What Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung International Scholarship Programme actually covers.
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) International Scholarship Programme supports outstanding international students and doctoral candidates from non-EU countries who wish to pursue Bachelor's, Master's, postgraduate, or PhD programmes at German universities. The scholarship provides stipends of up to €992 per month for Masters students and up to €1,400 per month for doctoral candidates, along with a health insurance subsidy of up to €120 per month. Additional allowances are available for families. The KAS is one of Germany's leading political foundations, closely associated with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and committed to promoting democracy, the rule of law, and social market economy principles. The Foundation provides not only financial support but also an extensive programme of academic, cultural, and leadership activities. African applicants are particularly welcome, with regional selection interviews conducted through KAS offices including the Nairobi office covering Kenya, Uganda/South Sudan, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. The scholarship supports scholars who share KAS values and demonstrate both academic excellence and commitment to social and political engagement.
Who can apply.
Open to masters, phd applicants seeking to study in Germany. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Every academic discipline is accepted.
This programme does not restrict by field. Research proposals across humanities, sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medicine are all accepted.
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 July 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.
Scholar Africa runs a link-liveness check on every listing before it goes live. Five additional checks (contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review) are on the roadmap. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung International Scholarship Programme currently scores 4.0/10.
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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.