Anonymus_Phys
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On 8/12/2021 at 10:52 AM, Mallork said:
Anyone of you have recieved the official letter of acceptance and the documents for the formal acceptance? I'm still waiting... one month more
Have you contacted the dean's office or someone else responsible for the admission? If yes and if you sent them all required documents, they had to contact you at least once to confirm that all requirements are fulfilled and you can be admitted. In my case I got a scan of the letter of acceptance 2 weeks after I sent all the documents. The original of this letter (hard copy) came in one month after that by post, but of course it depends on your location and national post service.
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Hi there! Did anyone from scholarship holders apply and successfully get rent deposit paid for him/her? I submitted an application yesterday and I'm just curious if I can expect any notification from DAAD that everything is ok with my application or that they have sent a transfer. Or should it rather be as usually ridiculous - no feedback at all...
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4 hours ago, Pevod said:
Anyone who will study in bochum ( RUhr) has the accomodation?
Hi! I will be at RUB. I'm coming with my husband, so we are looking for a small flat. There is a student accommodation company called AKAFÖ. They have a lot of rooms for a good price. However, all their family flats are already occupied, so I personally continue looking for other accommodation options. If room in dormitory fits you, apply as soon as you get admission letter from your program in RUB.
You can message me privately here if I can help with any kind of advise.
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9 hours ago, Clarl said:
I was thinking about the german course. If there is 4 months of language course. The university starts at October 15. If they are taking that long to announce results, how would we do the german course?
People who got the scholarship will start german lessons next week...The language course is not necessary 4 months, it can be one or two months as well. I think if they offered a 4 month course now for selected candidates, people would get a notification/e-mail about the enrollment.
In my case, I got notification about the scholarship almost 2 month ago, although I am still waiting for award letter! In that notification they offered 2 month course in August and September. I have read once that duration of the course depends on your prior knowledge of German, but I don't know if it is indeed so. I have German B2 level at the moment.
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36 minutes ago, cardio78 said:
Hi guys! If you win the scholarship - is it means that you're automatically admitted to one of the three mentioned universities (in your application)?
No, it doesn't. You need to apply separately to all three universities. DAAD scholarship and university admission are not connected. DAAD just gives you money to study in Germany, all other stuff (university admission, visa if needed) you have to do by yourself.
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Hi everyone! For those who got funding - how much time did it take to get Award Letter after the notification that you got a scholarship?
I received a congratulation via messages on the portal saying that I was awarded a scholarship (Research Grants - Doctoral Programmes in Germany, 2021/22) on the 9th of April. They also asked to confirm German course attendance. After I sent them back an e-mail with confirmation via portal, I had no news. It is almost one month since I got notification and still no Award Letter. Anyone in the same situation?
My status now is 'Selection made' but I have bank-related staff under the Options.
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2 hours ago, Pevod said:
What's your major? Have you take the admission letter?
I will graduate soon with Master's degree in Physics. My PhD is going to be at Astronomisches Institut RUB, although I haven't done anything for the admission yet. My supervisor says that the admission doesn't take much time, but I need to have all my documents ready, including Master's diploma. It is already a bit more than 2 weeks since I got notification about scholarship, but I haven't received my award letter yet. I will start admission process as soon as I collect all necessary documents.
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20 hours ago, Pevod said:
Anybody gain the Grant doctorate DAAD in Ruhr university bochum?
Hi, I got doctoral scholarship and will do my PhD at RUB.
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3 minutes ago, Pevod said:
Congratulations. What's your subject you apply for
Thanks! My PhD will be in astrophysics.
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News from Ukraine! I just got an email that I have new massage in the portal. There was a document attached to this massage saying that I got the scholarship!! Yay!!? I applied for PhD scholarship. I will also have 2-months German course in August and September. The award letter will come later.
Right now my dates of funding have changed, but the status is still 'selection made'.
