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DAAD Hilde Domin Scholarship – DSFG Nominating Partner

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), with funding from the German Federal Foreign Office, established the Hilde Domin Programme to support students and prospective students worldwide, including those from Syria, who are at risk of being denied educational opportunities and fundamental rights in their home countries.
The German-Syrian Research Foundation (DSFG e.V.) serves as a nominating partner for the programme, supporting eligible students at risk by identifying and nominating qualified candidates seeking to pursue a Master’s degree at a German university.
Through this role, DSFG aims to facilitate access to higher education, support academic continuity, and create opportunities for talented students whose educational futures are threatened by political, social, or other forms of persecution.

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You can apply if:

  • You are a student, graduate, or master student from all disciplines, except fine arts, performing arts, design, visual communication, music, film, and architecture, as well as human medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine.
  • You are at least 18 years old.
  • Your latest degree obtained is not older than 2 years
  • You can study either in English or German (with B2 level)
  • You can prove or credibly demonstrate a threat to your personal well-being or safety (e.g. physical violence, arrest, denial of civil and educational rights, etc.).
  • Your score in the latest degree obtained is above 70%, or you have already secured a university program acceptance from Germany. This will increase your chances to be nominated. Nevertheless, proving to be at risk is the determining factor of nomination.
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How this will work:

  • We will receive your files and assess them. If you prove to be in danger/risk, you will be nominated to DAAD for further application.
  • DAAD will contact you and request your official application.
 You are a student, graduate, or doctoral candidate from all As you notice here, this is a two-layer verification process, especially addressed to students/researchers at risk. If you do not consider yourself at risk, please apply to other DAAD regular scholarships, which do not require a nomination.disciplines, except fine arts, performing arts, design, visual communication, music, film, and architecture, as well as human medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine.
If you have a problem applying through the website, please inform us by e-mail (hilde.domin@ds-fg.com).

How to apply:

  • A current short CV
  • A copy of your last obtained certificate, if applicable (School-leaving certificate, Bachelor, Master’s,…)
  • A letter of max. 400 – 500 words in which you explain why you think you are at risk. Please note that this letter SHOULD NOT include your name, as we are going to assess it anonymously.
  • Proofs you are threatened where you live
These may include personal written reports, written records such as official documents, posts on social media, letters documenting specific incidents in detail, witness statements, as well as official acknowledgments of a granted refugee status and/or eligibility for asylum. Please note that the gathered data will be deleted after the assessment process.

Next application round:

  • The deadline is 31.08.2026 at 23:59 Berlin Time
  • Applications received after midnight (Berlin time) will not be considered.
  • All applicants, nominated and not nominated, will be notified via e-mail.
  • We will assess your application (minimum requirements and risk-related only). In case our assessors decided to nominate your application, we will nominate you directly to DAAD. DAAD will contact you and ask you to fill out your academic application on their website.