Call for Applications: Helmut Schmidt Programme

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The Helmut Schmidt Programme Master’s Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance is a scholarship targeting students who wish to complete their Master’s in the field of politics, economics and law in Germany. Interested applicants can apply from June 1st until July 31st.

The DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (known as Public Policy and Good Governance) supports future leaders from developing countries (see list of countries), who want to promote democracy and social justice in their home countries. The programme, which is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, offers the chance to acquire a Master’s degree in Master programmes of particular relevance for the social, political and economic development in the students’ countries of origin. In the light of the principles of Good Governance, highly qualified graduates with a first academic degree are being educated in political science, law, economics and administration and prepared for future leading positions in their home countries.

In order to find out more about the programme, please download the official brochure below or visit its overview page HERE.

Submit your application HERE.

Programme Brochure Helmut Schmidt

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