What DAAD Scholarships for African Engineers in Germany actually covers.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers targeted scholarships for African students pursuing engineering degrees — including mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and environmental engineering — at German universities. The programme aims to support Africa's industrialisation by training highly qualified engineers. Recipients receive a comprehensive package covering tuition, a monthly living allowance, health insurance, and return travel. Many recipients join collaborative research projects between German and African universities.
Who can apply.
Open to masters, phd applicants. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
DAAD Scholarships for African Engineers in Germany currently lists the following eligible fields of study. Other related disciplines may also be considered — check the official call.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before October 15, 2026 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Every scholarship on Scholar Africa goes through six checks (link, contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review). DAAD Scholarships for African Engineers in Germany currently scores 9.0/10.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.