DAAD Benefits 2027 – What You Get
What the DAAD Study Scholarship 2027 pays and what you still fund yourself: the tax-free monthly stipend by level, the extra allowances, and the costs DAAD does not cover.
ScholarshipUnion Editorial
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Updated Oct 5, 2026
Monthly Stipend
Your monthly package depends on your academic level. All amounts are tax-free.
Doctoral candidates and postdocs have received EUR 1,400 a month since February 2026 (up from EUR 1,300).
Additional Benefits
Amounts →Beyond the monthly stipend, DAAD covers a lot more.
Travel Allowance
A lump-sum allowance towards your travel to and from Germany, paid on application. The amount is set in each programme’s call. Some programmes add a top-up for train or bus travel, or refund carbon offsets for flights.
Health Insurance
DAAD pays towards health, accident and personal liability insurance for the whole scholarship. It usually takes out private health insurance for you and pays the premiums. Health insurance is mandatory in Germany from day one.
Study & Research Allowance
EUR 460 per year for textbooks, printing, conference fees, and research materials. German university libraries are excellent, so this is mostly extra.
German Language Course
If needed, DAAD funds a 2, 4 or 6 month German course before your studies (compulsory if your programme is taught in German). It also pays for an online course after your award, gives an allowance for a course during the scholarship, and refunds one TestDaF or DSH fee.
Family & Rent Allowances
Extra support is available on application after you start. If your partner joins you, the partner allowance is EUR 276 a month; children can get EUR 259 a month each if you don’t receive state child benefit. If you live alone in an expensive city, a rent subsidy of up to EUR 350 a month is possible.
What DAAD Does NOT Cover
DAAD does not pay tuition fees. For most students this barely matters: most German public universities charge zero tuition for everyone.
- Exceptions: Baden-Württemberg charges non-EU students EUR 1,500/semester, and TUM charges EUR 4,000–6,000/semester for many Master’s programmes.
- You will pay the Semesterbeitrag (roughly EUR 100-350/semester), which covers admin and often a transit pass.