Long-term Scholarships (4-6 months)

Please not that the ICDD is not currently accepting new applications for long-term scholarships.

Overview

The International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) offers scholarships for Master students, PhD students and PostDocs from the following research areas:

  • Decent work along agricultural value chains
  • Organizing the informal economy
  • Extractivism and rural welfare
  • Rural-urban linkages: transformation processes, livelihoods and social protection
  • Rethinking Development Cooperation
  • Or other Decent work related topics

What We Offer

The International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) offers scholarships for Master students, PhD students and PostDocs from the following areas:

  • Decent work along agricultural value chains

  • Organizing the informal economy

  • Extractivism and rural welfare

  • Rural-urban linkages: transformation processes, livelihoods and social protection

  • Rethinking Development Cooperation

  • Or other Decent work related topics.

The grants can be awarded to

  1. Students from DAC countries at German universities

  2. Students from DAC countries at universities from DAC countries

The scholarships cover 4-6 months, depending on the type of scholarship. The scholarship starts 01st of April 2021. Depending on the country of your university, different scholarship rates apply.

Alumni Research Grant

For Alumni of the GLU network to support research projects in their career fields.

MA Final Exam Scholarship

For students in Germany from DAC countries/students at universities in DAC countries in financial difficulties during the period of the master thesis

PhD Final Exam Scholarship

For students in Germany from DAC countries/students at universities in DAC countries in financial difficulties during the period of the PhD thesis

PostDoc Scholarship

For PhD in Germany from DAC country/PhDs at universities in DAC countries whose PhD graduation was within the last two years

Application Requirements

  • Application Data Sheet

  • Letter of Motivation

  • Curriculum Vitae

  • Transcript of records

  • A short report on the current status of your educational career

For further inquiries, please contact