At the current time, applicants to the programmes

¨ Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates and Young Academics and Scientists

¨ Sandwich Research Grant for Doctoral Candidates and Young Academics and Scientists

¨ Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists

¨ Re-invitation Programme for Former Scholarship Holders

¨ Law Grant

¨ Medicine Grant

¨ Artist Grant

must use the online application form. The application form is designed in an easy to use format and will assist us with processing applications more efficiently. If, for any reason, you cannot use the online application form, please contact the DAAD Information Centre Istanbul and we'll discuss alternative ways.

Prior to submitting an application, please make sure that you meet all of the eligibility requirements of the DAAD scholarship programme to which you wish to apply. If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact the DAAD Information Centre Istanbul. You may also contact us if you are unsure to which funding programme you should apply.

Please note that your application can be saved only when the form has been fully completed. This means that you cannot save a partially completed form and continue working on it at a later point in time. The entire form must be completed in one session. Please also note that the portal will close if you do not enter any details for more than one hour! Thus we therefore strongly recommend you first look through all of the questions and collect any documents you may need for answering them (e.g. curriculum vitae, academic certificates etc.) before you start entering your details.

You must complete all sections of the application form except for, in some cases, the second part of section 4 ("Previous stays abroad and career experience").
Required elements are noted with an asterisk (*). After you have entered your data and clicked "save", a confirmation page will follow; please check the accuracy of your data and from this page you may click the "edit" button to make any changes; when all data is complete and correct, click "save" then "Go back to Main Menu/Overview" and go on to the next section.

After you have completed the entire form, click the “send” button. A link to a pdf file with your application form will come up; you will notice that you have been assigned an application number near the top of the first page. In all subsequent correspondence regarding your application, please give your full name, the name of the DAAD scholarship programme to which you have applied and this application number.

You will need a pdf reader (like Acrobat Reader) to be able to print out the form. If you have not yet installed one on your computer, please download Acrobat Reader (or a similar programme) and install it before you start your application.

Please remember to print out and sign your completed application form and to submit it with your supplemental documents and materials and the requisite number of copies in one package to DAAD Information Centre Istanbul or the German Embassy Ankara. Please note that applications cannot be submitted directly to the DAAD Head Office in Bonn. You may want to make an extra copy of your application for your own files.

If you need to make (a) correction(s) after you have printed out your completed application form, you feel the choices offered or the space available was not sufficient for your answer, or you wish to submit additional information to any of the sections of the form, we will accept hand-written (typed/word processed) addenda. Please include your full name, the DAAD scholarship programme name, and application number on each page and make the same number of copies of your addenda as are required for your application form.

Completion of the online application form does not constitute a complete application. Your paper application must be submitted in its entirety to the German Embassy Ankara or to DAAD Information Centre Istanbul not later than the relevant deadline.

If you feel uncertain about any aspect of the application procedure, please contact the DAAD Information Centre Istanbul. It is your responsibility alone to ensure that your application arrives on time and is complete. Incomplete or late applications cannot be accepted.

Key Data

Applicant status / Scholarship programme / Nationality

Status at the time of starting the scholarship: Your expected academic status at the time of starting the

scholarship (e.g. if you apply for a study scholarship starting in october and you will finish your studies in july, specify

“(post)graduate”); choose one from the list (“student” / “(post)graduate” / “doctoral candidate” / “postdoc”)

Scholarship Programme: The exact title of the DAAD scholarship programme you apply for

Nationality: Your citizenship

Summary

(this section is also referred to as “Overview”, as in the button to click “Back to Overview). You will notice that as you complete each section, the blue box at the left will fill in. All sections must be completed, except the second line in nr. 4. There is nothing for you to complete on this “summary” page – just click the first line, and it will take you to the first page to fill in

1. Personal Details

Name / Personal Details

Surname(*): Last/family name

First name(s)(*): [self explanatory]

Date of birth (*): Day/month/year

Place of birth (*): City

Country of birth (*): [self explanatory]

Academic title: If you hold a doctoral degree, you may put “Dr.” here etc; else, leave it empty

Sex (*): [self explanatory]

Marital status(*): Click on “married” or “single”

Number of children (*): If you have children, please give the number of dependant minors

Country of permanent residence (*): [self explanatory]

Correspondence Address

Please give your complete postal address exactly in the form to be written on letters – the postman has to be able to find you with these data! Therefore, please use the Turkey form of all data (e.g. “Inönü Caddesi” and NOT “Inönü Street”).

