FAQ DAAD Scholarship

No. We kindly ask you to refrain from stapling your application, and especially from stapling the entire set of documents together with a particulary strong staple. In order to process your application, we will have to remove the staple again.

You are welcome to use paper clips, however.

All applications are evaluated on the basis of the required documents only.

We ask you to please refrain from sending us additional materials. It will help your application much more if you focus on the required documents, but submit these in a complete and timely manner.

Among others, the following are NOT required: certificates of participation; certificates of merit; print-out of correspondence with MIPLC staff members; articles and research papers (published or unpublished); research project suggestions; contributions to blogs.

Yes, we charge a fee of 50 EUR per application, payable in cash, by foreign draft, or by bank transfer. This fee is payable by all applicants, including applicants for the DAAD scholarship.

Please refer to the instructions on our website or in the FAQ for further details.

No. We can only accept original applications. Please submit your application file by postal or courier service.

Please note: This applies to all applications, whether you are applying for admission, for financial assistance, and/ or for the DAAD scholarship.

The information below refers to certifications accepted by the MIPLC. If you are applying for the DAAD scholarship, please check with DAAD, as they may have other standards!

If you cannot provide original documents, e.g. because your university issues only one diploma and one set of transcripts, you will have to provide certified copies of the originals.

This means that your university, a notary, or any comparable institution places an official stamp and signature on the photocopy to certify that they are true copies of the original. This will show us that you have not manipulated the copies to, for instance, have them show better grades than you actually achieved.

As outlined in the DAAD brochure, "All papers must be submitted in identical duplicate."

Please put together your application with all originals respectively certified copies. Once you have assembled all required documents (your first set), make photocopies of each (your second set). Please submit both sets for your application.

Yes, you do.

If you are going to apply for the DAAD scholarship "Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries", please check the relevant box in our MIPLC online application form and complete the Financial Assistance Application Form that will open automatically.

Please do not forget to add supporting documentation to your application, as detailed in our Financial Assistance Application Instructions.

Please submit your entire application for the DAAD scholarship "Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Special Relevance to Developing Countries" in one package and to one addressee. This means that you should submit all application forms (for admission to the MIPLC, for MIPLC financial assistance, and for DAAD scholarship) together with all supporting documentation. If you send part of your application to, for example, the DAAD country office, and another part to the MIPLC directly, you will only create confusion.

We recommend that you send your entire application directly to the MIPLC.

Please note: This information applies only to the DAAD scholarship "Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Special Relevance to Developing Countries". Procedures for other DAAD scholarships may vary. Please check with the DAAD.

To apply for the DAAD scholarship, please complete the MIPLC online application form and, at the end of the form, check the boxes for financial assistance and the DAAD scholarship. Our Financial Assistance Application Form will automatically open. Please complete this form as well, then print it and add the required documents.

In addition, you must complete the DAAD application form, which is also available for download on our website. Please also read the DAAD brochure, available for download on our website, very carefully and make sure you have all required documents ready. Please also note the special application deadlines:

• July 31 if submitting your application to the German Embassy in your home country or to the DAAD Country Office;
• August 31 if submitting your application to the DAAD Head Office in Bonn;
• October 15 if submitting your application to the MIPLC directly.

Special application deadlines apply for the DAAD scholarship "Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance for Developing Countries". If you are interested in this scholarship, you must apply at least one year in advance. The deadlines for receipt of your application file are as follows:

• July 31 if submitting your application to the German Embassy in your home country or to the DAAD Country Office;
• August 31 if submitting your application to the DAAD Head Office in Bonn;
• October 15 if submitting your application to the MIPLC directly.

We recommend sending your application directly to the MIPLC, unless you are from Cameroon, Myanmar or Nigeria, in which case you must submit your application to the German Embassy in your country.

If you are applying for any DAAD funding other than this program, other deadlines may apply. Please check with DAAD.

This deadline has been determined by the DAAD. Please enquire there.

Very strict.

Your complete application with all required documents must have reached the MIPLC by October 15. If any documents (this includes, for instance, your TOEFL/ IELTS score report) are still missing by October 15, you will not be considered for the DAAD scholarship.

If you have missed the deadline of July 30 (submission of your application at the German Embassy in your country, or at the DAAD Country Office), you can still submit your application to the MIPLC directly, or to the DAAD Head Office in Bonn. Since you will be sending your documents to Germany anyway, we recommend that you send them directly to the MIPLC.

The MIPLC will accept applications for the DAAD scholarship "Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance for Developing Countries" until October 15 of the preceding year.

If you have missed that deadline, your application can no longer be accepted for this scholarship. However, you can still submit your application for admission to the MIPLC and for financial assistance to us. We will accept all such applications that reach us by April 30.

This requirement has been set by the DAAD. Please enquire there.

Please refer to the DAAD brochure, where it is clearly stated that you are expected to submit

• "academic letter/s of recommendation from your university...", and
• "professional letter/s of recommendation..."

Yes, you can. However, we will not process your application before it is complete. You should make sure we receive the missing documents as quickly as possible, and before the application deadline.

Applications for the DAAD scholarship must be complete by October 15, including English test scores.

You should be informed about the result of your application at the beginning of the calendar year, i.e., January or February.

No, you cannot.

If you would like to apply for any DAAD funding other than the "Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries", please submit your application directly to the DAAD. The MIPLC will not forward, consider, or process any DAAD applications other than those for the above-mentioned scholarship.

It is true that the MIPLC has higher test score requirements than the DAAD. For your application, the standards set by the MIPLC apply.

In order to be considered for the DAAD scholarship, you must have at least two years of professional experience. If you do not meet this criterion, your application for this scholarship will be rejected.

If you have more than one year. but less than two years of professional experience, you can apply for admission to the MIPLC, but you will not be considered for the DAAD scholarship.