📌 Closing Date: March 31, 2025
Student Type:
Open to international students.
Level of Study:
Doctoral.
Study Area:
Any field of study.
Scholarship Value:
💰 Financial Support Includes:
- Monthly scholarship payments of €1,300.
- Travel allowance for a round trip from the home country to Germany.
- Health, accident, and personal liability insurance coverage.
- Research allowance:
- €460 per year (for scholars from DAC-listed ODA recipient countries).
- €260 per year (for scholars from other countries).
- Material resources and supervision allowance of €1,000 per year (paid upon supervisor’s request).
Description:
The Max Planck School of Cognition (MPSCog) and the Berlin School of Mind and Brain (M&B) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin are offering two prestigious four-year doctoral scholarships funded through the Graduate School Scholarship Programme 2025 (GSSP) of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
This scholarship is designed to support outstanding international doctoral candidates in conducting high-quality research in cognitive sciences, neuroscience, and related disciplines.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be considered for the DAAD Doctoral Scholarship, applicants must:
✅ Be of non-German nationality.
✅ Have an excellent academic profile.
✅ Have completed a Master’s degree (or equivalent) by October 2025.
✅ Not have graduated before March 2024 (i.e., within the last six years before nomination).
✅ Not have lived in Germany for more than 15 months before May 2025.
✅ Not have previously completed a PhD or any other doctoral degree.
🔹 International applicants with prior education in Germany:
- Those who completed a Master’s degree in Germany OR
- Those who earned a Bachelor’s degree in Germany and a Master’s degree abroad,
can apply if they have spent more than 15 months outside Germany after their last degree.
How to Apply:
Apply online via the official DAAD scholarship portal.
More Info & Application:
DAAD Doctoral Scholarships—Berlin School of Mind and Brain
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