ASA-Scholarship
You receive financial support for participating in the ASA Programme, which covers most of your costs during your involvement in the project. This allows you to focus entirely on your project.
Financial Benefits
The ASA Programme consists of two project phases, each lasting three months. The first project phase takes place in Germany, followed by the second phase in your country of residence (the so-called partner country).
Project Phase in Germany
Participants from partner countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Southeast Europe receive financial support in Germany that includes:
- Flights and transportation costs, paid by the project partner in Germany;
- accommodation, provided by the project partner in Germany;
- a scholarship of currently 475 euro per month (a total of 1.425 euro) for the three-month project phase in Germany;
- travel costs to attend the on-site ASA seminar taking place at a seminar house in Germany;
- health, accident and third-party liability insurance for the stay in Germany;
- visa and related costs covered by the project partner in Germany.
Project Phase in the Partner Country
The scholarship rate for the second project phase in the partner country varies depending on the country where the projct takes place and whether it is located in a capital, a major urban area or rural region.
The scholarship is based on the country categories of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). DAC (Development Assistance Committee) countries are accordingly divided into Low Income, Lower Middle Income and Upper Middle Income Countries. The OECD classification is based on the gross national income (GNI) per capita. Countries with a lower GNI per capita generally have a lower cost of living.
A complete list of country classification can be found here:
Scholarship per month
| Low Income Countries (LIC) | Lower Middle Income Countries (LMIC) | Upper Middle Income Countries (UMIC) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country examples | Bangladesh, Rwanda, Togo, Uganda | Algeria, Bolivia, Ghana, India, Philippines | Armenia, Peru South Africa, Turkey |
| City with more than a million habitants oder capital city | 802 euro | 820 euro | 900 euro |
| Rural region/ city or town with less than a million inhabitants | 502 euro | 520 euro | 600 euro |
Participants residing primarily in Germany should visit our German website for more information.