Scholarships for PhD Students and Postdocs

Here you will find an overview on the most significant DAAD scholarship programmes for PhD students and Postdocs from Poland.

For more information and scholarships, please visit the Scholarship Database.

Scholarship programme Addresses Description Benefits Duration Link to Descripton
Research Grants –
Short-Term Grants
Graduates, Doctoral students and young scientists (postdocs) Funding of a research stay at a university or a non-university research institute in Germany
  • Monthly scholarship rate
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance
1 – 6 months Official announcement
Research Grants – One-Year Grants Graduates and Doctoral students Funding of a research stay at a university or a non-university research institute in Germany
  • Monthly scholarship rate
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance
  • One-off research allowance
7 – 12 months Official announcement
Language, history and culture of the German minority: scholarships for study and research stays Doctoral students and young scientists (postdocs) from the areas of German philology and teaching German as a foreign language
as well as from other disciplines who conduct research on the German minority
Funding of a research stay at a German university of your choice
  • Monthly scholarship rate
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance
1 – 5 months Official announcement
(in German)
Research Grants

Option A: Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees

Option B: Doctorate following the “Cotutelle” procedure

Option A: Graduates/Doctoral studentsOption B: Doctoral students Funding of a research stay at a university or a non-university research institute in Germany.

Option A: The aim of this programme is to promote binational doctoral degrees at the home university and at a university in Germany.

Option B: The doctoral degrees are supervised both by a university teacher at the home university and an academic adviser at the host institute in Germany according to the so-called “Cotutelle” procedure.

  • Monthly scholarship rate
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance
  • One-off research allowance
  • Travel and accommodation expenses for supervising university teachers from Poland and Germany
Up to 2 years Official announcement
DLR/DAAD – Research-Fellowship-Programme Doctoral students, postdocs and senior scientists from the areas of Aeronautics, Space, Transportation and Energy Funding of a research stay at one of the institutes of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) The support varies for doctoral students, postdocs and senior scientists. PhD students: up to 3 years Postdocs: 6-24 months Senior Scientists: 1‒3 months Official announcement
Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME) Postdocs, who see their long-term career perspectives in Germany Funding of a temporary job position at a German university. The support is provided for 18 months, of which the first 12 months have to be spent abroad and the remaining six months in Germany
  • Employment at a German university; the remunaration according to the appropriate rate for postdocs at the respective university
  • an additional expatriate allowance for the 12- month research stay abroad
18 months Official announcement
ERA Green Hydrogen for international PhD students and Postdocs PhD students and Postdocs in the field of Green Hydrogen Funding of a research stay at a university or a non-university research institute in Germany, internship
  • Monthly scholarship rate
  • Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  • Travel allowance
1 – 24 months Official announcement

PhD

Postdocs

Information on language certificates (not aplicable to scholarships: DLR and PRIME)

As proof of German language ability DAAD recognises:

  • results of the onSET test set by either DAAD Lektors or other German language teachers. Additional information: www.onset.de
  • certificates from Goethe-Institut and Österreich Institut; TestDaF, DSD II, DSH, Telc Deutsch, ÖSD; German and Austrian high school results (Hochschulreife)

As proof of English language ability DAAD recognises:

  • results of the onSET test set by either DAAD Lektors or other English language teachers. Additional information: www.onset.de
  • certificates: TOEFL, IELTS, Cambrige ESOL

Candidates who plan to study in English must also submit an assessment of their German language ability. Assessment of German language ability is still required of those who have no knowledge of German. Candidates from artistic disciplines are not required to submit proof of German language ability.

Advertisements by German Universities

Elevate your career with us!

Let your career take off! Be part of an emerging university with a cutting-edge Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (M.Sc.)!

More

English-Taught B.Eng. Industrial Engineering with Work-Integrated Opti...

Are you fascinated by “technology made in Germany“? Would you like to study and put your newly acquired knowledge to practice by working in a company?

More

Engineer Your Future for Success!

Fully English-Taught B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (International) in Germany’s Engineering Hub Karlsruhe.

More

Discover the top-ranked International Master & PhD Programs at RPTU Un...

21 International Master & PhD Programs at RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau Application Deadline: Apr 30 & Oct 31 More information: https://rptu.de/international/home

More

English-taught Master Programmes in Green and Information Technologies

Study innovative, future- and practice-oriented engineering Master’s programmes in central Germany!

More

Truly international – Study at ESB Business School!

Do you want to study in the heart of Germany, Europe’s strongest and most dynamic economy? Come to ESB Business School at Reutlingen University!

More

Advanced Materials and Processes (MAP) – an International M.Sc. Progra...

Are you internationally-minded, motivated for interdisciplinary studies, and interested in cutting edge research topics of Bio- and Chemical Engineering & Materials Science? Come and join us!

More

„Advanced Quantum Physics“ International Master’s program at RPTU in K...

Discover modern science on atomic & sub-atomic scales at one of the leading German research departments and learn from award-winning teachers. https://physik.rptu.de/quantum-master

More

Study in Berlin - MBA & International Master’s Programmes

Our internationally recognized MBA & Master’s programmes will provide you with the knowledge and tools to conduct business in the global market.

More

Apply to the TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship at Technical University of ...

The TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship is a funding opportunity for external postdoctoral scientists who are currently residing abroad and would like to start their research at TUM. For 24 months, we will ...

More

Apply now for the Master’s program in European and International Law (...

Boost your career now and study European & International Law together with students from more than 30 countries.

More

Global Change Ecology (M.Sc.)

Your master’s degree linking natural science perspectives on global change with approaches in social science! Be a part of our international master’s programme and apply now!

More

MBA IN INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT --> YOUR KEY TO SUCCESS

ESSLINGEN - an ideal place to live and to study! One of Germany’s leading universities for applied sciences. Core areas: engineering, management, applied research.

More

Computational Methods in Engineering (M. Sc.)

Raise your skills in computational methods on a new level to solve real-world challenges in Engineering!

More

Find Your Master’s Program at TUM Campus Heilbronn

Students at TUM Campus Heilbronn receive a high-quality education at the renowned TUM University of Excellence and extensive support services for their studies.

More
1/15

Contact

  • Regional Office Warsaw

    Ul. Zielna 37 00-108 Warszawa Telephone: +48 (22) 39554-00
    Fax: +48 (22) 39554-07
    E-Mail: daaddaad.pl