DAAD scholarships for postgraduate studies in Germany: fine art, design, visual communication, and film

This scholarship supports graduates who:

• Have completed a Bachelor degree in the field of fine art, design, visual communication, and film
• Will be admitted to a German university for the desired course
• Know the language of instruction of the desired study programme and have a language certificate to prove it

To download at the online platform:

• Completed application form
• CV in tabular form 
• Letter of motivation (3 pages maximum)
• Letter of admission to a study programme. This can be subsequently submitted before the scholarship-supported study programme begins if it is not available at the time of application
• A completed Information about your preferred master programmes form if you plan to study at master's or postgraduate programme. If you plan to do a complementary course provide confirmation of supervision from a German university teacher
• University degree certificate indicating final grades. This can be subsequently submitted before the scholarship-supported study programme begins if it is not available at the time of application. In such case please apply with a document indicating all annual examinations with individual grades 
• A list of all submitted work samples and a signed declaration that these works have been produced or created by you independently or in a group. In the case of collaborative work or projects, your contribution must be appropriately described
• Proof of knowledge of the language of instruction in the chosen study programme no older than 2 years.If you are unable to submit a language certificate due to pandemic, please upload an appropriate justification with a self-assessment of your current language level according to the CEFR

To send by post:

• DVD, usb stick or printed portfolio with the samples of your works. Check formal requirements on the website
• Printed cover sheet to an application which is generated after the online application has been completed

Please provide German or English translations for documents submitted in the national language. 
 
 

Apply via a special online portal. 
 
Also, you have to send a portfolio and a printed cover sheet to DAAD Information Centre in Bonn by post. The address is DAAD Referat ST22, Kennedy alley 50, 53175, Bonn, Germany.
 
Please remember to specify the exact contents of your postal consignment in the documents for the customs authorities, e.g. "Application for a scholarship with application documents a DVD with work samples (no commercial goods, no merchandise value, no insurable value)".

• This programme only funds projects in the artistic field. Other DAAD scholarships are available for the field of art history and art studies.
• You should apply to a German university yourself. Choose a state-funded or state-recognised university and keep an eye on a due date.
• This scholarship programme does not cover tuition fees. If you choose a master’s programme that has one, you will have to cover it yourself. 
• A quarter of your scholarship period may take place outside of Germany, but not in Ukraine. In this case, you will also receive a scholarship.
• You must complete your first degree at the latest by the time you commence your scholarship-supported study programme. At the earliest — six years before the application deadline.
• For submitting reference by post, the postmark date serves as proof that it has been dispatched on time.
• Applicants who have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline cannot be considered.
• In exceptional cases, you can also get a monthly rent subsidy or monthly allowance for accompanying members of a family.