Dreams come true. ❤️
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2 hours ago, AP_sun said:
If the funding time haven't changed, it's meant you won't get the funding? Can someone answer this question?
I don't think so. The change in dates just means that application is being processed. From my personal experience, I applied 2 years ago for scholarship for Master's in all disciplines. My dates had changed before I got rejection. Now I'm applying for PhD scholarship, my dates haven't changed yet. Let's wait and keep our fingers crossed.
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55 minutes ago, FMP said:
Thanks buddy,
I will try to keep the fingers crossed ?. But you know, I prepared the research proposal in coordination with my prospective supervisor and it took us more than a dozen Skype meetings. At the end he wrote a recommendation letter beyond my expectations, explicitly asking the funding body to consider the research.
If I still get a rejection letter it would be giving up on the dream of getting my degree.
I really hope to hear a positive news soon. ?Hi there!
I can clearly understand your point. I think the same happens for most of the applicants for DAAD PhD scholarship. Personally for me, my research proposal is the best statement I have ever written. I did it together with my prospective supervisor and her postdoc. The more we were planning our research, the more stronger was my willing to participate in it
. My recommendation letter was also at the high level. For a number of reasons, DAAD scholarship is the only funding source that could allow to start PhD this year. I suppose the same is applicable for the majority of PhD candidates. Surely, the funding is very limited, thus the scholarship is highly competitive.
So, I would recommend you to keep a cool head, because at the moment you can do nothing to support you candidature. Don't loose the hope, but think about any other options to pursue your degree (next year admission or another supervisor with his/her funding). I am waiting for my results too, trying to balance between rational searching for plan B (in case of rejection) and upcoming waiting-caused mental health disorder ?
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3 minutes ago, inom_johnn said:
yeah hopefully we will get the good results soon . Good luck to you too . BTW when did your status changed to " Selection Made "
A week ago, on the 18th of March
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3 minutes ago, inom_johnn said:
ahaaha I didnt have this status yet , just interested. Thanks ahahh , you gave me energy ???
Ahh, then hopefully you can see it soon
I'm waiting too... The more time I wait after the 'selection made' status appeared the more I'm anxious about the selection results.
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1 minute ago, inom_johnn said:
Does Status " FUNDING " mean that the scholarship is offered ?
Yes!! Congratulations!
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13 minutes ago, Ayodele said:
My status has changed to funding. Thank you Jesus... Priscy...how far? I'm extremely happy... thank you Lord... thank you Jesus. I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me...I'm so excited, elated... huh
Awesome, congratulations!! My application status for 'Research Grant - Doctoral Programmes in Germany, 2021/22' is still 'Selection made', hope to see the results soon.
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18 hours ago, Dayi said:
Hi everyone. I have applied last year for a DAAD doctoral fellowship. I have noticed that my portal says, Initial funding and Selection made in the status. Anyone in the same situation? I haven't received any formal comunication yet
Hi! I have applied for DAAD individual doctoral fellowship too. I'm from Ukraine where there were no interviews for PhD candidates. Today my status changed to 'selection made' too. However, it doesn't say anything. It just means that the decision was already made. Whether it is funding or rejection -- unknown. We have to wait a bit more and keep our fingers crossed!
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Received an email 20 minutes ago. My application for both ESOP and MSP was refused. As expected.
Good luck for everyone who is still waiting for the decision!
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1 hour ago, vphys said:
@StellarWind I feel ya... Do you know if one can have a TA position without being proficient in German (i.e. having skills equivalent to C1 or higher?) I am asking cause I think that the BSc physics and most BSc at ETHZ are in German. Can a TA be English speaking?
Honestly, I don't know any official information about this. TA usually starts from the second semester, maybe they hope that time from receiving acceptance email to the beginning of second semester is enough for reaching at least B2 in German ?. Yeah, English would be better for international students, but it seems to be less probable.
P.S. My German now is approximately A2, only basic knowledge.
