𝟏𝟔:𝟎𝟎 (𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐪 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞) ‼𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟏𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔‼ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://forms.gle/DGFmZWQN5sURzsrF6 We look forward to welcoming you to the first workshop of our series!

🔬 𝗗𝗔𝗔𝗗 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 & 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 Are you planning a research stay at a German university or research institution? The DAAD Research Grants programme supports outstanding international researchers with funding for individual research projects in Germany. Who can apply? • PhD candidates • Early-career postdoctoral researchers Funding includes: • Monthly scholarship 1.400€ • Health, accident and personal liability insurance • Travel allowance • Research allowance (where applicable) 460€ • Additional benefits depending on individual circumstances 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: • PhD candidates: 2–12 months • Postdoctoral researchers: 2–6 months 📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟯𝟭.𝟬𝟴.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 More information: daad.de/go/en/stipa57742121 #DAAD #ResearchGrants #ResearchInGermany #PhD #Postdoc #DAADScholarship

If you're planning to apply for our doctoral scholarship, don’t miss tomorrow’s information session to receive all the relevant details about the application process and eligibility requirements. Join us and get your questions answered directly. The meeting link can be found in the post below👇

📢 𝗗𝗔𝗔𝗗 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 For highly qualified graduates and researchers who wish to pursue doctoral studies in Germany. Benefits: • Monthly scholarship of approx. €1,400 • Health insurance coverage • Travel allowance • Annual research allowance (€460) • Rent subsidy (if applicable) • Family allowance (if applicable) • Additional support for special cases (e.g. health conditions) Research is conducted at German universities or research institutions in cooperation with a supervisor. 📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟯𝟭.𝟬𝟴.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 More information: daad.de/go/en/stipa57135739 #PhDGermany #ResearchinGermany #DAADScholarship

📢 𝗗𝗔𝗔𝗗 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 Join us 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 for our upcoming DAAD information session (Kurdish & English). Get insights into study opportunities in Germany, scholarships, and application procedures – and ask your questions directly. 🔗https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/361440812336303?p=4QodTjUwEV1Hxw3ihZ