How much German do I need to know?
German language ability is not a requirement for this grant, however
students should demonstrate language skills commensurate with their
study and research needs. You must have the DAAD language certificate
filled out, even if you don't speak any German yet. If you don't fit any
of the categories listed, just have the instructor fill out the field
for Sonstige Bemerkungen.
I am planning to take a language course before the German semester starts. Can the funding be extended to this class?
Not if the class is part of your Study Abroad Program, but if you are
planning your own stay in Germany, DAAD has a limited amount of funding
for language classes. This funding is available for students who will be
in Germany for the academic year. Please state in your proposal that
you would like to take a language class. Be aware that you may have to
arrive in Germany in late August to participate.
I am applying for a study abroad program/exchange, but won't have
official acceptance into the program until after the Undergraduate
Scholarship program deadline. Can I still apply?
Yes, please include a letter from your study abroad office or the
program you are applying to. The letter should certify that you are
indeed applying for the respective program. It should be on letterhead
and have an original signature. Once you receive acceptance into your
study abroad program we will need an original letter for your file.
Do all copies of my transcript(s) have to be in sealed envelopes from my school's transcript office?
As stated in the application guidelines for most DAAD scholarship
programs, applicants must submit multiple copies of their transcript(s).
We recommend you request two official transcripts from your university.
Open one and make copies of it, and submit the other one in the
original sealed envelope.
For letters of recommendation, please ask your referee to make copies,
and include the original and photocopies in a sealed envelope.
Will I receive credit for the coursework or internship in Germany?
You will need to make the arrangements to receive credit yourself. In
order to apply you have to show us that you are in principle eligible to
receive credit from your home institution.
Will DAAD make housing arrangements for me?
No, DAAD scholarship holders find their own accommodation. Most German
universities have dormitory space available and will assist with
housing. DAAD can help to arrange for a one month-long stay with a
German host family.
How do I design my own stay in Germany?
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Start your preparations early!
- Make sure that your home institution will give you credit for your study, internship or research project.
- Get in touch with faculty members in Germany and find a mentor. If
you have trouble finding a contact in Germany, speak to your academic
advisors for suggestions. Your application will stand a much better
chance of being approved if you can provide evidence of an established
contact at your chosen German host institution.
- If you do not have any contacts to help you find an internship, get
in touch with the organizations listed below. These organizations may
charge a fee.
http://culturalvistas.org/programs-for-students-and-professionals/internships-abroad/internship-program-in-germany
http://www.gaccny.com/en/services/internship/us-german-internship-program/
www.usa-interns.org/
www.wisu.de/pguide/frame2.htm
My first language is French and I study at a French language
university in Canada. Can I submit my application and recommendation
letter in French?
Yes.
What advice can you give about the project proposal?
The project proposal is one of the most important documents to hand in.
Make sure to carefully review it and have it reviewed by your advisers
for content but also grammar and spelling. The essay gives you the
opportunity to distinguish yourself from other applicants.
A successful project proposal should clearly state why you are going to
Germany and show the link to your academic work and career plans. Please
do not hand in a life history, but address the following points: WHAT,
WHERE, WHEN & HOW
Can I apply if I intend to go to Germany in September?
The Undergraduate Scholarship supports grantees for up to 10 months.
Normally the grant period coincides with the German academic year
starting in October. In a few cases it is possible to apply from
September 1st (If you are on a study abroad program from September
through December or from September through June, for example.)
Can I apply for study or research periods shorter than four months?
No.
Is it possible for a First-Year-Student to apply?
No, students in their first or Freshman year are not eligible to apply for the Undergraduate Scholarship.
When do I apply if I am planning to go to Germany between January and April 2013?
Even if you are going to Germany in early 2013, you have to meet our
January 31, 2012 deadline. If you do not have acceptance into a study
abroad program yet, please let your adviser certify that you have or
intend to apply. If you are designing your own research or study abroad,
make sure that you are in touch with your mentor early on, so you can
obtain an invitation to Germany.
I am planning to go to Germany in the summer of 2012. Am I eligible to apply?
If you are spending only the summer of 2013 (e.g. from May to July) you are not
eligible for Undergraduate Scholarship funding; you should have applied
last year. However, if you are planning to stay in Germany from the
summer through December 2013, you may apply for Undergraduate
Scholarship funding from September through December.
Advice on recommendation letters:
The recommendation letters should be by professors, not teaching
assistants. If you have not been taught by professors and your letters
are by assistants, make sure a professor co-signs the letters. The
letters should be by professors in your major fields of study (not
necessarily a German professor). Letters by high school teachers or
employers will not be accepted.
