DAAD Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME) 2026 for Research in Germany

Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME) programme. It provides research positions in Germany with a period abroad, funded by co-funding from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the European Union. The programme offers employment rather than a scholarship, with a total duration of 18 months (12 months abroad, 6 months in Germany).

salary and allowances, travel support for the researcher and accompanying family, orientation seminar

Applicants must have a PhD completed before the start of funding and obtain host institution agreements in Germany and abroad; candidates may choose their country for the research phase abroad, with the condition that they have not spent more than twelve months there in the previous three years.

Applications are submitted via the DAAD application portal on the DAAD website