DAAD Scholarships for Thailand 2024/2025
Below, we have summarized the most important DAAD scholarship programmes for Thai students and researchers. There is a broad range of programmes reaching from postdoc funding to summer courses for Bachelor students. In this overview, we give short descriptions of the funding programmes.
For further information, especially about the application procedure, detailed requirements and about deadlines, please follow the links to the official DAAD database (www.funding-guide.de).
Funding Programmes for Bachelor and Master Students
| Scholarship programme | Addresses | Short description | Benefits | Duration | Link to database |
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| Study Visits by Groups of Foreign Students | University teachers from a foreign university. | Study trips for groups of a maximum of 15 students accompanied by one university teacher. |
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7- 12 days | Official announcement |
| University Summer Courses offered in Germany for Foreign Students and Graduates | Students in Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes in any subject area with a knowledge of German. Bachelor students must have completed at least two academic years at the start of the scholarship period. | Attendance of language and area studies courses as well as special language / terminology courses: List of all courses |
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min. 18 days
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Official announcement |
| Practical Traineeships for Foreign Students of Natural and Technical Sciences, Agriculture and Forestry (IAESTE) | Students of Natural and Technical Sciences, Agriculture and Forestry. | Support for Internships in commercial enterprises, research and higher education institutes. |
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2-3 months | Official announcement
Contact and Application at IEASTE Thailand. |
Scholarship Programmes for Graduates/Master Degrees
| Scholarship programme | Addresses | Short description | Benefits | Duration | Link to database |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development-Related Postgraduate Course (EPOS) | Graduates with at least two years’ professional experience. | Individual scholarships exclusively for Postgraduate courses in Germany. See updated list HERE. |
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1-3 years | Official announcement
Application is to be done directly at the university. |
| Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (Master’s Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance – PPGG) | Graduates in the field of social sciences, political sciences, law and economics. | Scholarships are awarded for selected Master courses listed here: current announcement |
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1-2 years | Official announcement
Application is to be done directly at the university. |
| Study Scholarships for Foreign Graduates in the Field of Arts (Architecture, Music, Visual and Performing Arts) | Foreign applicants from the areas of Architecture, Music, Performing Arts as well as Fine Art, Design/Visual Communication and Film. | A postgraduate degree leading to a final qualification, or further training that does not lead to a final qualification. |
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1-2 years | Official announcements: |
Research Grants for PhD Students and Young Academics
| Scholarship programme | Addresses | Short description | Benefits | Duration | Link to database |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Grants – Doctoral Programmes in Germany | Young academics and scientists who have completed a Master’s degree or Diplom, or in exceptional cases a Bachelor’s degree at the latest by the time they begin their grant-supported research. | Funding for doctoral programmes at a university or a non-university research institute in Germany. |
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3 to max. 4 years | Official announcement |
| Research Grants – One-Year Grants | Doctoral candidates and young academics and scientists who have completed a Master’s degree or Diplom, or in exceptional cases a Bachelor’s degree at the latest by the time they begin their grant-supported research. | A research project or course of continuing education at a university in Germany or a non-university research institute. |
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7 – 10 months | Official announcement |
| Research Grants – Bi-nationally supervised Doctoral Degrees / Cotutelle | Doctoral candidates and young academics and scientists who have completed a Master’s degree or Diplom, or in exceptional cases a Bachelor’s degree at the latest by the time they begin their grant-supported research. | Research phases at a university or a non-university research institute in Germany as part of a doctoral programme in the home country (with supervision both in German and in the home country).
Available funding for bi-national doctoral degrees in home country and in Germany. |
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1 – 2 years | Official announcement |
Research Stays for Postdocs and Senior Researchers
| Scholarship programme | Addresses | Short description | Benefits | Duration | Link to database |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists | University teachers and established academics who have usually completed a doctoral degree and work at a university or research institute in their home country. | Research stays at a university or non-university research institute in Germany. |
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1 – 3 months | Official announcement |
| Study Visits for Academics – Artists and Architecture | University teachers from the following disciplines:
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Study visits at a university in Germany for artistic cooperation with the host institution. |
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1 -3 months
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Official announcement |
| Re-Invitation Programme for Former Scholarship Holders | Former holders of DAAD research grants or study scholarships, who were funded for a period of over six months. | Research and working projects at a university or non-university research institute in Germany. |
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1 – 3 months | Official announcement |