How should I hand in several copies of the recommendation letters?
DAAD needs to receive one original of each document and three copies.
The same is true for recommendation letters: Please ask the faculty
members who are writing recommendation letters to include three copies
for us.
How can I make sure you receive the recommendation letters on time?
You can include the sealed recommendation letters with the rest of your
application. If any of your professors want to send them directly please
include a list of the recommenders with your application, so we know
whose letters still to expect.
Do all copies of my transcript have to be in sealed envelopes from my school's transcript office?
Applicants must submit four copies of their transcript, including at
least one sealed, official transcript. We recommend you request two
official transcripts from your university. Open one and make copies of
it, and submit the other one in the original sealed envelope.
My university does not have a Study Abroad office. Who should sign the letter of support and credit eligibility form?
In this case you should ask your undergraduate academic advisor. Make
sure to list a specific advisor with their individual contact
information.
What are the odds of me receiving a DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship?
The success rate of our applicant pool has been anywhere from just below
20% up to 30% in the past few years. We cannot make any predictions as
to how many applicants we will have in a given year.
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- Graduating seniors (fourth-year students in Canada), graduate
students and recent graduates who have completed their Bachelor's
degrees no longer than six years before the application deadline are
welcome to apply. Students who are in the first year of a full Master's
degree program in Germany may also apply to fund their second year of
the Master's programs.
- Applicants in all academic fields are welcome to apply. For study in
the fields of dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine,
contact DAAD.
- If you are a graduating senior (last year of undergraduate studies)
or a graduate student, you must be enrolled at an accredited North
American university at the time of application. (Those who have already
completed an undergraduate degree do not need to be currently enrolled.)
- Recent graduates should have received their bachelor's degrees no longer than six years before the application deadline.
- Recent graduates who are currently in Germany (for no longer than
one year at the time of application) are also eligible to apply.
- Applicants should be US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
Foreign nationals are eligible if they have been full-time students at
an accredited US or Canadian University for at least two years at the
time of application.
- At the time of application, applicants may not be living in Germany for a period of more than one year.
- Applicants for Master's programs should have a
study proposal explaining why a particular program has been chosen and
how it will further the applicant's educational and career goals. As
German university deadlines are later than our deadline, you may not
have yet been admitted to a German university; however, if already
enrolled in Germany and applying for the second year of the Master’s,
applicants must submit evidence of admission to a German university.
Those beginning their Master’s do not need to submit any evidence of
contact with a German institution.
Applicants for independent study
are expected to have a well-defined study or research project that
makes a stay in Germany essential and should have an invitation from an
academic partner at a German university or research institution.
Scholarship recipients are required to complete two courses per semester
and obtain "Scheine" (certificates of credit) for them.
- Applicants in the arts, humanities and social sciences should have a good command of German.
- Applicants may not hold a DAAD grant and a grant from another German
or German-American organization/German-Canadian organization
concurrently for the same project. Prior recipients of a DAAD grant
should contact DAAD New York before applying to determine their
eligibility status.
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| Application Deadline |
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- November 1, 2012 (postmark): for all applicants in
the fields of music, visual arts and performing arts who wish to study
during the upcoming German academic year (October 1, 2013 to July 31,
2014). Results will be announced at the end of March/beginning of April.
- November 15, 2012 (postmark): for applicants
(outside the fields of music, visual arts and performing arts) who wish
to study during the upcoming German academic year (October 1, 2013 to
July 31, 2014). Results will be announced at the end of March/beginning
of April.
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| Terms of Award |
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- Graduate study scholarships are granted for one academic year (10
months) with the possibility of a one-year extension for students
completing a full degree program in Germany.
- Scholarships must take place during the German academic year (October 1, 2013 to July 31, 2014).
- A very limited number of scholarship holders who receive seven- to
24-month grants may be awarded a two-month language course grant. This
language grant is decided upon by the independent selection committee
and does not require a separate application
- Monthly stipends are approximately €750. DAAD will cover health
insurance and provide a flat rate subsidy for travel costs (US East: €
850 / West: €1,075; Canada East: €925 / West: €1,300). In addition,
limited funds are available for a rent subsidy and family allowance.
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| Application Guidelines |
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- If your university is a DAAD Partner University, contact your
designated DAAD campus coordinator. All materials should be submited to
your coordinator before your university's deadline.
- If your university is NOT a DAAD Partner University, send your application directly to the DAAD New York office. Do NOT send any materials to the DAAD Bonn office.
- The application form must be completed online.
