Entry Date:
March 7, 2007

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD Study Scholarship)

Principal Investigator Linn Hobbs

Co-investigator Kimberly L Benard


The Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) or German Academic Exchange Service is a private organization founded to promote contact between the universities of Germany and the rest of the world. DAAD maintains close links with German universities, arranging scientific and academic exchanges with numerous countries for professors, lecturers, and students from varied faculties.

DAAD offers scholarships to highly qualified graduate students, Ph.D. candidates and post-doctoral researchers for study and/or research at universities or institutes in the Federal Republic of Germany. Students are particularly encouraged to apply for support to participate in a Masters program in Germany.

This scholarship provides funds for study and/or research in Germany for 1 to 10 months between October and July, or up to 24 months if the recipient is pursuing a full degree course.

All applications must be processed and endorsed by the MIT Foreign Scholarships Office.