The Fully Funded DAAD Postgraduate Scholarship in Music offer graduates the opportunity to continue their education in Germany with a postgraduate or continuing course of study. The scholarships also promote the exchange of experience and networking amongst colleagues.

This program only funds projects in the artistic field. Other DAAD scholarship programs are available for applicants from the field of musicology or music education or musicians with a scientific project.

The benefits of the Fully Funded DAAD Postgraduate Scholarship in Music are:

1. A monthly payment of 850 euros

2. Travel allowance

3. One-off study allowance

4. Payments toward health, accident, and personal liability insurance cover

Under certain circumstances, scholarship holders may receive the following additional benefits:

1. Monthly rent subsidy

2. Monthly allowance for accompanying members of the family

The eligibility criteria for the Fully Funded DAAD Postgraduate Scholarship in Music are stated below: 

Foreign applicants who have gained a first university degree in the field of Music at the latest by the time they commence their scholarship-supported study program; if this is not possible, they should have at least exhausted all the training options available for their instrument in their country of origin.

1. As a rule, applicants should have taken their final examinations no longer than six years before the application deadline.

2. The respective college of music is responsible for deciding age limits for admission, whereby differing rules may be applied depending on the applicant’s academic level and chosen subject.

3. Applicants who have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline cannot be considered.

4. If the scholarship holder is enrolled in a Master’s or postgraduate degree program which includes a study period abroad, funding for this period abroad is usually only possible under the following conditions:
– The study visit is essential for the achievement of the scholarship objective.
– The study period is no longer than a quarter of the scholarship period. Longer periods cannot be funded, even partially.
– The study period does not take place in the home country.

Language: Applicants in the field of music should have a knowledge of the language of instruction that corresponds to the requirements of the chosen university at the latest by the time they start their scholarship. If you do not yet have the language skills required by the university at the time of your application, your application should indicate the extent to which you are in a position to reach the required level. After you have been awarded a scholarship, take advantage of the funding opportunities described under “Value”.

Selection Criteria: A special DAAD committee made up of professors from German colleges of music makes the final decision about scholarships in the field of music. The decision is based upon written applications and sound recordings which have to be submitted.