Applications are now open for the 2026/2027 DAAD/EPOS Scholarships. The “Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst” (DAAD) has selected the MSc Environmental Governance (MEG) as a development-related postgraduate course and so the programme can offer a limited number of EPOS Scholarships.
DAAD/EPOS Scholarships for Young Professionals from Developing Countries
About the DAAD-EPOS scholarship
The “Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst” (DAAD) has selected the MSc Environmental Governance (MEG) as a development-related postgraduate course and so the programme can offer a limited number of EPOS Scholarships. Candidates will be selected first by the programme committee of the MEG programme. In a second step, DAAD will check our selection carefully and decide upon the candidates.
This is a highly competitive application process with strict requirements. Scholarship applicants must fulfill both the DAAD EPOS requirements AND the admission criteria for the MEG programme.
Note: The DAAD-EPOS scholarship application has to be submitted one year ahead of admission (15 October 2025 for study begin October 2026). The applications for the MEG programme and for the scholarship are linked, meaning that the required documents compose an application for both.
If you do not fulfill the requirements for a scholarship application (see below), you may want to look at the information for regular applicants. For them application is due only half a year ahead of admission (May 15, 2026).
Application phase for winter semester 2026/27
1 July to 15 October 2025 (link to online application will be open as of 1 July).
Who can apply
Young professionals from developing countries (DAC countries) who meet all of the following requirements:
- have an academic degree, that is not older than six years at the time of application (October 2025)
- have a minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience (post Bachelor, at the time of application); internships and volontary work are not accepted
Note that employment in academia, like teaching and research at a university or research institute, is not considered relevant work experience for this scholarship type; only in very exceptional cases can it be accepted. - have an academic degree above average (upper third)
- having resided in Germany for no more than 15 months before applying
Further information:
For more information about the scholarship, please visit the official website of DAAD here