Scholarships

University graduates from eligible countries with at least two years of relevant professional experience can apply for the scholarship.

• Master's programs IWRM, NRM and REM: 1 August - 30 September of the year preceding the year of enrolment.
• Master's program IWRM MENA: 1 September - 15 November for intake in the winter semester (September) of the following year.
• Master's program ENREM: until 31 January each year

IMPORTANT: Please observe the application periods. We do not accept applications received outside the application periods/deadlines.

The duration of the scholarship is 24 months.

Please note that you must also meet the admission requirements of the respective degree program. Further information can be found on the program websites.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Necessary academic requirements
• Expectation of successful studies in Germany (above-average results in the first academic examination – top grades, language skills)
• Bachelor's degree (usually a four-year degree) in a suitable subject
• At least two years of relevant professional experience after the first degree (Bachelor) at the time of application
• Proof of a developmental motivation; scholarship holders are expected to assume social responsibility after the training/scholarship and to initiate and support change processes in their personal and professional environment.

Please review your application materials for completeness (including all required stamps and signatures) and for good scan legibility before submitting.

There are 2 steps to the application process:

Online registration

IMPORTANT: Please observe the application periods (see above). We do not accept applications received outside the application periods/deadlines.

AND

• Send all required documents in this exact order (see PDF) in a single pdf file no larger than 20 MB to: application-daad@th-koeln.de.
• The pdf file must be named according to the following scheme: ProgramName_Nationality ISO_LastName_FirstName.pdf, NRM_GH_ Smith_John.pdf; IWRM_GH_ Smith_John.pdf; REM_GH_ Smith_John.p

For nationality ISO see iso.org

In addition to the documents required by DAAD, you must submit the following documents:

• Copy of high school diploma and college entrance exam, if applicable.
• A letter of motivation, explaining:
  • Personal understanding of natural resource management and development (one sentence).
  • Motivation for applying in relation to your previous experience/training (one paragraph)
  • Motivation for applying in relation to your future ambitions/preferred career in line with the specialization offered by each program (one paragraph)
  • List three main benefits you expect to gain from the program (list)
  • List three major contributions you could make to the program (list)
  • Five arguments about personal qualities and why you think you should be selected (list)
• A research idea related to the master's program (2 pages).
  • The topic and content of the research idea should be consistent with the course content of the respective master's program
  • The topic must be relevant in the current scientific discussion
  • The paper should be written in a scientifically correct manner (e.g., structure, citation, data quality, sources, consistency)

Documents that do not meet the formal requirements, incomplete documents and late applications will not be considered! Only applications sent to application-daad@th-koeln.de will be processed.

Detailed information about the scholarship program for IWRM MENA can be found here.

Detailed information about the scholarship program for ENREM can be found here.