[Master and PhD Degree] The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Awards Scholarships 2020, Germany (Fully Funded)

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung awards scholarships to international master students and graduates in order to enable study and research at universities in Germany. This way, we actively promote intercultural dialogues, the formation of international networks as well as the internationalization of universities and science.

Currently our scholars come from 55 countries of the world. Their subjects are various: law, sciences, music as well as medicine, just to name a few.

Benefit:

• Monthly stipend of €850 for two years
• Health care insurance up to the amount of €120 per month.
• Family allowance of € 276 provided that you and your spouse live together in one place in Germany for at least three months and that his/her income does not exceed the amount of € 450 per month.
• Children’s allowance of € 194 per month for children living with you in Germany.

Requirement:

• Have a university degree, as we do not provide support for bachelor studies,
• Prove above average academic performance
• Be no older that 30 when applying,
• Have good knowledge of the German language (B2-level)
• Be actively engaged in voluntary work,
• Plan to study a minimum of three semesters at a university in Germany

How to Apply:
There are two ways to apply for our scholarship program.
First, if you living or studying outside Germany

• In 2020 the focus regions will be Central Europe, Southeast Asia, Near East and Western Africa. Interviews will be conducted in Budapest, Seoul, Amman and a capital city in a West African country (yet to be determined). 
• If you are living in a country or region close to these cities, you may send your written application directly to the responsible KAS office – please check their web-sites for the exact procedure and addressee. 
• Students living in countries that are not in Central Europe, Southeast Asia, Near East and Western Africa cannot apply for the international selection procedure in 2020.

In case you are already living or studying in Germany, you are welcome to apply for a scholarship via the domestic selection program using our online procedure. Please fill out the application form online and upload all required application documents. Please do not send in any documents by mail as these will not be considered. The application period ends on July 15th (12:00/noon) each year for the domestic procedure.

• If you are applying to our domestical selection procedure – and not via our international offices – please apply on the Campus KAS Portal and upload the requested documents there.

Please download and fill out the application form and attach the following documents if you are applying for a MA-Scholarship.



Requirement:

• A meaningful CV in tabular form including details about your previous voluntary work or social commitment.
• Motivation letter.
• Copies of your examination certificates in German translation if the originals are not in English.
• Copies of your studies performance records if you have been studying at a University in Germany.
• Proof of German language skills (B 2).
• An informal academic letter of recommendation: This letter should provide information about your academic qualifications and potential; it should not be older than two month. The author has to be a university professor or teacher holding a doctoral degree.
• An informal letter of recommendation concerning the applicant’s personality: This letter should focus on your personality and interests as well as on your understanding of values and your social commitment. The author cannot be the same as the one providing the academic letter of recommendation.
• Certificate of admission or matriculation from your university in Germany.
• A photo.

If you are applying for a PhD-Scholarship, please add the following documents:

• A detailed description of your doctoral thesis: This exposé, written in German or English (4-5 pages), should outline the central research question of your proposed project, its scientific relevance, your theoretical approach and the motives behind your choice of the research subject. It should also contain a work and time schedule and a bibliography.
• A second academic letter of recommendation: This second letter should be written by the supervisor of your doctoral thesis, providing you already have one. It replaces the letter of recommendation concerning the applicant’s personality.

Deadline:
15 July 2020


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