Cooperative Doctorate Programme

As a special type of long-term research fellowships the DAAD will provide support for a "sandwich" structure of studies and scholarship combining periods of study and research in Germany with those in the home country of the applicant and leading to a PhD in the home country.

The "sandwich" structure requires:

* Established contact between the home university and the German institution;
* Candidates must be enrolled in a PhD programme at a university in their home country;
* Academic supervision needs to be secured on both sides, with mutual agreement on the proposed study or research programme between the respective advisers (who may even visit each other for joint monitoring).
* The length of studies and research at a German institution is 1 - maximum 2 years.

The DAAD scholarship only covers the period of study in Germany. This means that expenses for the period in the home country generally have to be borne by the applicant. Applicants therefore are strongly advised to apply for domestic funding to support the study period at home.

Essential prerequisites for "sandwich" scholarships:

* Candidates must possess a Masters degree and a certificate of German/English language test;
* Candidates must be residing in their home country at the time of application;
* Candidates should not be more than 36 years of age on commencement of the scholarship;
* Candidates must possess a recent-dated letter of placement from a professor at a German university.