DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst German Academic Exchange Service

IIT Master Sandwich Scholarships Announcement 2015/2016

Objectives To spend 6 months to complete the project work under the guidance of a German professor at one of the TU9 Technical Universities

Target Group Masters (including Integrated and Dual degree programmes)

scholars from any discipline registered at an IIT in their 2nd (8th Semester for Integrated and Dual degree scholars) at the time of application

Duration 6 months Scholarship Value

Stipend of Euro 750.00 per month

4-6 weeks intensive German language course in Germany

A study and research subsidy

Compulsory health insurance covered by DAAD Requirements and Conditions

Minimum 8 CGPA

Above-average GATE /JAM /CEED scores

The last degree should not be older than 6 years

A confirmed placement letter from a German professor

Passing the German Language Course is a mandatory pre requirement for continuation of the scholarship award

Application Documents

To be uploaded on the portal in the order mentioned below Application form available on the portal

Curriculum-vitae (max. 2 pages)

Letter of invitation confirming placement at one of the TU9 Technical Universities. Students are advised not to contact the host professors directly, but rather to take the help of their Indian mentors to find suitable placements in Germany. The Indian mentor has to finalise the topic of the project in consultation and mutual agreement with his German counterpart.

Draft of envisaged research project in Germany to be finalized through mutual agreement of Indian and German mentors with their signatures.

2 references from senior academics from the applicant's field of study/research on the proforma available on our website. The referees title and academic status should be clearly indicated in this (with official rubber-stamp). These should be Confidential (in sealed envelopes) and should be recent-dated (these are not to be uploaded)

All chronologically arranged academic certificates and mark-sheets CGPA /CPI /SGPA, GATE /JAM /CEED score card (all copies must be attested)

One print out of the application summary generated after submitting the document is required to be sent to the DAAD office through the respective Deans office.

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Application Procedure

The application submission process is online. The link is available on https://portal.daad.de Scholarship programme number 57041433 under Personal Funding. All applications have to be submitted to the respective Deans office at the IIT. Direct applications will not be accepted. The IITs will set their own deadlines for receipt of applications, and will forward the ranking list of eligible students to the DAAD Office in New Delhi by 15th April 2015. Important: DAAD will not consider incomplete applications.

Time Line Announcement Feb 2015

Application deadline at DAAD 15th April 2015 New Delhi office

Selections May/June 2015 at Head Office

Duration of programme including 01.09.2015-31.03.2016 language course in Germany

Important Information

Kindly Note:

Please use A4 size paper only and DO NOT staple the documents

The first and last name filled in the application form has to be identical to the name in the Passport

Candidate must be a resident of India and an Indian national

Contact Person and Address

Application Summary and the reference letters have to be submitted at the DAAD office in New Delhi German Academic Exchange Service Mrs. Anuroopa Dixit Regional Office New Delhi c/o DLTA Complex, R. K. Khanna Stadium, 1 Africa Avenue, New Delhi 110029

Tel.: +91 11 66465505 Fax: +91 11 65465555 dixit@daaddelhi.org www.daaddelhi.org

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Annex 1

Participating TU9 Technical Universities

RW Technische Hochschule Aachen, http://www.rwth-aachen.de Technische Universitt Berlin http://www.tu-berlin.de Technische Universitt Braunschweig http://www.tu-braunschweig.de Technische Universitt Darmstadt http://www.tu-darmstadt.de Technische Universitt Dresden http://www.tu-dresden.de Leibniz Universitt Hannover http://www.uni-hannover.de Universitt Karlsruhe http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de Technische Universitt Mnchen http://www.tu-muenchen.de Universitt Stuttgart http://www.uni-stuttgart.de