📌 Program Type: Fully Funded International Scholarship (Master’s / Postgraduate)
📅 Application Deadline: 24 September 2025
📍 Location: State or state-recognized universities in Germany
👥 Organiser: DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
🎯 Target Group: Graduates in Architecture & related fields from all nationalities (except German citizens)
✨ About the Scholarship
The DAAD Postgraduate Studies in the Field of Architecture Scholarship offers fully funded opportunities for international students to pursue a Master’s/postgraduate degree or a complementary project-based course in Germany 🇩🇪.
Eligible fields:
- Architecture 🏛️
- Interior Design 🏠
- Monument Conservation 🏰
- Urban Planning / Urban Development 🌍
- Landscape Architecture 🌿
- Landscape Planning 🌱
This scholarship supports design/project-based programs only and is valid for 10 to 24 months, depending on your chosen study path.
💰 Benefits
- Monthly stipend: €992 💶
- Travel allowance ✈️
- Study allowance 📚
- Health, accident & liability insurance 🏥
Additional benefits may include:
- Rent subsidy 🏡
- Family allowance 👨👩👧👦
- Disability/chronic illness support
- Green Mobility Top-Up for sustainable travel 🌍
🗣️ Language Support
- Fully funded online German course 💻
- Pre-study German language courses (2–6 months) 🇩🇪
- Allowance for language learning during the scholarship
- Reimbursement of TestDaF exam fees
👤 Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be of foreign nationality (not German citizens) 🌍
- Hold a first degree in a relevant field (Architecture, Interior Design, Urban Planning, etc.) 🎓
- Have graduated within the last 6 years
- Not have resided in Germany longer than 15 months at the deadline
- Demonstrate language ability required by their chosen university (or show ability to achieve it by program start)
📥 Application Info
- Deadline: 24 September 2025
- Duration: 10–24 months (cannot be extended beyond standard study period)
- Apply here via official DAAD portal:
🔗 DAAD Scholarship Database – Architecture 2026–2027
