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2021 Government of Germany DAAD Scholarships for Artists and Filmmakers in Developing Countries

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Applications are invited for Fully funded Government of Germany DAAD Scholarships for Artists and Filmmakers in Developing Countries. These scholarships aim to provide foreign applicants from the field of Fine Art, Design, Film, Music and Architecture as well as Drama, Direction, Dance and Choreography with an opportunity to complete a course of extension studies, without gaining a formal degree of qualification, at a German state (public) or state-recognized institution of higher education.

Scholarship details

Offered Annually? Yes
Study Location: State or state-recognised German university
Number of Awards: Not specified
Eligible Programmes: Master’s degree/postgraduate degree leading to a final qualification, or a complementary course that does not lead to a final qualification (not an undergraduate course)
Fields: Performing Arts (Drama, Theatre Directing/Theatre Dramaturgy, Musicals, Performance Studies, Dance, Choreography) and Theatre and Dance Studies or for artists with a scientific project
Type: Short courses/Training, Masters
Eligibility: Foreign applicants who have gained a first university degree in the field of the Performing Arts at the latest by the time they commence their scholarship-supported study programme.
Duration of Program: Masters/Postgraduate study programmes: Between 10 and 24 months depending on the length of the chosen study programme or project or One academic year for Complementary studies not leading to a final qualification
Application Deadline: 30th October 2020

Worth

A monthly payment of 850 euros
Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding
One-off study allowance
Payments towards health, accident, and personal liability insurance cover

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

Monthly rent subsidy
Monthly allowance for accompanying members of family
To enable scholarship holders to learn German in preparation for their stay in the country, DAAD offers the following services:
Payment of course fees for the online language course “Deutsch-Uni Online (DUO)” (deutsch-uni.com) for six months after receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter
if necessary: Language course (2, 4 or 6 months) before the start of the study visit; the DAAD decides whether to fund participation and for how long depending on German language skills and project. Participation in a language course is compulsory if the language of instruction or working language is German at the German host institution.
Allowance for a personally chosen German language course during the scholarship period
Reimbursement of the fees for the TestDaF test which has either been taken in the home country after receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter or in Germany before the end of the funding period
As an alternative to the TestDaF for scholarship holders who have taken a language course beforehand: the fee for a DSH examination taken during the scholarship period may be reimbursed.

How to Apply

The application procedure occurs online through the DAAD portal. Applicants are also required to send additional documents by post to the specified application address.

For more information, Visit the Program Webpage