Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS) at TU Dresden

With its development-oriented postgraduate study programmes, the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from development and newly industrialised countries.

Prospective students from developing and emerging countries can apply for a DAAD Individual Scholarship - EPOS for short - for 4 selected Master's programmes at TU Dresden.

Disclaimer: This website only offers a general overview of the program here at TU Dresden. Application deadlines, modes and documents are subject to change, so please always refer to the program website at each faculty for the updated information.

Participating Master's programmes

Duration of funding

12 to 42 months (depending on the degree programme) - usually 24 months for the participating Master's programmes at TU Dresden.

Scholarship benefits

• Monthly scholarship instalment depending on level of education
• Benefits for health, accident and personal liability insurance
• Allowance for travel costs, provided the costs are not covered by the home country or other sources.

In addition, the following additional benefits may be granted under certain conditions:

• monthly rent allowance
• monthly allowances for accompanying family members

Requirements for applying for the EPOS scholarships are:

Please always check the website Development-related Postgraduate Studies (EPOS) - DAAD regarding the current application requirements. Here you will find an abbreviated summary:

• Nationality in a developing or emerging country (list of eligible countries [pdf file]).
• Bachelor's degree (usually four years) in the relevant subject area (as a rule, the respective university degree should not date back more than six years).
• University degree with an above-average result (upper third of performance)
• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience after the Bachelor's degree at the time of the application deadline Ideal would be: A current employment relationship in a public authority, in a state institution or in a private company of a developing country (corresponding engagement in the planning and implementation of projects with a focus on development cooperation).
• Language skills and admission requirements according to the regulations of the respective degree programme.

Application procedure for the study place with an EPOS scholarship

The application for an EPOS-funded study place starts more than one year before the start of the study. This means, for example, that an application in 2023 corresponds to a study start in 2024. It is not possible to start studies in the same year as the application.

EPOS applications are not submitted via the official application platforms of the TU Dresden (SELMA portal and uni-assist) as is usually the case, but are sent directly to the relevant contact person in the respective faculty.

Consult the website of the respective degree programmes for information on the exact application procedure (e.g. online or postal application), the application deadline and the documents to be submitted.

Please note that advice on this scholarship can only be given by the contact persons in the respective faculty (see table above) or the  DAAD regional offices and information centers.