German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

National academic exchange organisation · Germany · www.daad.de/en/studying-in-germany/scholarships/daad-scholarships/

Open opportunities

Oak reading desks and green lamps fill a quiet German postgraduate library beneath tall blurred bookshelves.
ScholarshipSponsorship unclear

DAAD Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)

DAAD · Germany
Who can apply · Graduates from DAAD EPOS eligible countries (DAC list), including Tunisia as listed.
992 EUR a month (master's), 1,400 EUR (PhD), 2027/2028 intake · 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.
Deadline · Per course: the DAAD 2027/2028 course list gives no dates (“see website of the course”), so read each course’s own website. Some courses take students only every two years (next intake 2028).
Checked 23 Oct 2026
A row of bicycles and empty stone benches in a sandstone university courtyard shaded by plane trees.
ScholarshipSponsorship unclear

DAAD scholarship database (study and research in Germany)

DAAD · Germany
Who can apply · International students and researchers using the DAAD database. Each programme has its own nationality and deadline rules. Tunisia is a selectable origin country.
Set by each database record · Amounts differ by programme (for example EPOS publishes EUR 992 / month for graduates). This hub does not copy every stipend.
Deadline · Each database record has its own deadline. KOSPIE Tunisia 30 April 2026 has passed. Search currently open records on the DAAD site.
Checked 19 Sept 2026
The River Spree at Berlin's Museum Island on a summer day, with a stone railway bridge, trees along the bank and the TV tower behind.
FellowshipSponsorship unclear

DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program 2028 — residencies in literature, music and sound, and film

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) · Berlin, Germany
Who can apply · Established writers, composers, sound artists and filmmakers of any nationality except German, including artists in Tunisia.
Monthly stipend, furnished apartment and travel; amount not published · The DAAD pays a monthly stipend for living costs and rent, provides a furnished apartment and pays an economy flight with luggage. Health insurance is available if needed and is deducted from the stipend. The stipend amount is not published.
Deadline · 15 December 2026, 23:59 CET.
Checked 25 Oct 2026

Past cycles

DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme — master's scholarships in public policy and good governance
Closed on 31 July 2026 (call for studies starting 2027); applicants are informed in December 2026/January 2027 · requirements kept for reference
View archived listing →
DAAD Research Grants — Doctoral Programmes in Germany (and Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees / Cotutelle)
Closed — for applicants from Tunisia the 2027/28 round closed on 31 August 2026 (DAAD portal closes at 24:00 CEST); selection in February 2027, funding from October 2027 · requirements kept for reference
View archived listing →
DAAD University Summer Courses in Germany (Hochschulsommerkurse) 2027 — German language scholarship
30 October 2026, 23:59 Central European Time (applications open since 1 September 2026) · requirements kept for reference
View archived listing →