KAAD expect the following from the prospective candidates:
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Above-average performance in studies and research
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The orientation of your studies or research towards permanent reintegration in your home region (otherwise the scholarship is turned into a loan)
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Religious and social commitment (activities) and willingness to inter-religious dialogue.
About Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD)
The Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD) is the scholarship institution of the German Catholic Church for post-graduate students and scientists from (developing) countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Near and Middle East, as well as Eastern and Southeastern Europe.
KAAD supports his scholars in form of scholarships and educational programs and offers spiritual and personal assistance in view of future multiplying functions students will have in their home countries. This is based on cooperation with partner committees and associations of ex-scholars in those countries and it aims at setting up (scientific) networks and at contributing to a holistic development, which includes the religious and inter-religious dimensions.
During the 1950s, when German Catholics opened themselves increasingly toward questions and concerns of the World Church, particularly organisations of Catholic laymen recognized the opportunities that could develop in this area from a dialogue with international students in Germany.
On this background KAAD developed of an initiative of the Catholic Congress in Fulda in 1954. Four years later it was formally registered in Bonn as a non-profit association.
Requirements for Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification
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Applicants must come from a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or Latin America and are currently living there
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Applicants must have a university degree and professional experience from your home country
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want to acquire a master’s degree or a PhD at a German university or do a post-doctoral research project (2-6 months for established university lecturers) at a German university
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Are a Catholic Christian (or general belong to a Christian denomination). Candidates from other religions can apply if they are proposed by Catholic partners and can prove their commitment to interreligious dialogue
- Applicants must possess German language skills before starting the studies (KAAD can provide a language course of max. 6 months in Germany).
