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I just got a message in the portal with attached insurance documents. Did anyone else get them?

Hello everyone! I am an architect from Pakistan and this year I was awarded the DAAD post-graduate scholarship for an M.Sc in Infrastructure Planning at University of Stuttgart. My wife, who is also an architect (and my undergrad classmate), also got admitted in the same course and we are both planning on studying together in Germany. We are about to start scanning for accommodation well in advance and any word of advice would be greatly appreciated. We’d be able to spare around about 350 EUR per month for rent, and would prefer to rent a single-room flat with small kitchenette and an attached bathroom. I know that finding a single flat in Stuttgart city center will not be easy and that we must look into suburbs. Would places such as Ludwigsburg be a decent choice provided that the bus/train station is in walking distance of the apartment? Basically any advice and tips regarding accommodation would be a tremendous help. Thank you!

I got the confirmation message in the portal yesterday as well after the status changed to "funding". The message has several attached documents, one of which is "Declaration of Acceptance" which you have to download and then upload in the portal as a way of proving you actually read it.

I get what you're saying, in hindsight my post does appear to be a little too much. I would have cringed too had I read it in passing. I assure you it was only anxiety and the long wait that was taking its toll.

Hello everyone! I’m an architect from Lahore, Pakistan and I applied for Masters in Infrastructure Planning at University of Stuttgart (2016-2018). I'll summarize my application experience so far here. After posting a paper application for a DAAD Scholarship to University of Stuttgart, I got an interview call from U Stuttgart in January and got nominated for a DAAD scholarship. A week later I got an email from DAAD in Bonn asking me to apply on the DAAD Portal despite having applied by post due to their transition phase from paper to online. At this moment I was sure I was awarded the scholarship and that I just had to follow the procedure on the Portal, since the email from DAAD congratulated me and said "If your online application is complete, your DAAD Letter of Award can be drafted and will be sent to you via the Portal in the next months". However reading the posts here seemed to cause some doubts about the certainty of the DAAD scholarship due to the application status "Selection Made" which does not mean that scholarship has been awarded. However, yesterday, there was a update. The DAAD Portal application status has changed for me in the following order: Application submitted > Selection made > Blank > Funding The application status from selection made to blank and then funding happened yesterday. I also noticed that the Navigation Menu has a new button Submit Declaration of Acceptance, where previously there was only “Options”. I'm attaching a screenshot as well. I still haven’t received the letter of award in the Portal. Is it fair to assume that I’ve got the scholarship and will get the letter of award very soon? Feeling tremendously anxious right now. Applying for scholarships and the wait is soul crushing!