Development Research Division | South African‐German Centre for Development Research and Criminal Justice

For applicants from Sub-Saharan African countries with an excellent academic record the DRD offers a limited number of scholarships per year.
Scholarships are available for full-time students of

• the MA in Development Management (Bochum Programme),
• the MA in Development Studies,
• the Master in Public Administration,
• the PhD in International Development Studies.

Scholarships include monthly allowances of 570 Euro for Master candidates and 900 Euro for PhD candidates plus travel allowances.

For scholarship applications the DAAD application form has to be completed in addition to individual course application forms. The form is available for download from the scholarship section.
Information about specific entry requirements of the cooperating programmes and about the course application procedure is available from the programmes section.

Apart from full scholarships for participation in one of the above mentioned programmes a number of mobility scholarships for Master students are available each year. These scholarships are aimed at funding a study period in Germany. During such a study period abroad scholarship holders can participate in a Summer School at Ruhr-Univeristy Bochum, complete an internship with a German organization working in the field related to their studies or they can visit Ruhr-Univeristy Bochum during the completion phase of their Master Thesis for intensive supervision periods.
It is not necessary to apply for mobility scholarships before starting your studies. The application procedure for mobility scholarships will instead be announced to participants of the cooperating programmes.

For further questions, please do not hesitate the DRD coordinators at  UWC or RUB.