Applications are now open for the 2025 DAAD In-Country/In-Region Masters/PhD Scholarship Programme. This initiative seeks to strengthen internationally focused higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa to support sustainable development.

Scholarships are available for development-related Master's or PhD studies, targeting individuals who aspire to build a career in teaching or research at higher education institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa.

While primarily aimed at university staff, the programme also recognizes the need for academically trained professionals in the public sector.

Available Fields
Master’s and PhD programmes in selected development-related disciplines.

Duration of Funding
Funding covers the standard duration of the course, typically up to two years for a Master's degree and up to three years for a PhD.

More detailed information

Currently open calls:

West and Central Africa

Benin

• University of Abomey – Calavi (UAC) Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Subject fields:
  Master: Statistics, Major Biostatistics
  PhD: Agronomic Sciences, Major Biometry

Cameroon

• University of Dschang, Subject fields:
  PhD: Parasitology
  PhD: Pharmacology

Ghana

• Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Subject field:
  PhD: Development Studies
• West African Center for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, Subject field:
  Master: Seed Science and Technology
• West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Subject field:
  Master: Molecular Cell Biology of Infectious Diseases

Nigeria

• Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Subject fields:
  Master: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
  PhD: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
• Benue State University Makurdi (BSUM), Subject fields:
  Master: Food Chemistry
  PhD: Food Chemistry

Eastern Africa

Kenya

• Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Subject field:
  Master: Energy Technology
  Master: Soil and Water Engineering
  PhD: Soil and Water Engineering
• Moi University, Subject field:
  PhD: Biostatistics
• East and South African-German Centre of Excellence for Educational Research Methodologies and Management (CERM-ESA) - Moi University, Subject field:
  Master: Education in Research
• Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT), Subject field:
  Master: Food Science and Technology
• Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR)*, Subject field:
  Master: Research and Public Policy (MRPP)
  *at the following universities: Egerton University, University of Lagos, Maseno University, Mzumbe University, University of Ibadan
• Pwani University; Subject field:
  Master: Bioinformatics

Tanzania

• Ardhi University, Subject field:
  Master: Geomatics
• Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Subject fields:
  Master: Embedded and Mobile Systems

Uganda

• Busitema University, Subject field:
  Master: Public Health
• Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Subject fields:
  Master: Biology (Natural Resources Ecology, Management and Conservation)
  Master: Biology (Microbiology and Parasitology) (MAP)

Southern Africa

Botswana

• Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), Subject field:
  Master: Physics (by research)

Malawi

• Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), Subject field:
  Master: Environmental Health

Further calls which are currently not open:
Please find below the list of the degree programmes funded within this scholarship programme in the region Southern Africa, including the links to the respective calls for applications that have already been expired or will be announced in the beginning of 2025.

Southern Africa
Malawi

• Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Subject field:
  Master: Aquaculture and Fisheries Science

Namibia

• Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Subject field:
  PhD: Computer Science

South Africa
(In-Region scholarships only; In-Country scholarships for South Africa are addressed in a separate call for applications -> daad.de/go/en/stipa10000279)

• Stellenbosch University (SUN), Subject fields:
  Master: Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (MBHG)
• University of Cape Town (UCT), Subject fields:
  Master: Urban Studies - Southern Urbanism
• University of the Western Cape (UWC), Subject fields:
  Master: Development Studies at ISD
  PhD: Development Studies at ISD

Don't miss out on the application deadline which is November 21, 2024.