#How does DAAD work?

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gentle thistle
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I'm interested in applying for a DAAD scholarship to help with my finances but i have no idea how it works. Does anyone here have any knowledge on this? What do they look for in a candidate? What's their focus? Im used to my own nation's scholarship that focuses on my future contribution for my own country and leadership skills, what about in this one? How tight is the selection process, is it lenient, tight, or somewhere in the middle?

random sage
gentle thistle
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The one focusing on STEM

random sage
gentle thistle
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it's for studying in Germany

random sage
# gentle thistle Sorry, it's this one https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21...

Oh, I know some people who applied for it in Poland (maybe not specifically STEM but Masters degree). They have limited spots so I think yearly around 7-10 candidates are chosen (for Poland at least).

I would say they are rather meticulous and want to choose the best candidates that have good motivations. First round is the documents - here the Motivationsschreiben is especially important.
Second round is interviews, so they not only want you to know about you but also what you'll be doing with the degree and they might even test your current knowledge to a degree.

gentle thistle
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@random sage is it really that tight?

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anyone else know more about this?

random sage
gentle thistle
# random sage They are giving you 900€ a month for two years. What do you think?

eh, my country pays any tuition fee AND covers monthly living expenses for like, more than 100 candidates. I thought maybe since germany is a first world country and DAAD is from germany, I kind of expected something bigger than that.
-# Warranted that candidates return to my country and stay there for 2*their study period but still

random sage
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@gentle thistle You can always message your local DAAD office and ask them questions about the process. I'm pretty sure they should be having workshops/meetings open to anyone interested too

gentle thistle
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ok
it's not really about the process, but more about the anecdotes or stories surrounding DAAD, the tips and tricks

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I've joined my country's scholarship twice and failed twice

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and I've gotten the gist of what kind of people they actually pick

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something that isn't explicitly told

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like for example, they explicitly tells the candidates that they expect someone who has ideas and solutions to contribute to society once they return here. What they didn't tell you is that tangible solutions is very much preferable than non tangible solutions

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so you can't simply say "I want to work with professionals to change the institutions to make a better future for our country" as a contribution

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even though that is your line of work