The scholarship model allows registered PhD students at an Indian university/​institute to carry out research for their PhD thesis in India and in Germany under the joint supervision of an Indian as well as a German professor. PhD degree

to be awarded by Indian University/​Institution

• A first class Master’s degree
• The PhD registration with a university in India should not be older than 3 years at the application deadline (1^st October)
• Candidates must have a recent dated acceptance letter confirming
• academic supervision from a German Professor on the university’s letterhead with a clear reference to the candidate’s research project
• Candidates must be residing in India at the time of application
• German language skills are not mandatory for application****

****Candidates in the fields of Law and Philosophy must have a good
knowledge of the German Language.

Application form to be filled up online. For list of mandatory documents required — click here

The application has to be submitted only through the application portal www​.fund​ing​-guide​.de.

Please refer to the ​“Guidelines for online application procedure“ on the website www​.daad​del​hi​.org under the Scholarships and Funding section. After successful submission of the online application print 3 copies of the ​“application summary” and send them to the address mentioned in the Contact person and address section below.

The deadline for submission of hard copies of the ​“application summary” is 1^st October of each year at DAAD New Delhi Office.