DAAD Grants for non-creative graduates

Scholarship for postgraduate study for graduates of universities of all specialties

(The application form for this program is filled in online)

Full name: Scholarships for postgraduate study for graduates of universities of all specialties (Master- und Aufbaustudiengange fur Graduierte aller wissenschaftlichen Facher), except for creative specialties and architects.

1.1 Type and timing:

The scholarship is intended for studying in the postgraduate education system at special courses at a German university (Master- und Aufbaustudieng), which makes it possible to obtain additional qualifications with the issuance of a German certificate of higher education (diploma, master's degree). The duration of study – depending on the chosen course – is 2-4 semesters. It is possible to study at any state university or university with state accreditation.

The scholarship is awarded from 01.10.2013 to 31.07.2014. Depending on the program of study and the results demonstrated during the first year of study, it is possible to extend the scholarship at the request of the scholarship holder for a maximum of one more year.

1.2. Target Group:

Graduates of universities of all specialties who received a specialist, master's or bachelor's degree no earlier than 2006.

• Attention! Graduate students, both current and former, as well as candidates of sciences, are not allowed to participate in the competition under this program!The application can also be submitted by graduate students of universities who will receive a diploma of higher education before starting their studies in Germany (until 01.10.2013).

• Attention! Graduate German students who wish to participate in the competition for this program are required to take into account when choosing a course that they can study in any other specialty except "Deutsch als Fremdsprache" (DaF). Only teachers of the German language of universities have the right to apply for postgraduate studies in this specialty.Students who have independently started their master's studies at German universities since the winter semester of 2012 can also apply for a DAAD scholarship for the second year of their studies.

• The selected courses are entered in the application form in order of priority.The training must take place entirely on the territory of Germany.
• If the course includes study abroad (strictly in one EU country!), the duration of the latter should not exceed 1/4 of the total duration of the course. In case of violation of one of the above conditions, DAAD has the right to refuse financial support to the scholarship holder.

• http://www.hochschulkompass.de and
• http://www.daad.de/idp

1. application form with attached photo;


2. autobiography in tabular form;


3. list of scientific publications, if any;


4. detailed justification of the need to study in Germany and the choice of a specific training course;


5. printouts from the websites of German universities, which contain basic information about the conditions of participation in each selected postgraduate course, namely:
   • the exact name of the course,
   • conditions of admission to study in this course,
   • the expected curriculum (list of disciplines/modules) and the expected duration of training,
   • the cost of training, if the course is paid.
   
   Attention! The applicant, who will be awarded a DAAD scholarship by the decision of the selection committee, must independently submit documents to this university within the time limits determined by the German university, if necessary, pass the competition and receive confirmation of enrollment (Zulassungsbescheid). Confirmation of enrollment should be submitted to the DAAD Central Office in Bonn before the start of the course of study at a German university (01.10.2012). Otherwise, the scholarship will be withdrawn!recommendations from two teachers of a Russian university in the specialty (form for http://www.daad.ru/recommendation.doc );




7. copies of certificates of education and their translation into German or English (translations can be certified at the place of current study or work; to participate in the competition for a DAAD scholarship, a self-made translation without certification is sufficient):
   
   • a copy of the diploma of higher education together with an appendix to the diploma with the results of intermediate and final exams;
   if there is no diploma yet, then a copy of the record book (not an academic certificate!) for the entire period of study; a copy of the diploma is provided in this case no later than the start of the scholarship!
   • a copy of the certificate of secondary (full) general education with a report card of final grades of academic performance;


8. certificates:
   • international standard language certificate (see clause 1.4),
   • To participate in the DAAD competition, an unverified copy of the certificate, a printout of the profile page, a screenshot from the portal where the test results with the sum of points are published are enough. The original certificate is required for admission to a German university.
     Attention! An international language certificate is included in the set of application documents even if the description of the chosen course of study on the website of the German university states that an international language certificate is not required at the time of applying to the university!certificates of GRE, GMAT, etc., if they are required for admission to a German university;


9. address sheet in Russian (1 copy), which should be placed between the first and second copies of the application.
   The address sheet must contain the name of the city with the postal code, the street, the number of the house, building and apartment, home and mobile phone numbers with the area code, as well as a valid personal e-mail address (personal mailbox). Applications without specifying a valid email address are not considered!We kindly ask all applicants, when preparing an application, not to fasten documents with a stapler or paper clips, not to make double-sided copies of documents, and also not to put separate application sheets in files!

• Due to the large volume of incoming correspondence, the Moscow representative office does not confirm receipt of documents sent by applicants by mail for participation in the competition.


• Applications sent by e-mail or fax are not allowed to participate in the competition.

1.7. Terms of consideration of the application:

All applicants will be informed about the results of the consideration of applications by e-mail in April 2013. Please wait for written notification.

Curator of the program: Komleva Marina Vasilyevna (komleva @ daad.ru ).

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