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I have got the letter a week after the rejection: Dear Mr. XXXXX, your application has been thoroughly reviewed by the DAAD’s Selection Committee on which professors work in an honorary capacity. It has assessed your application documents and gained an impression on the basis of a personal interview. We regret to inform you that the committee decided not to award you a scholarship. The Selection Committee had to decide between 272 applications and was able to award 23 scholarships. The number of qualified applications usually exceeds the number of available scholarships. Negative decisions do not always mean the committee considers the applicant to be unsuitable for the scholarship, but initially only that other applicants have been rated more highly in the given competitive situation. It is the DAAD’s policy not to give detailed information on the reasons that led to this decision. Please be assured that the selection committee members gave full and due consideration to all relevant aspects contained in your application and in those submitted by other candidates. The committee gives high priority to the applicant’s academic qualifications (including the requisite language skills) and to the quality, preparation and feasibility of the study or research proposal. We hope that this disappointing decision will not discourage you from looking for other ways to carry out your project. Yours sincerely, Kai Franke Head of Section

Hello, guys. Have been stalking this topic for a while (found this forum when I was googling what "selection made" means). I am from Ukraine, was appying for Master's scholarship. In autumn I had "Preselection made" status, then I had "Selection made" status for a while (3 months, I guess). Today my status has changed to "Funding cancelled before commencement of funding". Well, I still have a chance with BAYHOST. Good luck to everyone.