With the relevant German university, the DAAD will finalise a grant arrangement that will pay for both the monthly expatriate allowance and the regular wage.

Compensation: 18-month contract for temporary work at a German university based on TV-L EG 13 pay scale (€70,000 – 80,000). The colleges calculate your actual salary based on your prior work experience.
Expatriate allowance: Based on the region categorization of the destination and the fellows' gross income, a monthly expatriate stipend is provided during research stays overseas.
Travel allowance: The DAAD lump sum travel stipend for postdoctoral scientists is awarded to PRIME Fellows.
If a spouse or child stays with the fellow for at least one month while conducting research overseas, they are also eligible. DAAD pays the travel allowance directly.
For the purpose of conducting a 12-month research stay abroad, with a 6-month return phase to Germany in between, DAAD finances an 18-month job contract at a German institution.
You may mix stays at various research institutes throughout one or more nations during your year abroad.

Candidates from all faculties may apply if their qualifications are above average.
Candidates may hold any nationality.
The program's mandatory components of the research stay overseas and the return period to Germany must be accepted by the applicants.
Applicants residing overseas must declare their intention to pursue their research careers in Germany after the return phase is over in order to be eligible for funding.
Funding is not available to applicants who already have a permanent employment agreement with the prospective host institution for the planned research project.
Up to six years following the (first) PhD, you may apply.
They ought to have finished their PhD with distinction prior to the financing period beginning.

All Countries

Documents Needed for the 2024 DAAD Prime Fellowship
Candidates must be prepared to submit the following paperwork in order to apply:

Standard Application Form for the EU Curriculum vitae
binding statement (form) from the host university in Germany
The German host's invitation letter
Timetable for completing the anticipated work in Germany and abroad
An exhaustive, self-prepared research proposal
One private reference letter from a university academic
An overview or brief synopsis of the study project
Your career plan, no more than one page Your career plan, no more than one page