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DAAD Scholarships

DAAD is offering scholarships to talented German students admitted to a one-year full-time Master's taught or research courses at Imperial College London.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is offering five scholarships to German students admitted to a one-year full-time Master's taught or research courses for the 2025-26/2026-27 and 2027-28 academic years.

• GREAT - Imperial College London Scholarship
• Women in STEM Scholarships
• COLFUTURO & Imperial College London Joint Graduate Loan-Scholarship
• DAAD Scholarships

What does the scholarship cover?

DAAD will provide:

Imperial will cover:

There are five scholarships available.

• A tuition stipend of 18,000 Euros
• A 1,300 Euros per month cost of living stipend (subject to change)
• A travel allowance for travel to/from the UK
• Health, accident, and personal liability insurance benefits
• Plus possible additional costs of bringing families to the UK, to provide support for disability or chronic illness, or to support special projects
• 20% of tuition fees

Who is eligible?

For information on eligibility criteria, please visit the DAAD website .

Other eligibility criteria also apply – see How to apply below.

How to apply

To apply for a DAAD scholarship, you need to:

Application fee

If you’re applying for a postgraduate course at Imperial, you may need to pay an application fee. You can find more information on application fees and check if you're eligible for an application fee waiver here.

Assessment

Imperial Selection Panel will assess applications on academic merit and/or potential through the standard admission process.

If you have any questions regarding eligibility or this scholarship please contact us at scholarships@imperial.ac.uk.

• Apply directly to DAAD. Applications are open now and will close on 25 September 2026. You can find out how to apply here on the DAAD website . DAAD will select the successful candidates in March 2027 and successful candidates will be notified some weeks after that.
• Search for the course you want to apply for. Applicants can apply to any one-year full-time Master’s taught or research courses for the 2027-28 academic year, excluding MBAs and the dual MA (RCA) / MSc Design Engineering or any other jointly run program.
• Create an online account and submit your application through our application portal as soon possible, but no later than 31 May 2027 (please check with your department as some programmes may close earlier or have earlier application deadlines) – use our guide on How to apply for additional help. Popular courses tend to close early – typically from January onwards in the year that your course is due to start – so make sure you apply in good time.

Outcome of scholarship

The successful candidate(s) will be notified by email no later than 31 July. If you have not heard from us by this date please assume you have been unsuccessful in your application.

Important information

• Important information: Terms and Conditions Please read carefully

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