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DAAD
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Introduction
The Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
or German Academic Exchange Service is a private organization
founded to promote contact between the universities
of Germany and the rest of the world. DAAD maintains
close links with German universities, arranging scientific
and academic exchanges with numerous countries for
professors, lecturers, and students from varied faculties.
DAAD offers scholarships to highly qualified graduate
students, Ph.D. candidates and post-doctoral researchers
for study and/or research at universities or institutes
in the Federal Republic of Germany. Students are particularly
encouraged to apply for support to participate in a
Masters program in Germany.
This scholarship provides funds for study and/or
research in Germany for 1 to 10 months between October
and July, or up to 24 months if the recipient is pursuing
a full degree course.
All applications must be processed and endorsed by
the MIT Foreign Scholarships Office. You should review
this site and the official DAAD
Program web site, and then consult with the MIT
Foreign Scholarship Committee for more information.
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Quick Facts
| Field of Study |
All
but medicine |
| Type |
Graduate |
| Place of Study |
Germany |
| Award amount |
€795
- €975 monthly stipend; €520 – €1,022
for travel to/from Germany |
| MIT Deadline |
October
20, 2006 |
| National Deadline |
November
15, 2006 |
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Eligibility
To be eligible you must:
- Be a U.S. or Canadian citizen, or if a foreign
national, have been enrolled for more than one year
as a full-time graduate student at an accredited
U.S. or Canadian university.
- Be enrolled full-time in a degree program at an
accredited U.S. or Canadian university.
- Have completed your Ph.D. no more than two years
prior to the application, if you are a post-doctoral
applicant.
- Applicants must have a well-defined study or research
project that makes a stay in the Federal Republic
of Germany essential.
Exceptions:
- Applicants who are not enrolled in
a graduate program at a U.S. or Canadian university
at the time of application must have remained scientifically,
artistically or scholarly active since the completion
of their graduate degree. Applicants must have no
more than two years (in total) interruption in their
scientific, artistic, or scholarly activity at the
time of application. Individuals must be U.S. or
Canadian citizens
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Selection Criteria
Applicants are chosen on the basis of:
- Preference is given to applicants who have been
invited by a faculty member of a German university
or research institute.
- For applicants not currently enrolled in a graduate
program, those affiliated with a U.S. or Canadian
university are preferred.
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Application (see official site for
details and forms)
Applications should be submitted online or to DAAD
NY. Complete applications consist of one original
and five copies of the following materials:
- Completed application form
- Detailed curriculum vitae or résumé in
chronological/tabular form
- 5-6 page description of the study or research
project, in English
- 2 letters of recommendation
- Evidence of any existing contact, or attempt at
establishing contact, with academics at the chosen
German host institution
- DAAD language certificate, filled out and signed
by a faculty member of the German department or by
an official of the Goethe-Institute
- Official transcript of all post-secondary studies,
including explanations of grading systems
- Institutional endorsement (provided by MIT)
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Timeline
| Spring |
- Meet with a foreign scholarship advisor.
Appointments can be made by sending mail to foreign-scholarship-advice@mit.edu or
by visiting the Distinguished Scholarships Office
in 12-189.
- Send mail to foreign-scholarship-advice@mit.edu to
be added to the mailing list and to receive
information about upcoming workshops, fellowship
deadlines, etc
- Attend a workshop on foreign scholarships.
- Fill out a pre-application
form and submit to Distinguished Scholarships
Office, 12-189. On receipt of this form,
the office will open a file for you.
- Develop your research project plan.
- Line up faculty who will write your recommendations.
Complete the language certificate.
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| Summer |
- Research your choices of German university
and intended program.
- Establish and/or maintain contact with a
member of the faculty at the German school
you are interested in attending.
- Draft your research or study proposal.
- Provide your referees with all the information
they need to supply letters of recommendation
by October 2005.
- Download and begin working on your application.
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| September |
- Sign up for campus interview by emailing foreign-scholarship-advice@mit.edu.
- Schedule language certificate test with a
member of the German faculty.
- Review and revise your application.
- Seek the advice of faculty, staff and fellow
students to increase the strength of your application.
Staff in the Foreign Scholarships Office are
available to review and critique your essays.
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| October
20 |
- Copy of application due to MIT, 12-189;
required so that MIT may write you an institutional
endorsement.
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| November
15 |
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| Winter |
- Selection committee reviews applications
and notifies recipients.
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Winners
Not available currently.
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