DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) is funding master scholarships in Public Policy and Good Governance at an institution in Germany.  The scholarship scheme is open to graduates who want to contribute to the social and economic development of their country.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible the candidate must:

• be a citizen or permanent resident of Saint Lucia;
• have obtained their latest university degree during the six years prior to the application for the scholarship; and
• not have stayed in Germany for more than 15 months at the time of application.

VALUE OF SCHOLARSHIP 

Scholarship includes:

1. DAAD pays a monthly scholarship rate of €750; 
2. the insurance also includes contributions to health insurance in Germany;
3. appropriate travel allowance and a study research subsidy;
4. rent subsidy as well as rent subsidies and/or allowances for spouses and/or children where applicable; and
5. DAAD scholarship holders within the Helmut-Schmidt Programme are exempt from tuition fees.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applications have to be submitted in German or English. Please indicate that you are applying for the DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Programme (Master’s Scholarship for Public Policy and Good Governance).

• Please submit your application for the selected master’s courses and for the DAAD scholarship to the respective universities only (not to DAAD). Applications sent to DAAD will not be forwarded to the respective course/university;
• Application form: https://www.daad.de/medien/deutschland/stipendien/formulare/ppgg-antragsformular.pdf

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS        

• DAAD application form for research grants and study scholarship (please fill in electronically and not written by hand);
• Motivation letter containing a precise description of the applicant’s academic/professional and personal reasons for choosing this scholarship programme and the universities, two pages maximum;
• Full curriculum vitae including information about precise field of study and, if applicable, description of job experience;
• Copies of acquired university degrees (an explanation of the grading system has to be attached);
• Copies of the transcript of records;
• Copy of the school leaving certificate/high school diploma which entitles holders to study at a university in their home country;
• Recent language certificates (German and English);
• Two letters of recommendation by university professors and/or current or former employers of recent date, supplemented by signature, official letterhead, stamp (not in a sealed envelope).

For more detailed information, please visit:

https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?daad=&detail=50026397&origin=&page=1&q=helmut&status=&subjectGrps=

Deadline for the submission of application is July 31^st, 2017.