19/08/2026
๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ โ ๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
Before submitting your application, make sure you have the following documents ready. ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ (๐๐.๐๐.๐๐๐๐).
โข ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ (๐๐) โ tabular format, maximum 3 pages
โข ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ maximum 10 pages, if applicable
โข ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ 1โ2 pages explaining your academic and personal reasons for pursuing your project in Germany and what you hope to gain from it
โข ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ + ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก โ maximum 10 pages in total. The proposal must be your own work and should be discussed with your academic supervisor in Germany
โข ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ โ all degrees already obtained (e.g. Bachelorโs, Masterโs), including final grades
โข ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ โ showing the individual grades from your undergraduate and postgraduate studies
โข ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ one recent recommendation letter from a university teacher
โข ๐๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฒ, if your doctorate will be conducted in English
(e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, onSET or PTE Academic โ the certificate must meet the DAAD requirements and must not be older than 3 years)
โข ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ with your photo, full name, date of birth and country of origin
(passport, ID card, driving licence or student ID can be uploaded for the application; a valid passport will be required for the visa)
๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ
You additionally need:
โข Research schedule/timetable, agreed with your academic supervisor
โข Letter confirming supervision from your doctoral supervisor in Germany
๐ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐
You additionally need:
โข Module plan
โข Proof of existing contact with the coordinator of the doctoral programme
โข Letter of admission to the doctoral programme
(this can be submitted later if it is not yet available when you apply)
โ ๏ธ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ: ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
All applicants must submit the ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ-๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ.
Documents may be uploaded as non-certified scans. However, if your documents are in a language other than German or English, you must also provide a German or English translation.
โ ๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
You may also upload documents that strengthen your application, such as:
โข Employment certificates
โข Internship/practical training certificates
โข Certificates of voluntary work
โข Other relevant supporting documents
๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ
Your application is ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐.
โ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐.
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๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ: daad.de/go/en/stipa57135739