KAAD's statutes describe its central task as promoting young professionals from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe through academic studies, in particular postgraduate studies and research stays, so that they can take on leadership roles in the social and cultural development of their country out of social responsibility.
As future multipliers in academia and beyond, KAAD scholarship holders contribute to the development of their countries, with development understood in an integral sense that covers all dimensions of human life.
Scholarship Programme 1KAAD's own 12 month Master's in Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship: 50 fully funded scholarships, awarded to Fellows of the WissenWeek event.
Scholarship Programme 2KAAD cooperates with partner committees in the home regions. The programme is aimed at postgraduates with proven professional experience who are usually invited to Germany for postgraduate studies or research stays, and also supports Master's studies in the home country or a third country.
Scholarship Programme 3Supports students from countries of the Global South who are already studying for a doctorate or a Master's degree in Germany.
Central, South Eastern and Eastern Europe ProgrammeSupports, in cooperation with partner committees, doctoral and Master's programmes as well as shorter study and research stays in Germany.
KAAD is organised as an association led by a president. It comprises the Academic Committee (selection committee) and an office led by the Secretary General with five regional departments. KAAD was founded in 1954, and in 1958 it took on institutional form as a registered association.
