Overview of Our Scholarships

The DAAD offers numerous scholarships for students, researchers and alumni in Kyrgyzstan. To help you find the right scholarship, we have provided you with an overview of the available funding options here.

The calls for applications to these programmes can be found in full in the scholarship database.

Programme	Who?	Duration	Benefits	Call for Applications
University Summer Courses (only in German)	Students in Bachelor’s programmes 2./3. academic year and Students in Master’s programmes 1. academic year	Max. 5 weeks	One-off scholarship payment of 950 EUR Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in autumn Call for application
Master Studies for All Academic Disciplines	Graduates who have completed a first degree or those, who are studying in their last academic year	10 to 24 months	Scholarship payments of 850 euros a month Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in autumn Call for application
Postgraduate Studies in the Field of Architecture	Graduates who have completed a first degree or those, who are studying in their last academic year in the areas of Architecture, Interior Design, Monument Conservation, Urban Planning/Urban Development, Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning	10 to 24 months	Scholarship payments of 850 euros a month Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in autumn Call for application
Postgraduate Studies in the Fields of Fine Art, Design, Visual Communication and Film	Graduates who have completed a first degree or those, who are studying in their last academic year in the fields of Fine Art, Design, Visual Communication and Film	10 to 24 months	Scholarship payments of 850 euros a month Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in autumn Call for application
Postgraduate Studies in the Field of Music	Graduates who have completed a first degree or those, who are studying in their last academic year in the field of Music	10 to 24 months	Scholarship payments of 850 euros a month Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in autumn Call for application
Postgraduate Studies in the Field of the Performing Arts	Graduates who have completed a first degree or those, who are studying in their last academic year in the artistic field of the Performing Arts (Drama, Theatre Directing/Theatre Dramaturgy, Musicals, Performance Studies, Dance, Choreography	10 to 24 months	Scholarship payments of 850 euros a month Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in autumn Call for application
ERP Study Scholarships for Graduates of Economics and Business Administration	Graduates who have completed a first degree or those, who are studying in their last academic year in the field of Economics and Business Administration	10 to 24 months	Scholarship payments of 850 euros a month Study allowance of 460 euros a year Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in autumn Call for application
Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)	Graduates with at least two years’ professional experience	12 to 36 months	Scholarship payments of 850 euros a month Travel allowance Insurance payments	depending on the selected study programme Call for application
Fortbildungsstipendien für Graduierte der Germanistik und DaF (only in German)	Graduierte aus den Bereichen Germanistik, Deutsche Philologie, Deutsch als Fremdsprache, die erste Lehrerfahrungen an einer Hochschule oder Schule erworben haben	4 Monate	monatliche Stipendienrate 850 EUR Reisekostenzuschuss Versicherungsleistungen	currently applications possible at any time Call for application
Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (Master’s Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance – PPGG)	Graduates in the field of political science, law, economics and administration	12 to 24 months	Scholarship payments of 850 euros a month Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in early summer and in autumn Call for application

Programme	Who?	Duration	Benefits	Call for Applications
Short-Term Grants	Graduates (Master) Doctoral candidates Postdocs	1 to 6 months	Monthly payments of 850 euros to 1,200 euros Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in early summer and in autumn Call for applications
One-Year Grants for Doctoral Candidates	Graduates (Master) Doctoral candidates	7 to 12 months	Monthly payments of 850 euros to 1,200 euros Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in autumn Call for applications
Doctoral Programmes in Germany	Graduates (Master) Doctoral candidates	max. 4 years	Monthly payments of 850 euros to 1,200 euros Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in autumn Call for applications
Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees	Graduates (Master) Doctoral candidates	max. 2 years	Monthly payments of 1,200 euros Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in autumn Call for applications
Graduate School Scholarship Programme (GSSP)	Graduates (Master) Doctoral candidates	max. 4 years	Monthly payments of 1,200 euros Travel allowance Insurance payments	Different for each study programme Call for applications
DAAD/UCA Programme	Graduates (Master) Doctoral candidates	max. 4 years	Monthly payments of 1,200 euros Travel allowance Insurance payments	Usually in winter Call for applications

Programme	Who?	Duration	Benefits	Call for Applications
Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists	University teachers Scietists	1 to 3 months	Monthly payments of 2,000 euros to 2,150 euros Travel allowance	Usually in early summer and in autumn Call for application
Study Visits for Academics – Artists and Architects	University teachers from the following disciplines: Architecture, Fine Art, Film, Design, Visual Communication Performing Arts, Music	1 to 3 months	Monthly payments of 2,000 euros to 2,150 euros Travel allowance	Usually in early summer and in autumn Call for application
Bilateral Exchange of Academics	Academics and scientists	14 days to 3 months	Monthly payments of 2,000 euros to 2,150 euros	Usually in early summer and in autumn Call for application
Re-invitation Programme for Former Scholarship Holders (Alumni)	Alumni, who were funded for a period of over six months	1 to 3 months	Monthly payments of 2,000 euros to 2,150 euros Travel allowance	usually in Autumn Call for application
Study Visits by Groups of Foreign Students	University teachers	7 to 12 days	Flat rate allowance per person per day of 50 EUR Mobility lump sum per person of 435 EUR	three times a year Call for application

Should you have questions regarding these calls for applications or the application procedure, please feel free to email us at infodaad-kyrgyzstan.org.