Horb Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 I applied for the Speak Write Institute in Marburg (a small, inexpensive city compared to others) and for the GI in Bonn as my second choice. I thought about Swäbisch Hall, but I wanted to try a new area as I studied in Tübingen during undergrad. I'm glad to hear that it covered so much! I'm dying to keep up my studies on German in Germany. Thanks for the info. I'm now going to be hoping I get an email or something soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viggosloof28 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Sounds like two great choices! Best of luck to you and to us all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horb Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Thank you and you as well! I hope you hear soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horb Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Today marks week 8 since submitting my application. I still haven't received confirmation that they received it (though my tracker for my mailed application says it got there on the day of the deadline). Should I email or call someone or wait longer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalison Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 They never confirmed with me that they received my application - I emailed (in a mild panic) and they informed me that they had received it weeks ago. Always good to check but it seems that their confirmation mechanism may not be 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horb Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Awesome! I emailed and they said they received it. Nothing on whether it was approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCoco Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hey I passed my DAAD! Thanks to my wonderful German teacher Fredi! I just wanted to shout her out on here because she is really awsome! I found her from the website www.learnlanguagesquickly.weebly.com umamam, erdingerchamp66, Horb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovethecolorpurple Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Did anyone apply for DAAD funding to do PhD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horb Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 I think most of us applied for MAs. I applied for the intensive language grant. Good luck everyone! Hopefully we hear back soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viggosloof28 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Has anyone else noticed a change in their application status on the DAAD portal? umamam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zadigblue Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Has anyone else noticed a change in their application status on the DAAD portal? Yes, I just checked now... it says rejected. I thought we weren't supposed to hear until late March at the earliest? umamam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umamam Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Has anyone else noticed a change in their application status on the DAAD portal? Yes, I just checked now... it says rejected. I thought we weren't supposed to hear until late March at the earliest? Hey guys! My status changed as well - to "application rejected" . If you look at past years, they have pretty much notified all through March depending on the year and grant type (I was going for a 10-month research grant). The application status box has also shown fishy/misleading things, so there's still an extremely minute chance it doesn't mean anything, though. Googling isn't turning up anyone who's ever seen this status before, though I wouldn't be surprised if this were new given last year's "Selection Made" debacle. I ended up getting a fellowship that pays nearly 1.5x as much per month and lasts 12 months, so I'm not that upset, but of course the security of knowing more than one institution thought your project was worthwhile is always nice. Meh. I'll let you guys know if I hear anything else! Best of luck to you! Edited March 5, 2015 by umamam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horb Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) I haven't heard anything. But I applied for the intensive language grant and there is no portal for that. Edited March 5, 2015 by Horb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsrptvinfluence Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Has anyone else noticed a change in their application status on the DAAD portal? Yes, my status has changed to "selection made"...I'm hoping that means good news is forthcoming... Horb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horb Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Ohhhhh "selection made" sound promising! I hope you hear via email or something soon that you got it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsrptvinfluence Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Ohhhhh "selection made" sound promising! I hope you hear via email or something soon that you got it Thanks! In one of the threads from past years it says that their status changed in about a week from "selection made" to "funded"...It's been about two or three days since I first checked the portal and noticed the first change...I'll keep checking... I've also applied for the summer intensive language grant, so I'll post as soon as I hear anything. I've got my friends checking my campus mailbox for me for snail mail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horb Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 I heard for the summer intensive that you get an email first, then snail mail later (from two people who I met on GC who won it). I'm really hoping we hear back soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horb Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Also, where/what programs did you apply for for the intensive grant? I did Marburg then Bonn as my second choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viggosloof28 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I got "selection made," too, and when I hover my mouse over it, it pops up a little text bubble saying "Selection Made - Row 1 column Application status - Selected." Don't wanna read too much into it, though, because of last year's confusion...but maybe this means we'll all hear the official word soon? Here's hoping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horb Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 I'm not sure what the issue was last year, but this does sound like good preliminary news! So congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsrptvinfluence Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I got "selection made," too, and when I hover my mouse over it, it pops up a little text bubble saying "Selection Made - Row 1 column Application status - Selected." Don't wanna read too much into it, though, because of last year's confusion...but maybe this means we'll all hear the official word soon? Here's hoping! Hey! Thanks for the "hovering" info! It also says "Selection Made - Row 1 column Application status - Selected" -- !!! I'm trying to remain cool and cautious, but...whatever! I'll just smile a bit more until I receive a rejection :0 viggosloof28 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erdingerchamp66 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I got selection made last year, but still did not get a grant. I got application rejected this year though ... Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zadigblue Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Just a word of caution about the hover text - it sounds very likely that the "selection made" folks might be getting the scholarship anyway, but my status on the portal says "Application rejected" and hovering over it brings up "Application rejected - Row 1 column Application status - Selected". I'm guessing that second part about "Application status - Selected" might just refer to the fact that your application status has been selected (i.e. to be accepted or rejected), or it might be a glitch, so be cautious about reading too much into that! Edited March 5, 2015 by zadigblue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caelryck Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) I created this account just to tell you guys about that "selection made" thing. When I select the column with my mouse and hover over it, the tooltip tells me "Row 1 column, Application Status - Selected". When I select another column with my mouse, lets say "Funding program number", the tooltip tells me "Row 1 column, Funding Program Number - Selected". "Selected", or "selection made" in that hovering info box means that you selected that column using your mouse. That's my guess! I hope this helps DAAD portal applicants now and in many years to come lol. I'm personally still waiting for a decision about my Study Scholarship for a two year MIA program at Hertie School of Governance: my application status still says Paper Copies Received. Edited March 5, 2015 by lukebonanno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viggosloof28 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Yeah, definitely cautiously optimistic. Not celebrating anything until the official word is out...soon, I hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now