Street(*): Don't forget to enter street name, street number, block, scara and apartment number

Additional address information 1+2: [self explanatory]

P.O. Box: [self explanatory]

Post/Zip Code: [self explanatory]

Town(*): [self explanatory]

County/Province/State: You can give your judeţ

Country (*): [self explanatory]

Telephone, area code: Phone number under which you're actually reachable, (e.g. mobile number)

Fax: [self explanatory]

Email (*): Much of the correspondences will be by email; if you don't reply in time, your application may be removed.

Therefore, enter your correct email address here (check it four times!!). Check your email at least once a week after the

deadline and notify us immediately if there are any problems with your email account or if you change your email address!

2. Previous Studies

Higher Education Entrance Qualification

Secondary school (name, place) (*): Name and town of the high school (Lise) where you got your school leaving

diploma (Lise Diplomasi)

from (day/month/year) (*): Month/year you began high school (Lise)

to (day/month/year) (*): Month/year you graduated from high school (Lise)

Type of final qualification (*): Enter “higher education entrance qualification”;

Type of final qualification (actual original name of qualification): Please enter the exact denomination

written on your school leaving diploma (usually, you have to enter “Lise Diplomasi”)

Awarded on (day/month/year) (*): Date of your graduation (look at your Lise Diplomasi)

Result(s) / Grade(s) (*): The average grade of your school leaving diploma/Lise Diplomasi

University Studies

Current/Last university (attended) (*)

Name of university / place(*): Give the complete name and town of your current or the most recent university you

attended; please don't translate the name!

from(*): Month/year you began at this university

to(*): Month/year you most recently attended or until when you plan to stay there

Subject(*): Your major or degree field

“more” Tab: If you have attended more than one higher education institution, click here and give further details. Please list the most recent first.

Current/Last subject (studied)

Subject(*): Your major or degree field

Academic year / Doctoral year: The current year of your study or doctoral programme in this field, if applicable

Subsidiary subject/minor: If you study a second/minor field, too, enter it; else, leave this field empty

Academic year / Doctoral year: The current year of your study or doctoral programme in this field, if applicable

Currently working/studying at

university/institution: Current university affiliation (if you don work/study at a university/ institution, leave this field empty)

Degrees held

Exact degree title: Give any academic degrees (e.g. Lisans Diplomasi, Yüksek Lisans Diplomasi, Doktora, ...);

Awarded on (day/month/year): Date you got your academic degree

Subject: For studies/research in what field did you receive this degree?

Degree result / Grade: Average grade of your degree or “cum laude” etc.

“more” Tab: If you hold more than one degree, click here and give further details about it

Degrees you expect to gain before taking up a possible scholarship

Exact degree title(s): If you're currently a student, give the title of the degree on which you are working (e.g. Yüksek

Lisans Diplomasi); otherwise, leave this field empty

Expected graduation date (day/month/ year): Date you expect to finish/receive the degree (month/year)

3. Planned Stay in Germany and Scholarship

Scholarship term / host university

Total length of stay in Germany and requested scholarship term

Total length of planned stay in Germany in months: Give the number of months you intend to stay in Germany

Requested scholarship term from: Starting date of the period for which you wish to receive a scholarship (e.g. 1

October 2008)

Requested scholarship term to: Ending date of the period for which you wish to receive a scholarship (e.g. 31 July

2010)

Chosen host university / institution in Germany

First choice(*)

Place(*): Town of your university of choice. Your selection here is linked to which choices you are offered in the next section

(that is, only the universities/institutions in the town you pick in this field)

University/Institution(*): The complete names of German universities are listed here in alphabetical order, e.g. the

University of Greifswald is listed as Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald and alphabetised under “E”

Another university/institution not listed here: Use this field only in the unlikely case that you're absolutely sure

your intended university/ institution cannot be found in the list above. You can give up to three universities (first/second/

third choice)

Why did you choose this/these particular institutions?: Give a short response / keywords here (up to 140

characters max.); you may elaborate in your motivation letter / project proposal

Have any contacts been made yet?: Have you made any contacts at your intended German institution?

