EPOS
Open to Tunisian applicants
Checked on 23 October 2026
Can you apply? Answer 5 short questions, no account needed.
Check eligibilityDAAD scholarships for postgraduate or master’s courses in Germany (exceptionally a doctorate) for graduates from development and newly industrialised countries with at least two years’ professional experience. Apply to the chosen courses (up to three, ranked by priority) using the EPOS forms, not to DAAD.
992 EUR a month (master's), 1,400 EUR (PhD), 2027/2028 intakeAmount checked on 23 October 2026
The EPOS announcement checked on 23 October 2026 for courses starting in 2027/2028 states 992 euros a month for a master's or postgraduate course and 1,400 euros a month for a doctorate (the rate since February 2026, previously 1,300 euros). The grant also contributes to health, accident and personal liability insurance and pays a travel allowance unless another source covers it. Depending on the course, funding lasts 12 to 42 months. For German-taught courses, the grant includes a six-month preparatory German course in Germany.
A related bachelor's degree (normally four years) with results in the top third; at least two years of related work experience after the bachelor's at the time of application; degrees normally no more than six years old; no more than 15 months' residence in Germany at the deadline.
Choose them from the EPOS list of courses for the 2027/2028 intake and rank them by priority.
The DAAD list gives no dates: the deadline, procedure (often online) and any extra documents are on each course's site. Some courses admit students only every other year (next intake 2028).
For English-taught courses, IELTS or TOEFL as each course requires (institutional TOEFL is not accepted). For German-taught courses, a recent certificate at B1 or higher when you apply, then DSH 2 or TestDaF 4 before the course starts.
A recommendation letter on letterhead, signed, stamped and recently dated, plus certificates covering at least two years of work, ideally with a guarantee of re-employment.
Send the complete file, in English or German, to each chosen course, not to DAAD, which does not forward applications. Use the same motivation letter and priority order everywhere.
If the course's committee proposes you for a scholarship, DAAD will contact you to upload your complete application to its portal, so keep every document as a PDF. The 2027/2028 selection timetable is to be confirmed with each course.
Tunisia appears on DAAD's list of countries eligible for EPOS (spelled 'Tunesia'). That document still reproduces the OECD DAC list valid for 2024-2025, so we suggest asking the DAAD Regional Office in Tunis (info@daad.tn) to confirm eligibility for the 2027/2028 intake before you start. The EPOS application is not filed with that office or with Opporiva: it goes directly to each course. Tunisian degrees are issued in Arabic or French, so attach a certified translation into English or German; a sworn translator is the safest route. Add a short note explaining the grading scale out of 20, since the committee may not know it. The announcement does not mention legalisation; it tells you to check with each university whether certified copies are required, and for enrolment and the visa, check with the university and the German Embassy in Tunis. Watch out: DAAD describes a bachelor's degree as normally lasting four years, while the Tunisian LMD licence lasts three, so ask the course whether your degree is enough. Common mistakes: sending the file to DAAD, using an institutional TOEFL, counting work done before the bachelor's, or writing a different motivation letter for each course.
Checked on 23 October 2026