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2 hours ago, JerryChen97 said:
So anybody got informed of the decision of ESOP? I'm majoring in Physics and still waiting, with no acceptance or rejections. I am afraid of myself having been rejected since there was a result saying he or she had already been interviewed regarding ESOP.
I feel exactly the same. Even if ESOP belongs to person who had an interview, I believe that there will be a couple of MSP with assistantship. Hovewer, my hopes for any type of funding are very-very little.
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50 minutes ago, thegreatduke said:
Does anyone know how Partial Stipend is delivered? How frequent they are and how many anually students there are for them? I cannot wait for another 15 days for their decisions on that, I need to inform other university on my decision.
I've heard from previous years applicants that ETH usually has 2-3 ESOP per department and 2-4 MSP per department in conjunction with assistantship. For sure, this number for particular department can alter in range +2 or -2 places, depending on situation in other departments.
Also, everything that I've read about this topic (mainly on the forums) confirms that statistics.
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4 hours ago, vphys said:
@StellarWind Congrats! Wow, email by the admissions office secretariat on Sunday!? Did you get an ESOP interview earlier?
Thanks! Yeah, it's a bit confusing why do they work on Sunday ?
I haven't had my interview yet, but I hope that I still have chances to get it by mid-March. What about you, have you had it?
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Received admission email today (MSc Physics)! It had nothing about the ESOP interview though.
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Hi there!
I see that Physics Department has already started sending e-mails:
https://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=ETH&t=a&o=&p=1
I got updates neither on MSc Physics admission nor on ESOP. What about you, guys?
DAAD Scholarship 2021-2022
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Hey! You are probably talking about subsidy rent, not about the security deposit (Kaution). I haven't applied for subsidy rent yet, will it do a bit later.
I have a rent contract starting in September. I had to pay rental deposit (around 1000 euro) before moving in. I applied for this and was waiting for 3 weeks... There was no response. When the deadline of paying was close, I contacted DAAD again. This is what they told me:
"We will do our best to process your case as soon as possible. Please note that a rent deposit -- if your application is successful -- can only be transferred with the first scholarship instalment, in your case at the beginning of October because your DAAD-scholarship starts on 1 October 2021."
They said this only after I asked!! Why do I have to wait for 3 weeks to get this answer?! It is obviously, that if I don't pay it in September than I loose the flat. So what is the sense of transferring this deposit on 1 October? It is ridiculous. It was a pain to find an apartment and I didn't want to loose it. I withdrew my application and paid on my own. For everyone who applied for paying deposit for you: If you need to transfer you deposit before October, just know that it will never happen.
This is my situation. Regarding the rent subsidy, I think I can explain you how they approximately calculate it.
If you are single: Then they cover 2/3 of the difference between 30% of income and apartment/room renting cost only in some cities (see Your DAAD Stipendium 1.4.3), if your Kaltmiete is higher than 30% of income. So, for PhD scholarships, 30% from 1200 euro is 360 euro. Your Kaltmiete is 370 euro. So what they cover is (370-360)*2/3 = (approx.) 6.7 euro. According to the same 1.4.3, this will not be paid out, I am sorry
If you are married: Then they cover 2/3 of the difference between 25% of income and apartment/room renting cost in all cities. Calculating with your numbers as an example, 25% from 1200 is 300 euro. What will be paid is (370 - 300)*2/3 = around 46 euro.
I have checked with a couple of my friends that got scholarship last year and receive rent subsidy. This is correct up to an error margin of 5 euro
I agree that a lot of things in DAAD are unfair. The biggest disappointment for me was a starting capital that you have to have in order you start your study/research in Germany. I would be happy if the only thing I need to pay in advance were tickets. Instead, I have to pay Kaution (order of 1-1.5k euro), semester social fee (~300 euro), rent for the first month (~650 euro) and also have some money for living during the first month. We won't get any money from DAAD until we open German bank account, which could take -- depending on the city, month and your foresight -- between 2 weeks and 2-3 months.