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Finding scholarships in the DAAD database — and building a funding strategy
Germany’s largest official scholarship database is free. The bottleneck is your search strategy, not the supply.
Reviewed by: Hazem Ibrahim (M. Sc.) · 2026-08-03 Reviewed
The DAAD database lists both DAAD programmes and selected offers from other funding organisations. Filter by status, subject and country of origin.
DAAD’s own caveat
The DAAD gives no guarantee for third-party listings and recommends confirming conditions with the contact named in each programme.
- Apply to several programmes, not one
- Request recommendation letters early
- Plan funding in layers
Checklist
- Filter the database precisely
- Diarise deadlines
- Request recommendations early
Official sources
- DAAD — Scholarship databaseGerman Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) · 2026-08-03
- DAAD — Key guidance on scholarshipsGerman Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) · 2026-08-03
- Deutschlandstipendium — DeutschlandstipendiumFederal Ministry of Education and Research · 2026-08-03
General organisational information — not legal advice and not representation before authorities.