Baza stipendija

Objective

This programme offers former scholarship holders the opportunity to carry out research and working projects in Germany and to maintain contacts as part of DAAD's global alumni network.

Who can apply?

You can apply if you are

former holder of DAAD research grants or study scholarships and funding was provided by the Federal Foreign Office for a period of over six months.
former East German scholarship holder who studied for at least one year in Germany.

What can be funded?

The programme provides funding for

research and working projects at state or state-recognised institutions of higher education or non-university research institutes in Germany.
Working stays at an institution in business, administration, culture or media for former scholarship holders who work outside the science sector.

A research or working visit can also take place at several host institutions.
Funding may only be claimed once within three years.

Duration of the funding

Funding is provided for one to three months. Please indicate in your application how long you wish to receive funding. The funding period will then be determined during the selection process by a selection committee. The committee takes into account your work plan.
The grant is non-renewable.
Please note in your time planning that the funded stays should be completed by January 2024 at the latest.

Value

Monthly payments of
2,000 euros for assistant teachers, assistant professors and lecturers
2,150 euros for professors

Monthly payments for former scholarship holders who work outside the science sector will be calculated based upon their qualifications accordingly.

Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding.
In the case of a disability or chronic illness: subsidy for additional costs which result from the disability or chronic illness and are not covered by other funding providers: Further information
Other payments cannot be made.

Please note: Health insurance coverage is mandatory in Germany. If you do not have a corresponding home health insurance, you will be insured by the DAAD. The costs will be deducted from the scholarship payment.

Selection

An independent selection committee reviews applications.

The most important selection criteria are:

Academic achievements and, if applicable, publications, which must be documented in the curriculum vitae and a list of publications
A convincing and well-planned research or work project
In the case of working stays outside the science sector, particular attention is paid to the following questions:
- Will the stay in Germany have a sustainable effect on your professional activity?
- Can you expect it to have multiplier effects, for example, in the form of planned publications?
- Will your stay in Germany promote existing cooperations?

The selection committee also gives due consideration to equal opportunities; you can provide relevant information in the application form.
For more information on the selection procedure, go to Important Scholarship Information / Section E.

What requirements must be met?

Please check if the following criteria are fulfilled:

You have not lived in Germany for at least three years.
The research or working project must be coordinated with a cooperation partner in Germany.

Application documents

Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD portal

Online application form
Full curriculum vitae in tabular form (max. 3 pages)
If necessary, list of academic publications
Comprehensive statement about research or working project (max. 10 pages)
Time schedule and itinerary (host institutions / cooperation partners) of planned research or working visit
Confirmation from the academic host in Germany; the confirmation must refer to your project and guarantee that the host institute in Germany will provide you with a workplace.

The application procedure occurs online through the DAAD portal.
Please note that the access to the application portal only appears while the current application period is running. After the application deadline has expired, the portal for this programme is not available until the next application period.

Application deadline

Application deadlines are updated at least once a year. In most cases, they are in the same period as the previous year. You can find the current dates here:

16.01.2023
Selection date in March 2023. Start of the funding from June 2023.
The funding period should end by December 31, 2023.

Please note

Your application is only valid if you submit all the required documents to the DAAD portal on time.
(If documents are to be submitted by post, please send them as soon as possible.)
The DAAD portal closes at 24.00 hrs. (CET or CEST) on the last application day.
Incomplete applications cannot be considered. You are responsible for ensuring that their applications are complete.
The application documents remain with the DAAD. Your personal data is saved by the DAAD in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act and with the EU Data Protection Regulation insofar as this data is needed to process the application.

Information and advisory centres

DAAD Information Centre Belgrad
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Tel.: +381 (11) /2621-460
E-Mail.: info@daad.rs
WWW.: http://www.daad.rs

More detailed information

DAAD website ”Important information for DAAD scholarship applicants”
FAQ-englisch

General information on the application via DAAD portal

You can access the DAAD portal by clicking "Application portal" at the end of the page. Here you will find an online application form in which you can enter your application data.

This is what you have to do:

Register in the DAAD portal (Read notes about registering in the portal >>)

Applying online in the DAAD portal (Read notes on applying in the portal >>)

Download and complete the online application form
Prepare application documents
If necessary, translate documents (unless they are already in German or English).
Scan paper documents and save in PDF format. Please note that you can only upload PDF files to the portal.
Upload the completed application form and the other application documents to the portal in PDF format. Translations, if applicable, should be uploaded together with the document issued in the original language.
Submit the uploaded application documents online.

Please note:
If you have any technical questions or problems your local information and advice centres could not help you with, please do not hesitate to contact our technical Portal hotline: +49 (0228) 882-8888 or via e-mail portal@daad.de, open every weekday from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm and from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm (CET or CEST).
Please consider this when you are planning your application.