The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany invites applications from suitably qualified Saint Lucian nationals interested in pursuing Master’s/PhD degrees at German institutions of Higher education, commencing September 2016.

Programmes are available in a number of disciplines and vary from 12 months to 36 months depending on programme of choice.  For more information on programmes offered and application deadlines, please check the following link https://www.daad.de/medien/deutschland/stipendien/formulare/epos_deadlines_2017-2018.pdf

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible the candidate must:

• be a citizen or permanent resident of Saint Lucia;
• have completed a Bachelor’s Degree for at least four (4) years with above average grades and with no less than two (2) years working experience in a related subject;
• possess the language competency to undertake studies in the language of the institution or country of study as courses will be in both English and German; and
• agree to return to reside in the sponsoring country for a period of no less than twenty-four (24) months after completing the program of study covered by the scholarship.

VALUE OF SCHOLARSHIP 

Scholarship includes:

1. Depending on academic level, payment of 750 Euros will be made for graduates or 1,000 Euros for doctoral candidates monthly;
2. Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover; and
3. Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the home country or another source of funding.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

The mode of applying is by post or electronic, however the documents listed below are required to be submitted in the following order:

• Completed DAAD application form at https://www.daad.de/medien/deutschland/stipendien/formulare/forschungsstipendium_en.pdf;
• hand-signed CV at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/home;
• hand-signed letter of motivation (with reference to current occupation)
• research exposé (if required by university);
• academic letter(s) of recommendation from your university; the letter must have a signature and office stamp and must be of recent date (not in a sealed envelope);
• professional letter (s) of recommendation from your employer; the letter must have a signature and office stamp and must be of recent date (not in a sealed envelope);
• confirmation of employment from employer and if possible, a guarantee of re-employment upon your return home; and
• Proof of language abilities
    - English IELTS or TOEFL (Institutional TOEFL will not be  accepted)

  - German (necessary for courses taught in German; for the courses taught in English) if available

  - copies of awarded academic degrees

  - copies of academic transcripts

  - copy of School Leaving Certificate

CANDIDATES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

For further information please visit: https://www.daad.de/der-daad/unsere-aufgaben/entwicklungszusammenarbeit/aufgaben/en/37671-our-activities-in-development-cooperation/ or https://www.daad.de/deutschland/en/.     

Interested persons are urged to apply directly to chosen programme.  Some courses may require additional documents so verify programme requirements at https://www.daad.de/medien/deutschland/stipendien/formulare/epos_programmbroschuere_2017-18.pdf.  All documents must be submitted as identical duplicates. 
 

Deadline for the submission of application is July 22^nd, 2016.  Late applications will not be considered and no extensions will be granted.

Interested persons are invited to collect Government of Saint Lucia application forms from the Human Resource Development Department of the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and Labour, Francis Compton Building, The Waterfront, Castries or contact the Human Resource Development Department at Telephone Numbers 468-5229/5230/5434.