Overview
DAAD scholarship for music graduates applying from Mali for postgraduate music study or eligible advanced study at a state German college of music.
Complete scholarship details
Degree study can be funded for 10 to 24 months and eligible advanced non-degree study for 12 months. The current award provides €992 per month, an applicable travel allowance, a one-off study allowance, and health, accident and personal liability insurance support. DAAD does not cover tuition fees.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants should have a first degree in Music by the start of funding, or have exhausted available training for their instrument or subject in a country where no degree is offered. As a rule, the degree should be no more than six years old at the deadline, applicants must not have resided in Germany for more than 15 months before the deadline, and the host institution's language requirements must be met.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified on the current official DAAD scholarship listing and current programme PDF. The published deadline is 24 September 2026, selection is in February 2027, and funding begins from October 2027.
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