Are you working in the education sector, and willing to pursue your master’s degree in education management? Here is an excellent opportunity to pursue your master’s degree with a DAAD-funded scholarship in Germany and Egypt.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Egyptian Al Alfi Foundation offer scholarships for students to pursue their postgraduate degrees in International education management in Germany and Egypt. The program runs for six semesters with attendance and online learning phases. The scholarship will cover the applicant’s tuition, enrolment, and administrative fees. Besides, studying applicants can work as well. Applicants can apply for self-funded study or for a Scholarship to study at the University of Halwan in Cairo, Egypt, and the Ludwigsburg University of Education, Ludwigsburg, Germany.

Details:

• Host institutions: The Ludwigsburg University of Education and Helwan University
• Location: Ludwigsburg, Germany, and Cairo, Egypt
• Duration: 3 years (6 Semesters)
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Start Date of Program: 1st October with scholarship
• Application Starts: 1 January
•  Application Deadline for DAAD Scholarship applicants:15 March (23:59 CET)
• Invitation to interview sent: 23 March – 13 April 2026
• Interview: 13-15 April 2026
• Winter semester intake application Deadline for self-funded applicants: May 31, 2026
• Acceptance notification: End of May
  DAAD Selection: Until the End of May
• DAAD Scholarship Award letter: Expected by mid-June
• Start of Study: Winter semester 2026 (attendance phase in October)
• Teaching Language: English
• Sponsored by: German Academic Exchange Services (EPOS Scholarship) and Egyptian Al Alfi Foundation.

Benefits of the EPOS scholarship:

The DAAD scholarship provides significant funding for the duration of the study program, which includes the following:

• A monthly allowance of 992 Euros for a master’s degree
• Health insurance
• Travel cost
• Under certain circumstances, scholarship holders may receive the following additional benefits:
  • Monthly rent subsidy
  • Monthly allowance for accompanying members of the family

Eligibilities:

• Applicants must have obtained a bachelor’s degree.
• Must be proficient in English – Level B2 CEFR (TOEFL IBT 79, IELTS 6).
• Must have at least two years of professional work experience.
• Applicants must be from an educational area of any development cooperation field.
• Must be interested in learning in international settings.

Related Opportunities:

• UCA & DAAD Scholarships in Germany
• British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM to Study at Leading UK Universities
• 105 MIEM Master Scholarship Program for International Students at the University of Paris
• ‘Master’s in Materials Science’ Scholarship Program at the University of Rennes, France 
• Chinese Government Scholarship – Bilateral Program at Zhejiang University
• Chinese Government Scholarship for Master and PhD Students at Dalian University of Technology

Important note:

• DAAD will select scholarship applicants, not the program education provider.
• Successful candidates will receive their admission letters by May of the current year
• Applicants are encouraged to seek private funding or scholarships.

Required documents:

• INEMA application form
• Update CV (use the available sample form)
• Academic degree certificate and transcript.
• School diploma
• Recommendation letter from your employer with a signature and recent date.
• Letter of motivation about two pages with a personal signature.
• Passport copy (information page)
• Other supporting documents will be asked for.

Note: the documents should be in English or German

EPOS scholarship requirements:

• Applicants must not have obtained their degree more than six years ago
• Applicants must provide proof of their current employment.

Required documents for EPOS scholarship:

• DAAD application form
• Proof of your employment.
• Recommendation letter from the last institution applicants attended with official letterhead, stamp, recent date, signature.

Other scholarship opportunity:

• – KAAD scholarship
• Kazakhstan Scholarship for International Students in 2025 (Bachelor, Master, and Ph.D.)

How to apply:

Download the application form, fill it out, and submit it along with other documents to Ms. Claudia Iffland: inema@ph-ludwigsburg.de

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Applicants who wish to apply for an EPOS scholarship, have to fulfill the following additional requirements:

• It should not be more than six years from their graduation from the University.
• All EPOS applications will be made available to the DAAD and are to be addressed to Ms. Claudia Iffland, inema(at)ph-ludwigsburg.de only.

Applications sent to the DAAD or via the DAAD portal will NOT be considered.

Visit the INEMA website for further details

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