The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) funds up to three EPOS scholarships a year for the MSc International Health (MScIH) at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Scholars take the fast-track MSc: a German course from July, the Core Course in Berlin (September–December), Advanced Modules, then four months (May–August) writing the thesis at Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health in Cuernavaca.
Benefits & funding
- €992 a month (DAAD graduate rate).
- Health, accident and personal liability insurance contributions; travel allowance unless covered from elsewhere.
- Possible rent subsidy and family allowance.
- MScIH tuition is €12,900 for all students; the pages do not say the scholarship pays it — ask the programme.
Eligibility
- Citizens of a country on the DAAD EPOS list: see the country list below.
- A 4-year degree (240 ECTS) with results in the upper third, at most six years old.
- At least two years of related work after the Bachelor’s.
- English: IELTS 6 or TOEFL 550/80; English-taught graduates from some listed African countries may send a dean’s letter instead.
- Not resident in Germany for more than 15 months at the deadline.
Can you apply?
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Eligible nationalities
Albania · Belarus · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Kosovo · North Macedonia · Moldova · Montenegro · Serbia · Türkiye · Ukraine · Algeria · Egypt
+ 128 more
Libya · Morocco · Tunisia · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Cabo Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Republic of the Congo · DR Congo · Côte d'Ivoire · Djibouti · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Saint Helena · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Belize · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · El Salvador · Grenada · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Montserrat · Nicaragua · Panama · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Venezuela · Iraq · Iran · Jordan · Lebanon · Palestine · Syria · Yemen · Afghanistan · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Georgia · India · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Maldives · Myanmar · Nepal · Pakistan · Sri Lanka · Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Cambodia · China · Indonesia · North Korea · Laos · Malaysia · Mongolia · Philippines · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Vietnam · Fiji · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Nauru · Niue · Papua New Guinea · Samoa · Solomon Islands · Tokelau · Tonga · Tuvalu · Vanuatu · Wallis and Futuna
Education required
Bachelor
Experience required
≥ 2 yrs
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Application process
- 1Apply to the MScIH directly, not to the DAAD, between 1 August and 15 October 2026.
- 2Include a letter of recommendation from your employer and certificates proving your work experience.
- 3Applicants from China, India, Mongolia and Viet Nam also need an APS certificate.
Program timeline
Application window
1 Aug – 15 Oct 2026
German course begins
July 2027
MScIH Core Course begins
September 2027
Thesis in Cuernavaca, Mexico
May–August 2028