Valyti

I sent a message through the portal saying that I am going to accept the scholarship and confirming the departure date... they replied a few days ago and said that the official letter of award will be issued soon! Not yet (and my status is still blank at the moment) but I received the notification that I was selected via DAAD portal last week!

Hey, congratulations! I think it depends on where you are applying from, try contacting your regional office. I simply accepted the scholarship and confirmed the departure dates by sending a message via DAAD portal, but I still haven't received the official award letter, just a notification through the portal.

Thank you LaSol! And good luck to you

Hey all! Last friday I received a message through the portal telling me that I have won the scholarship, even though my status is still "selection made". I expect it to change to funding in the next few days or so... They've told me the award letter should be on its way. So glad the wait is over! Should anybody need tips on how to write their proposal for the short term research grants let me know, in the meantime I wish you all the best of luck and I'm glad to have found you guys through this forums bc the anxiety is rrreal!!

I hope it's true bc the wait is unbearable! I just want it to be over ?

Wow thank you guys for sharing your experience! I think in your case the motivation letter is really what they are looking at... I was a bit disappointed because in my case (short term research) they didn't ask for a proper motivation letter, they just wanted to see my research project and CV + letter of acceptance from my german supervisor... so it's a little bit harder to stand out among so many applicants! Fingers crossed though, and congrats for your achievement!

Anybody with good (or bad) news for the short-term research programs? It's been very quiet lately... My status is still application submitted and I am slowly dying inside due to anxiety ?

Hi, I did apply last March. My status is still application submitted though ? Where are you applying from?

You applied for the Master's program right? Too bad ? But yes it seems that they are only interviewing the prospective Master's students (at least from what they told me from the Italian office)

Good morning everyone! So today I was panicking because I have seen in here that many people had an interview, but I didn't. I contacted the regional daad office in Rome and they said that there will be no interviews for PhD short term grants... which made me feel *slightly* better. I assume the interviews were only held for Masters scholarships and some specific PhD programs?

If you're planning to move anyways you can consider erasmus traineeship as a post-grad (if you don't want to apply for the masters in Germany without a DAAD scholarship). You just need to find a mentor within the University or a lab who is willing to take you in as a trainee, and from this year you get 450 eur per month (I think you can stay for up to one year). It's a decent plan B, you get training, networking, and get some money for it - and you can keep working on your daad application for next year!

Congrats to those who made it! Now I am a bit worried because I didn't get an interview... I do hope it only applies to Master's programs and not to the PhD short-stays... So far, my status is still application submitted ?

Omg I guess then maybe I shouldn't necessarily expect a result in July... Fingers crossed though! March 2021 However somebody in the forums was saying that they applied in November 2020 for the same scholarship and as of April 2021 still didn't have any news ?

I applied last March... No change in status so far though

@Italians, I got an update via the portal for the short term PhD research grants. "Your application is complete and will be considered in the selection process. A funding decision will be made at the selection meeting in June 2021 on the basis of the submitted documents. We will inform you of the outcome as a rule approximately within three weeks after the meeting in writing." my status is still application submitted. If the meeting will be held in June, I assume we will get our results in July?

Don't know about you guys, but last January I also applied for a Gerda Henkel PhD scholarship and I got my ✨rejection letter✨ today. Kinda disappointed but I could see that coming to be honest. Still fingers crossed for DAAD! Also for all European PhD students here who are willing to do their abroad period in Germany but are still waiting for the outcome of the DAAD, Erasmus scholarships should be compatible with DAAD - at least from what I gather - and are so much easier to get!

Yeah if I were you I'd just ring them or send them an email, the lady on the phone is always super kind and polite. I sent them an email because I've already called them about 4 times before applying lol

Where did you find this info? I applied last march for the short term PhD grants and the office in Rome told me that results *should* be available in about 4 months. But I doubt it, since you guys have been waiting for a result for such a long time..

what DAAD program did you apply for?

Wow, that is a long wait... I hope I get my results before November (which is when I am supposed to move to Germany). Anyway, in the meantime I guess I'll try with Erasmus+ as well, thank you!

Hi! I'm new to the forum and just applied for a DAAD short term research grant (I'm a PhD student from Italy). Do you guys have any idea how long it might take until I hear back from DAAD? I'm super anxious. I submitted my application on the last day (April 1st) and the wait is already killing me!