Graduate Studies Scholarship Program (GSSP)

The GSSP action offers vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugees who already hold a bachelor’s degree a full scholarship to pursue a master’s degree, in specialised fields tied to Jordan’s labour-market, public-service, and recovery needs, such as digital transformation, engineering, water and energy, health, education, business and entrepreneurship, public policy, and green growth. The programme is led by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and delivered through German Jordanian University (GJU), Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Yarmouk University (YU), and Mu’tah University (MU), with master’s programmes running roughly three years to completion.

A master’s degree remains a major launching pad into a serious career for underserved Jordanians and Syrian refugees alike, yet tuition fees at Jordan’s public and private universities put graduate study out of reach for most on their own. GSSP scholars are recruited on a competitive academic basis, with Jordanian applicants required to demonstrate documented financial need through one of the national aid entities recognised by the programme. Beyond funding, students receive individualised study plans, ongoing academic monitoring with early-warning support to prevent delays, term-based stipends, and connections to employers, alumni, and doctoral or professional pathways to carry them beyond graduation.