In collaboration with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), a limited number of scholarships are available for M.Sc. Agricultural Economics at the University of Hohenheim under the special initiative “Development-Related Postgraduate Courses” (EPOS). For up-to-date requirements and application procedures, please refer to their official webpage.

Through the EPOS scholarships, the DAAD supports excellent candidates from developing countries who have a strong academic and professional background.

ELIGIBILITY:

This is a highly competitive application process with strict requirements. For applicants to be considered, they must at least fulfill the following baseline requirements:

Citizen of a developing country 

Minimum 2 years professional experience post Bachelor’s, prior to the date of applying

Academic degrees should be less than 6 years old

Development-related motivations and intentions

Must not have resided in Germany for longer than 15 months by the application deadline

Selection Criteria for MSc. Agricultural Economics:

Scholarship applicants must also fulfill the basic requirements for the Master’s program:

Bachelor’s degree in a related subject with above-average results

Official proof English proficiency as detailed in the admission regulations (see below)
eg. IELTS academic (overall Band 6.5), TOEFL ibt (90).

Proof of undergraduate courses in statistics and economics

Proof of self-evaluation through the AgEcon PreTest

Detailed admission regulations are available for download: official (in German); for reference (in English).

BENEFIT:

DAAD scholars will receive a monthly stipend of EUR 750 over the two-year AgEcon Scholarships program period and will do a two-months intensive German language course before the program starts. The German language course is an integral part of the DAAD initiative. It takes place in the months of August and September at the Language Center of the University of Hohenheim.