Key dates
From the opening of applications to Demo Day.
Key dates for Scholarship Programme 1
- Applications open on the WissenWeek portal
- Application deadline
- WissenWeek announces the 200 Fellows
- WissenWeek seven day programme, fully funded for all Fellows
KAAD announces the 50 Scholars on day seven.
- Start of the Master's: online phase
- Start of the onsite phase in Germany
- Demo Day and graduation
KAAD seminars and events
- Academic Mobility in Times of Crisis : Opportunities and Challenges in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
- Economy for the Good of All? Paths to Responsibility and Participation
- Alumni Conference: “The Architecture of the European Security Area: Ukraine’s Experiences and New Risks”
- KAAD Annual Academy 2026: Self-Portraits and Demarcations : In Search of Belonging in a World of Crisis
- Climate Justice and Indigenous Knowledge in Asia
- KAAD Annual Academy 2026: Artificial Intelligence and Social Change: Impacts, Dynamics and Perspectives in the Latin American Context
- Craft and Culture: Germany and Its Beer History(ies)
- Media and Politics : Critical Thinking in Times of Artificial Intelligence
- Research Without Borders: Opportunities and Challenges for Young Researchers from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe
- Endangered Cultural Heritage: Protection Mechanisms, Prevention and International Responsibility
- Ph.D. Programs in Germany: Opportunities and Pitfalls
- Aid and Autonomy: Rethinking Development in Africa
- Local Perspectives on Climate Justice and Development
- Return and Reintegration: Challenges for International Students
