In-Country/In Region Scholarships Programme at SEARCA FS • DAAD

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The programme aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Southeast Asia with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. To this end, scholarships are granted for development-related PhD and Master studies for individuals who plan to pursue a career in teaching and / or research at a higher education institution in Southeast Asia.

The target group for scholarships are graduates from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, East Timor, Thailand or Vietnam with a first academic degree if applying for a Master’s programme, who want to pursue Master’s courses, or with a Master’s degree if applying for a doctoral programme who want to pursue PhD courses at one of the partner institutions of SEARCA (UPLB, UPM or UGM).

The In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme supports studies in subject areas with strong relevance to national development.
The scholarships at SEARCA are available in the following fields:

• UPLB: Master - Food Science (Nutritional, Domestic and Food Sciences)
• UPLB: PhD - Food Science (Nutritional, Domestic and Food Sciences
• UPM: Master - Food Science/Food Science and Technology (Nutritional, Domestic and Food Sciences)
• UPM: PhD - Food Science/Food Science and Technology (Nutritional, Domestic and Food Sciences)
• UGM: Master - Food Science/Food Science and Technology (Nutritional, Domestic and Food Sciences)

Female applicants and candidates from less privileged regions or groups are especially encouraged to participate in the programme.

The duration for Master’s studies:

• The scholarships are awarded for the duration of the standard period of study for the chosen programme (up to a maximum of 24 months).

The duration of the PhD programme

• is generally three years.

The scholarship includes a monthly scholarship, travel allowance (In-Region scholarships only), printing allowance, study and research allowance, tuition fees.

The application must be made in two steps:
First step, all applicants must submit a complete application for the programme via the DAAD Portal.
Regardless of this first step, applicants must at the same time apply for admission at SEARCA using the contact details and procedure prescribed by the institution. The institution sets its own deadline for the admission process. Please inform yourself in plenty of time about the application process at the host institution.

For detailled information please see the “Call for scholarship application” .