Since 2009, the DAAD programme «Public Policy and Good Governance» (renamed Helmut-Schmidt-Programme in 2016) is supporting future leaders from Africa, Latin-America, South-Asia, Southeast-Asia and the Middle-East who want to promote democracy and social justice in their home countries. The programme, which is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, offers the chance to acquire a Master’s degree in Master programmes of particular relevance for the social, political and economic development in the students’ countries of origin. In the light of the principles of Good Governance, highly qualified graduates with a first academic degree are being educated in political science, law, economics and administration and prepared for future leading positions in their home countries. In addition, the scholarship holders will hopefully continue to be qualified contact persons for German politics and economy after their return.

Target group: 

Very well qualified graduates with a first university degree (Bachelor or equivalent) who want to actively contribute to the social and economic development of their home countries. The scholarships are offered both for young graduates without professional experience and for mid-career professionals.

What is fundable?

The scholarships are awarded for selected Master courses at German institutions of higher education listed below. The study programmes will start in September/October 2017. The courses have an international orientation and are taught in German and/or English.

Prior to their study programmes all scholarship holders will receive a 6-months- German language course from April 2017 to September 2017. The language courses take place at selected institutes in Germany and not at the universities of the selected study programme.

Requirements

The main DAAD criteria for selection are the following: the study results so far, knowledge of English (and German), political and social engagement, a convincing description of the subject-related and personal motivation for the study project in Germany and the expected benefit when returning to the home country.

The latest university degree should have been obtained during the six years prior to the application for the scholarship. Applicants cannot be considered if they have stayed in Germany for more than 15 months at the time of application.

All Master courses have further additional requirements that must be fulfilled by the applicants in any case.

Application

Applications have to be submitted in German or English. Please indicate that you are applying for the DAAD Helmut-Schmidt- Programme (Master’s scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance).

Please submit your applications for the selected Master courses and for the DAAD scholarship to the respective universities only (not to DAAD). The application period at all 8 universities lasts from June 1st to July 31st 2016.

You are allowed to submit your application for up to two Master courses listed below. Please fill in the DAAD application form only once indicating the study courses in their order of priority. Please send this same application form and the necessary documents listed below to a maximum of two universities of your choice. In case your application is sent to more than two universities or if false priorities are given your application will not be accepted.

The necessary documents are:

• DAAD application form for research grants and study scholarships (please fill in electronically and not written by hand)
• Motivation letter containing a precise description of the applicant’s academic / professional and personal reasons for choosing this scholarship programme and the universities;
• Full Curriculum Vitae including information about precise field of study and, if applicable, description of job experience;
• Copies of acquired university degrees (an explanation of the grading system has to be attached)
• Copies of the transcript of records
• Copy of the school leaving certificate/High School diploma which entitles holders to study at a university in their home country
• Recent language certificates (German and English);
• Two letters of recommendation by university professors and/or current or former employers.

For more information, please contact the persons in charge listed below at the respective universities.

1. Hertie School of Governance, Berlin: Master of Public Policy (MPP)

(language of instruction: English, programme duration: 4 semester)

http://www.hertie-school.org/rn pp/

Please register for this course online at the Hertie School of

Governance: https://www.hertie-school.org/graduate-

programmes/admissions/

e-mail: [email protected]

contact: Mr. Sigo Riemer

2. Universität Duisburg-Essen: Master of Development and Governance

(language of instruction: English, programme duration: 2 semester)

http://www.ma-dev-gov.de/index.php?article id=20&clang=0

e-mail: [email protected]

contact: Mr. Georg Lammich

3.  Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at the University of Erfurt: Master of Public Policy (MPP)

(language of instruction: English , programme duration: 4 semester)

http://www.brandtschool.de/master-program/public-policy-and- good-governance.htm l

e-mail: [email protected]

contact: Mr. Raphael Zimmermann Robiatti 

4. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg: Public Economics, Law and Politics (PELP)

(languages of instruction: English and German, programme

duration: 4 semester)

www.leuphana.de/ppgg-en

e-mail: [email protected]

contact: Ms. Sarah Bich

5. Hochschule Osnabrück: Management in Non-Profit- Organisationen

(language of instruction: German, programme duration: 4 semester)

www.hs-osnabrueck.de/management-in-nonprofit-organisationen

e-mail: [email protected]

contact: Mr. Heiko Reinert

6.  Universität Osnabrück: Master of Democratic Governance and Civil Society

(languages of instruction: English and German, programme duration: 4 semester)

http://www.sozialwissenschaften.uni-osnabrueck.de/ppgg.html

e-mail: [email protected]

contact: Mr. David Seaman

7. Universität Passau: Master of Governance and Public Policy (languages of instruction: English and German, programme duration: 4 semester)

http://www.uni-passau.de/ppgg

e-mail: [email protected]

contact: Mr. Thomas Eibl

8. Universität Potsdam: Master of Public Management (MPM) (language of instruction: English, programme duration: 2 semester)

http://www.ppgg.mpm-potsdam.de/

e-mail: [email protected]

contact: Mr. Christoph Heilmeier

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