- Please disregard the "Information regarding your application", the
last page of the online application. The information relevant to your
application is the following as well as the instructions DAAD New York
provides in the Online Application Guidelines and the Instructions for
Completing the DAAD Online Application.
- Collate, but DO NOT staple, each copy of the application in this order:
1. Signed Application Form
2. Supplemental Materials (For music, fine arts, dance only
3. CV/Résumé
4. Study Proposal
5. 2 Letters of Recommendation
6. Evidence of Contact with German Institution
7. DAAD Language Evaluation Form (Sprachzeugnis).---click here to download the form
8. Transcripts
- Submit a total of FOUR copies (1 original, 3 photocopies) of all the
above application materials. You may open your official transcript to
make photocopies of it. Exception: You may submit just
ONE of each of your original, sealed recommendation letters (i.e. no
photocopies needed of recommendation letters).
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH PART OF THE APPLICATION:
1) Application Form - Fill out the online application form.
Please answer all questions on the form completely. Do not fill in any
blanks with the phrase "see attached," even if you must refer to
additional material. Do not forget to sign the printout of your application.
2) Supplementary Materials - Applicants in the field of music must submit supplementary application materials (see Study Scholarship for Artists and Musicians)
3) Curriculum vitae or résumé - in chronological/tabular form. Narrative/paragraph-form CVs are not acceptable. Your name should appear on each page.
4) Study Proposal - You may apply for funding for a Master's program OR a period of independent study.
Applicants for Master's programs
should have a study proposal explaining why a particular program has
been chosen and how it will further the applicant's educational and
career goals. The proposal should be no more than two pages in length,
double spaced. Your name should appear on each page.
Applicants for independent study
are expected to have a well-defined study or research project that
makes a stay in Germany essential and should have an invitation from an
academic partner at a German university or research institution. The
proposal (excluding references) should be no more than five pages in
length, double spaced. Your name should appear on each page. Scholarship
recipients are required to complete two courses per semester and obtain
"Scheine" (certificates of credit) for them.
5) Letter of Recommendation - Submit two original letters of
recommendation printed on university letterhead, from professors at
North American institutions in your field of study. Referees have the
option of using the recommendation form available at www.daad.de/medien/deutschland/stipendien/formulare/recommendation.pdf
(referred to as “Reports on scholarship applications”) though it is not
mandatory. The form gives a general outline of the points that
selection committees expect to find in a recommendation. Recommendations
must include an original signature, and enclosed in a sealed envelope.
You should submit these with your application package; if your referee
prefers not to give them to you or you do not receive them by the
deadline date, you may have them sent to the DAAD New York office
directly. In some circumstances we would accept faxed letters.
6) Evidence of Contact with a German Institution - E-mails can be accepted as evidence of contact.
Applicants for Master's programs:
As German university deadlines are later than our deadline, you may not
have yet been admitted to a German university; however, if already
enrolled in Germany and applying for the second year of the Master’s,
applicants must submit evidence of admission to a German university.
Those beginning their Master’s do not need to submit any evidence of
contact with a German institution.
Applicants for independent study:
Your application will be greatly advantaged if you can provide evidence
of any existing contact, or attempt at establishing contact, with
academics at your chosen German host institution. It is not necessary to
translate the letters of invitation from German faculty.
7) DAAD language evaluation form (Sprachzeugnis) (click here to download)
- Applicants with any knowledge of German must submit this document.
The document should be signed by a faculty member of the German
Department at your institution. If you have no knowledge of German and
your research/study language in Germany is in English, be sure to submit
this certificate anyway, indicating that your research/study language
is in English, and write at the top "No knowledge of German." We cannot
accept Fulbright forms nor can we accept evaluations from teaching
assistants.
8) Transcripts - Submit official
transcripts of all post-secondary studies, including explanations of the
grading systems. You may submit one official copy and three photocopies
of each transcript.
Please keep a photocopy of the completed application and this Information Sheet for your records.
No reasons for decisions will be given.
Application forms and all supporting material remain with DAAD. Upon
request, DAAD will return slides, tapes and drawings to applicants in
the fine arts and music. Personal data of applicants and grantees will
be stored electronically in DAAD’s computer files only to the extent
necessary for the administration of the applications and scholarships in
accordance with the German Federal Data Protection Act. Data will be
provided to the respective International Student Office (Akademisches
Auslandsamt) for successful applicants when necessary to administer the
scholarship and provide the scholarship holder with guidance services.
Applications of unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed after one
year.
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| Questions? |
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If you have questions regarding the DAAD Study Scholarship, please contact kim@daad.org
If you are NOT a citizen or student in the UNITED STATES or CANADA, please see DAAD International |
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