Yes, namely with (Please include proof of contacts): Full name of contact person

Planned project

Chosen field of study/specialization at the German host university/institution

Subject group(*): Broad subject area. Your selection here is linked to which choices you are offered in the next section.

These choices are according to German categorisations of subject areas, e.g. “History” is found under “Languages and Cultural

Studies”, and “Architecture” and “Urban Planning” are under “Engineering”

Subject(*): Your specific field of study/research in Germany (if you don't find your exact field, choose the broadest topic

encompassing it and give the exact name in the next space)

Another subject not listed here: You may write the exact name of your field in this space (e.g. “Ancient Turkish

history”, “polymer chemistry”, etc.)

Target degree/qualification

Do you intend to gain a degree? (*): Do you intend to gain any kind of university degree whether in Germany, Turkey

or elsewhere?

If yes:

1. which degree do you intend to gain? (*): Choose the denomination from the topdown-list

2. at which university/institution do you intend to gain a degree? (*)

at the German host university/ institution: If you want to gain your intended degree at the German host

institution, click “yes”

at another university/institution, namely: If you want to gain your intended degree at some other institution (in

Germany, Turkey or elsewhere), please name it in this field

Planned study/research project in Germany

Please outline the project in key words (*) (Please submit a detailed and precise description

separately): Give a short summary (maximum 420 characters), you can elaborate in your motivation letter / project proposal

Who (academic referees) submitted a reference for this application?

Please specify name, academic field, university/ institution: Give the names, titles, organizations of those

who wrote letters of reference/recommendation for you

4. Additional Competencies, Skills and Experience

Language Skills

Foreign Language Skills

Since when have you been learning German and where or how long did you learn German and

where?(*): If you haven't learnt any German, please enter “–“ in this field (you cannot leave it empty!)

Knowledge of other languages: Give some other language you know, if any

Grade/Level: Choose your level of proficiency from the list (“very good” / “good” / “fair” / “poor”)

Previous Stays Abroad and Career Experience

Previous study/research stays abroad of at least one month

from: The beginning date (month/year) of your first international trip for academic or professional purposes

to: The ending date (month/year) of that trip

Place: Name of the destination institution and town

Country: [self explanatory]

Purpose of the stay?: Be brief here, if relevant you can elaborate in your narrative

Financed by?: Did you receive a scholarship or were you paid, and who provided this funding?

“more” Tab: list more academically/professionally oriented trips abroad

Practical or career experience during your studies or after graduating

from: The beginning date (month/year) of your first internship, job, research or other professional experience

to: The ending date (month/year) of that practical/ professional experience

Where?: Institution, town, country

Type of work: What kind of work did you do there?

Position/professional status: What was your title/role while in this practical/professional experience?

“more” Tab: list more practical/professional experiences

Present occupation (Please enclose written proof, such as a reference): Specify your present

occupation (e.g. student, PhD student, manager, trainee, ...)

Will you be granted leave of absence for your stay in Germany?: If you have a steady job and you're

guaranteed to keep it after your stay in Germany, click “yes”

If yes, will the leave be paid?: If your present salary will be paid even while you're in Germany, click “yes”

5. Further Details and Other Scholarships/Grants

Former or Current Scholarships/Grants and Other Applications

Former or Current Scholarships

Have you ever received DAAD funding in the past? (*): Did you ever benefit from a DAAD scholarship?

Yes, from: If yes, give the starting date (month/ year) of your previous DAAD scholarship

to: Give the ending date (month/year) of your previous DAAD scholarship

Programme: Give the name of the scholarship

Are you/have you ever been sponsored by other institutions? (*): Have you ever received a scholarship

from another organization?

Yes, from: If yes, give the starting date (month/ y

Are you ready? Then click here to start entering your data and details!