The German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD) cooperates closely with German universities in order to promote international academic exchange.

DAAD supports undergraduate and graduate students as well as scientists and scholars from Germany and abroad with over 100 programs. It finances both one-year and short-term individual scholarships, group scholarships and internships and it offers travel grants. DAAD also promotes academic exchange between German and foreign universities by supporting individual research projects.For instance, it also offers fellowships to work at German research institutes, which are not directly linked to German universities.

Furthermore, DAAD awards scholarships for young foreign university graduates of all departments. In special cases, more advanced undergraduates may also be eligible for a scholarship.

Foreign students and scholars interested in the current funding possibilities for studies in Germany can consult the DAAD database, where they will also find information on individual funding procedures.

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Kennedyallee 50 53175 Bonn Internet http://www.daad.de/en/index.html