erdingerchamp66 Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 So mine was application rejected a few days ago, but now it's changed back to application submitted. I wonder what this means!
umamam Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) So mine was application rejected a few days ago, but now it's changed back to application submitted. I wonder what this means! Mine, too. Still seems like this doesn't bode well :/. Arrrgh, DAAD. Any change to the statuses for those who had "selection made"? Edited March 9, 2015 by umamam
zadigblue Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 So mine was application rejected a few days ago, but now it's changed back to application submitted. I wonder what this means! Mine too! Bizarre; maybe they accidentally released preliminary results too early. Although of course the eternal optimist in me is still holding out a sliver of hope...
viggosloof28 Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 No change for me...still just "Selection Made." Argh - I hope they tell us one way or another soon! Odds on the decisions coming this week?
SeriousMusician Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 I'm guessing that you guys are talking about a summer intensive or master's program? I'm applying for a study scholarship in the arts, and unfortunately it seems that I will have to wait until mid-April. I haven't seen any changes in my status at all yet.
Horb Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 The summer intensive does not have a portal (I wish it did though now it seems like more of a torture device). I believe they are research/study candidates.
SeriousMusician Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Ah okay. So they must be in scientific fields or liberal arts. I'm a musician and had to send in a supplemental recording in addition to the other stuff. There is zero information out there on the artist scholarships. I'm jealous that you guys will find out earlier. I might have to accept/decline US grad programs before I hear back from DAAD! Scary... Horb 1
Horb Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 Well hopefully you get into your top grad program AND they allow deferment for such an awesome opportunity (some do!) What do you play? I once played trumpet until I realized that I am tone deaf and also have no rhythm.
SeriousMusician Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 I'm a singer. I am finishing my master's now, and the opportunities in Germany are so much better than here, despite the huge difference in size of our countries. We will see...
viggosloof28 Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 That's so cool, SeriousMusician! Best of luck! I'm just sorry you might have to wait so long. I applied for a year-long research grant for history, and folks in my program who've won it in previous years found out in March. Here's hoping!
SeriousMusician Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Wow. I guess I was wrong. Just received my email. I was rejected, which is very sad. However, they did give statistics for the number of applicants and the number of scholarships, which was very nice. Also, I got a nice letter!
geronimo0504 Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Sad news over here aswell. I also tried the Arts scholarship, got the selection made status, but just received my rejection letter through Portal. It sucks.
erdingerchamp66 Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Wow. I guess I was wrong. Just received my email. I was rejected, which is very sad. However, they did give statistics for the number of applicants and the number of scholarships, which was very nice. Also, I got a nice letter! Sad news over here aswell. I also tried the Arts scholarship, got the selection made status, but just received my rejection letter through Portal. It sucks. Can you guys share the letter contents, especially the numbers?
zadigblue Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Geez, what's the point of having a portal where you can check your application status if it's so unreliable?! Sorry to hear about your rejections in the arts program. Hopefully those of us who applied for the study scholarship also hear something official soon rather than obsessing over this portal...
zadigblue Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Literally right after I posted that last comment I got an email from DAAD New York in response to my question about whether my "application rejected" status on the portal (which is now displaying as "application submitted") was official: Thank you for your email. As we haven’t announced the results yet, and only our head office in Bonn has access to the portal, I can’t explain the reason of any status being listed in the portal. I’ll let you know as soon as I find out from our head office. [...] Sorry for the confusion. (Re. the reference to the head office in Bonn - I applied through DAAD in North America.) So. Thoughts? Edited March 10, 2015 by zadigblue umamam 1
umamam Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks for looking into this, zadigblue! That gives me some hope. My department always has a lot of DAAD applicants and that portal has been notorious for causing problems in the application process, so I wouldn't be surprised if it were some totally random error.
Mercian Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Also nervously waiting to hear back from the DAAD for a study scholarship. Though I don't know if Australians find out at the same time as the North Americans. Nothing has changed on the portal yet... Does anyone know if they allocate a certain number of scholarships into different fields? Is it therefore more competitive if your in a certain field?
brokecollegegrad Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Hello Guys, I applied for the Study scholarship as well (DAAD North America). I am hoping to attend either Mannheim Uni, LMU, Freiburg Uni.I submitted my application as soon as the application window opened so It feels like I have waited 50 years for this damn decision. I really hope I get it ((((....Has anyone else gotten their decision letter?
viggosloof28 Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Sadly, nope...still in the agonizing limbo of waiting - argh! I hope we hear soon...we haven't had a word from Fulbright yet either, and I submitted that six months ago.
brokecollegegrad Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Also I am pretty sure my chances of getting this scholarship are rather slim....I have a 3.3 GPA only. I graduated with a BA in Economics from Boston College...
brokecollegegrad Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Wow according to the DAAD website, the results won't be announced until mid April....thats a loooong wait still
Caelryck Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Wow according to the DAAD website, the results won't be announced until mid April....thats a loooong wait still Hi but where did you read that exactly? Could you give a link to it?
brokecollegegrad Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 https://www.daad.org/gradstudy Got to Terms of Award and look for the last bullet point there. brokecollegegrad 1
virmundi Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 https://www.daad.org/gradstudy Got to Terms of Award and look for the last bullet point there. http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Dissertation_Fellowships_2014-2015 http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Dissertation_Fellowships_2013-14 Last year and the year before that they seem to have gone out on March 28th, so maybe the wait won't be quite as long.
viggosloof28 Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Let's hope so...my nerves won't last till mid-April!
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