• The grant holder must be at least 18 years old when starting the language course.
• Applicants must be enrolled at a university in one of the programme-related countries (except Germany) both at the time of application and during the entire scholarship period.
• Funding under the programme can only be claimed once.
• For this country, in addition to undergraduate and graduate students, doctoral students may also apply.

• Applicants commit themselves to deal sensitively with the issue of sustainability.

• Travelling from the home country should be done using low-emission means of transport (train, bus/long-distance bus) wherever possible.

• Applicants must be able to follow lectures in German and participate in group work.

• The following language certificates are usually accepted: onSET-Deutsch, TestDaF, Goethe Institut Zertifikat, DSD, DSH, telc Deutsch, ÖSD-Zertifikat, baccalaureate (for specialised language courses only).
• The language certificate cannot be older than 1 year at the time of application (this also applies to DSH). Language certificates from B2 or TDN4 in all examination parts may be older than one year.
• In principle, applicants must provide proof of a minimum language level of B1.
• In principle, doctoral students must provide proof of a minimum language level of A1.

December 1st of each year, 23:59 CET (Central European Time); Exception: In 2024, the portal will remain open up to and including 02 December 2024, 23:59 (Central European Time).
Applications are open from September 15 each year.

Certificates, transcripts, attestations and translations can be submitted in uncertified form. The DAAD Head Office in Bonn reserves the right to request additional certified copies of the documents submitted.

Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD Portal:

• Online application form
• Complete curriculum vitae in tabular form (in German)
• Letter of motivation (in German)
• Transcripts of all university examinations taken in the last two years, with individual grades (with German or English translation)
• For undergraduate students: school leaving certificate with grades (with German or English translation)
• For graduate students in postgraduate studies: if applicable, last university degree certificate with final grade/s (with German or English translation)
• Language certificates (with German or English translation, if applicable)
• Other documents that you consider important for your application, if necessary with German or English translation (e.g. proof of internships, certificates of employment).
• Applicants from this country with A1 and A2 grades can upload their letter of motivation and CV in German or English. Letter of motivation and CVs of candidates from B1 onwards must be in German.
• For applicants from this country, university certificates on all annual examinations with individual grade(s), incl. explanation of grading system. German or English translation of documents submitted in the national language

Please submit your application online through the DAAD Portal only.

• In the application form, you are asked to indicate three course preferences. You must fill in all fields and indicate different course locations. Your course preferences will be taken into account by the DAAD in the final placement, if possible. Important: The capacity for each course is limited. Therefore, the DAAD reserves the right to assign you to a different course than one of the preferred ones.
• Once your application has been received, it is no longer possible to change your course preferences or change courses.
• Only complete applications submitted by the deadline can be considered.
• The application documents remain with the DAAD. Your personal data is saved by the DAAD in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act and with the EU Data Protection Regulation insofar as this data is needed to process the application.

DAAD Information Centre Rom
Centro Informazioni DAAD
Viale Regina Margherita, 306
00198 Rome
Italy
Tel.: +39 345 347 9448 //+39 348 347 5723
E-Mail.: info.rom@daad-netzwerk.de
WWW.: http://www.daad.it

• Course providers and courses on offer can be found on the DAAD website at: www.daad.de/hsk-kursliste.
• For more general information on language certificates, please visit the DAAD website at: https://www.daad.de/de/studieren-und-forschen-in-deutschland/studium-planen/die-deutsche-sprache/.

Applications for this scholarship programme are possible in the period 15th September until the stated application deadline.
Click on 'Application portal' at the bottom of the page to go to the DAAD portal. There you will be provided with an online application form to enter your application data.

This is what you have to do:

1. Register in the DAAD portal (Read notes about registering in the portal >>)

2. Applying online in the DAAD portal (Read notes on applying in the portal >>)

• Download and complete the online application form
• Prepare application documents
• If necessary, translate documents (unless they are already in German or English).
• Scan paper documents (except references) and save in PDF format. Please note that you can only upload PDF files to the portal.
• Upload the completed application form and the other application documents to the portal in PDF format. Translations, if applicable, should be uploaded together with the document issued in the original language.
• Submit the uploaded application documents online.