11 Scholarships With a Real Monthly Stipend (Verified)

1. DAAD Scholarships

Country: Germany | Level: Master’s and PhD

Stipend: €992/month (Master’s), €1,300/month (Doctoral) — official current DAAD rate

Also covers: travel allowance, health/accident insurance; some programs add research or family allowances

Deadline: Set per individual programme in the DAAD scholarship database — no single date

Apply: DAAD official scholarship database

2. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees

Country: Multiple EU countries (consortium-based) | Level: Master’s

Stipend: €1,400/month, covering travel, visa, installation and subsistence costs, for up to 24 months

Also covers: full tuition and participation-cost waiver

Deadline: Set individually by each joint programme, typically Nov–Feb

Apply: browse the official EACEA Erasmus Mundus catalogue

3. Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

Country: Switzerland | Level: PhD, postdoc/research fellows, arts students