DAAD AgEcon Scholarships 2025 For Developing Countries

Sep 24, 2024

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DAAD AgEcon Scholarships 2025 For Developing Countries

The 2025 DAAD AgEcon Scholarships For Developing Countries are funded by the German Government to support international students seeking to pursue Masters degrees in Germany.

The AgEcon Scholarships are provided by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) under its special initiative “Development-Related Postgraduate Courses” (EPOS).

Through the EPOS scholarships, the DAAD supports excellent candidates from developing countries who have a strong academic and professional background.

Scholarship recipients typically have work experience in a public authority, state institution and/or a private company in a developing country.

Therefore, they will have been engaged in the planning and execution of directives and projects with an emphasis on development policies relating to technology, economics and/or social impact.

The 2025 DAAD AgEcon Scholarships offer €9,000 per year to selected candidates from developing countries to study for a Master’s in Agricultural Economics at the University of Hohenheim.

Summary of the DAAD AgEcon Scholarships 2025

Type: Postgraduate, Masters Scholarships
Country to study: Germany
School to study: University of Hohenheim
Sponsor: DAAD AgEcon Scholarships
Funding Type: Fully Funded
Eligible Countries: Developing Countries
Benefits: Full Scholarship, €9000 Stipend/Yr, Airfare
Deadline: December 15, 2024

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for the 2025 DAAD Development-Related Postgraduate Courses Scholarship, you must at least fulfill the following baseline requirements:

Citizen of a developing country
Minimum 2 years professional experience post Bachelor’s, prior to the date of applying

Note:

Employment in academia, like teaching and research at a university or research institute, is not considered relevant work experience for this initiative; only in very exceptional cases can it be accepted.

Academic degrees should be less than 6 years old
Development-related motivations and intentions
Must not have resided in Germany for longer than 15 months by the application deadline

Scholarship applicants must also fulfill the basic requirements for the Master’s program:

Bachelor’s degree in a related subject with above-average results
Official proof English proficiency as detailed in the admission regulations (see below) e.g. IELTS academic (overall Band 6.5), TOEFL ibt (90).

Benefits

DAAD University of Hohenheim AgEcon Scholarship recipients will have their tuition fees waived for the 2 years of the Agricultural Economics Master’s program.
They will receive health insurance, a monthly living stipend, travel costs to Germany and back as well as for research (see EPOS webpage for details and extras).
DAAD scholars will receive a monthly stipend of EUR 750 over the two-year AgEcon Scholarships program period and will do a two-months intensive German language course before the program starts.

Required Documents

To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;

Application Form
DAAD Application Form, signed and dated
Up-to-date CV (europass), in reverse chronological order, with date of issue and without any gaps
Motivation Letter (max 2 pages), with date of issue
Employer Recommendation from current employer
Certificate(s) of Employment from employer(s) that prove you are currently employed
Proof of English proficiency, as described in the admission requirements
Diploma & Transcript of Records copies in original form, with certified translations into English or German (if issued in another language)
University Entrance Qualification (UEQ) (secondary school leaving certificate) copies in original form, with certified translations into English or German (if issued in another language)

How to Apply

Apply for admission to the AgEcon program at the University of Hohenheim
The University of Hohenheim uses the HohCampus portal for applications. Scholarship applications, submitted by email, can only be considered if there is a corresponding application on HohCampus.
Proceed to apply for the 2025 DAAD Scholarship.
DAAD EPOS scholarship application documents must be emailed to: [email protected].
Click on the button below to visit the scholarship webpage.

Deadline: December 15, 2024