DAAD Scholarships for Selected Postgraduate Courses

DAAD Scholarships for Selected Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with
Relevance to Developing Countries
http://jakarta.daad.de/scholarships/scholarship_postgraduate.htm

Call for Application: April 2010
(DEADLINE: 29th July 2010)

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - Deutscher Akademischer Austausch
Dienst – supports a range of postgraduate courses at German universities which
aim at providing academically educated young
professionals from Developing Countries with further specialized studies. The
DAAD supports these selected programs with a certain quota of scholarships and
with financial assistance for a special tutoring system. At the end of the
course (programs run 12 to 36 months, depending on the particular institution)
participants can obtain an internationally recognized Master's or in some
courses PhD degree.

Target group:

University teaching staff, researchers and professionals holding an academic
degree and with at least two years of experience in the public or private
institutions in the following areas:
• Economic Sciences / Business Administration/ Political Economics
• Development Co-operation
• Engineering and related sciences
• Mathematics
• Regional Planning
• Agricultural and Forest Sciences
• Environmental Sciences
• Public Health / Veterinary Medicine / Medicine
• Sociology and Education
(See Annex for the list of selected courses)

Language of instruction : German or English, depending on the degree course
Participants in postgraduate courses in which English is the language of
instruction receive a scholarship for a two-month intensive German language
course.
Participants in postgraduate courses in which German or German/English is the
language of instruction receive a scholarship for a six-month intensive German
language course. Please note
that the candidates must have certain German language certificate at the time of
application.

Criteria for applying:

Age limit: 36 years of age at the time of application (for some courses 32
years)
Degree: Bachelor or Master
GPA: min 2,75 for Master candidates (some study programs applied GPA more than
2,75. Please see the detail on the website of each study program) and 3,00 for
Doctoral candidates
Work experience: at least two years after completing Bachelor degree.
Language skills:
- For postgraduate courses held in English request an international TOEFL
(minimum score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based) or IELTS
(band 6). Some courses may expect different levels. For detailed information see
the website of the relevant course.
- For postgraduate courses held in German: please see the details on the course
list. Certain level of German language exam may be required before admission to
the course.
DAAD Jakarta Office Jl. Jend. Sudirman, Kav. 61-62
Summitmas I, Lt. 19 Jakarta 12190 / Indonesia
Contact person: Ms. Dwi Nurlianti / Ms. Muji Rahayu
Telephone (0062-21) 520 08 70, 525 28 07
Fax (0062-21) 525 28 22
E-mail: info@...

Information and DAAD form are available from the:
1. DAAD Jakarta Office
Summitmas I, Lt. 19
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 61-62
Jakarta 12190
Consultation hours: Monday – Thursday, 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Contact person: Ms. Dwi Nurlianti/Ms. Muji Rahayu
Tel.: (021) 520 0870 / 525 2807
Fax: (021) 525 2822
E-mail: info@...
2. Internet

Information: http://jakarta.daad.de/scholarships/scholarship_postgraduate.htm

DAAD form:
o you are suggested to apply online. However you must send the printed form
together with other application documents (triplicate) via post to the DAAD
Jakarta Office before the deadline.
The instruction on how to apply online is available at
http://jakarta.daad.de/scholarships/Online_Application.htm
or
o if you encounter problem with internet connection during the online
application, you can obtain the DAAD form at
http://jakarta.daad.de/download/ApplicationFormDAAD.pdf
Application documents (please set in the following order and DO NOT staple):
1. DAAD form (see the above information)
2. Curriculum Vitae
please use the Europass specimen form at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/
3. A Statement of motivation for participation in the postgraduate courses with
emphasis on the relevance to his/her occupation
4. Two letters of recommendation of recent date, each from supervisor at your
company/institution, and your previous academic supervisor
5. Confirmation of employment from the candidate's employer in the home country
and where possible, guarantee of re-employment upon his/her return to the home
country
6. Academic Degree Certificate (certified copies of original) in Bahasa
Indonesia and English/ German translation
7. Academic transcript, covering the complete duration of academic studies
(certified copies of original) in Bahasa Indonesia and English/German
translation
8. Secondary School Leaving Certificates/ijazah SMA, including note of UAN
(certified copies of original) in Bahasa Indonesia and English/German
translation
9. Language certificate (see criteria for applying `Language skills')
for course held in English: TOEFL or IELTS scores for course held in German:
please see the website of the relevant course

Important Notes (PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING)
1. You may apply only two study programs offered by this scholarship program.
Prior to the application you are strongly recommended to visit the website of
the study programs of your choice.
If you find information about GPA, TOEFL, application deadline, etc. that do not
match the DAAD pre-requisites, you must fulfill the pre-requisites from the
study program.
2. All papers must be submitted in triplicate (1 original, 2 copies).
Applications, which do not clearly specify the desired degree course, or those
that are not complete in all respects, cannot be processed,
and will not be considered.
3. Only complete applications will be sent to Germany. The selection at the
respected universities will be held in September 2010 until the middle of
February 2011. During those times it is possible for
some applicants to be contacted by the university to conduct a telephone
interview.
4. We are very strict about the deadline. If you think that you won't be able to
submit your application (the hard copy) to the DAAD Jakarta due to the
application deadline (29th July 2010), please submit it directly to the chosen
study program. You will find the address at their websites.
5. Result of the scholarship: only those who are granted the scholarship will be
notified via E-mail by the DAAD headquarter. You will then obtain the original
scholarship documents from the DAAD
Jakarta.
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