DAAD Scholarships for Thailand 2025/2026
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 10-15 students accompanied by one university teacher. |
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10- 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) | Graduates in the fields of architecture, music, performing Arts as well as fine art, design/visual communication and film | Scholarships for a Master’s degree at a state or state-recognised German university of your choice |
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1-2 years | Official announcements: |
| *NEW* Study Scholarships for STEM Disciplines |
Students from developing and emerging countries | Scholarships for a Master’s degree in the STEM subjects of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and engineering |
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1-2 years | Official announcement |
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 – 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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7 – max. 24 months | Official announcement |
| *NEW* Research Grants in Germany |
Doctoral candidates at a university or research institution outside Germany or
Postdocs (up to 4 years after completing your doctorate) |
Funding for a research project at a state or state-recognised university or a non-university research institute in Germany |
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doctoral students: 2 to 12 months
postdocs: 2 to 6 months |
Official announcement |
Research Stays for Postdocs and Senior Researchers
| Scholarship programme | Addresses | Short description | Benefits | Duration | Link to database |
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| 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 |
