DAAD EPOS Program for International Students in Germany, 2020

Criteria 

Financial statement of being able to bear the cost of living in UK and remaining tuition fee.

The Pakistani students must be at least provisionally admitted to any of the universities mentioned above at the time of application.

The Pakistani students must not have previously pursued the undergraduate course from Scotland.

The Pakistani students must have fulfilled the English language requirements of the course.

The Pakistani students needs to be the first time applicant.

The Pakistani students must be enrolled in a full time postgraduate course. 

The scholarship holders receive a place at the Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin), or University of Potsdam. The study programme is limited to only 1 semester. An internship is an important part of the IES programme and is designed to provide international work experience and to develop personal and professional skills. As part of the IES programme, a minimum of 8 weeks of full-time internship should be completed.

Scholarship Value

They will receive monthly pocket money.

Health insurance costs will be reimbursed.

The costs for accommodation, enrolment, liability insurance, educational trips, social meetings, administration, welcome package, cultural events, international seminars, consulting and mentoring and workshops are covered by Copernicus Berlin.

Travel expenses will be paid by the participants themselves.

Programme Description

The International Excellence Scholarship Programme (IES) is a scholarship programme that enables ambitious students of all fields of study from Eastern and Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia with above-average grades to spend a semester abroad in Berlin. 

Scholarship Value

Under the IES programme, Copernicus Berlin offers 3 types of scholarships.
1) The full scholarship will cover the following costs of the programme participants:

They will receive monthly pocket money.

Health insurance costs will be reimbursed.

The costs for accommodation, enrolment, liability insurance, educational trips, social meetings, administration, welcome package, cultural events, international seminars, consulting and mentoring and workshops are covered by Copernicus Berlin.

Full Scholarship: 

Covers monthly pocket money, health insurance, accommodation, enrolment fees, liability insurance, educational trips, social events, and cultural activities.

Partial Scholarship PLUS: 

Similar to the full scholarship but requires participants to cover their own travel and health insurance costs.

Partial Scholarship: 

Covers all costs except for 2 months of accommodation (1,650 EUR), travel, and health insurance, which must be paid by the participants.

Eligibility 

The Pakistani students are required to have a four year degree in the relevant field.

The students are required to have completed their degree in excellence that is above the class average.

The Pakistani students must have relevant work experience for at least two years.

The Pakistani students degree duration must not have exceeded beyond 6 years apart from the delays.

Benefits of Daad Scholarship 2024

Pakistani students will receive a payment of 850 euro monthly if selected for a Postgraduate (masters) course 

Pakistani students who has been selected under Doctoate  program will be granted a sum of 1200 euro monthly.

Research allowance of EUR 230.

The scholarship covers the tuition fee but the students will have to pay the enrollment fee ,registration and such extra fee on their own