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DAAD Scholarships & Grants for Graduate Students

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• Dr. Adrienne P. Stephenson, Director
• Dr. Carson Bay, Assistant Director

Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards (OGFA)

• A searchable scholarship database
• Refine search by status, country, and discipline
• Detailed information on available scholarships & grants
• An overview of who can apply for what, when, and how much
• Application requirements including eligibility and important notes
• Application procedures include methods of submission and notes
• Contacts and links for further inquiries and information
• Application instructions and submission links
• Access to the world’s largest funding organization for the

international exchange of students and researchers (DAAD).

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What DAAD offers

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Finding DAAD Funding

• All-discipline study scholarships fund postgraduate or Master’s

degree programs in German for qualified American students

• German Studies research grants fund students to study German

history and/or current events for 1-2 months

• One-year research grants fund doctoral candidates to conduct

research in Germany for 7-10 months

• Short-term research grants fund doctoral candidates to conduct

research in Germany for 1-2 months

• Scholarships for university summer courses fund foreign students to

attend summer classes in Germany during the

• Plan Ahead
• Check Deadlines
• Gather Materials
• Meet deadlines

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DAAD Applications

• Application Form
• Curriculum vitae (3 pages max)
• Statement of purpose
• University transcripts
• Language evaluation form
• List of German courses taken
• Professor recommendation
• Research proposal
• Schedule of planned research
• Letter from German institution

Recent DAAD Graduate Scholarship Recipients

• 2018 – Elizabeth Yuu (MS - Biostatistics)
• 2017 – Antigoni Georgiadou (PhD - Computer Mathematics)
• 2017 – Omotola Ogunsolu (PhD - Materials Science & Engineering)
• 2016 – David Skelton (PhD - Religion)
• 2016 – Frances Falling (BME - Music; BS - Environmental Studies)
• 2015 – Frances Falling (BME - Music; BS - Environmental Studies)
• 2015 – Joanna Pepple (PhD - Musicology)
• 2014 – Joanna Pepple (PhD - Musicology)

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DAAD @ FSU

• Are you next?!

The DAAD Contact Page contains many useful links, including a form for inquiries regarding the DAAD online application portal The DAAD East-Coast Regional Office is located at: German Academic Exchange Service 871 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 Phone: +1 (212) 758-3223 Fax: +1 (212) 755-5780 E-Mail: daadny@daad.org Website: http://www.daad.org

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DAAD Resources

The Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards Honors, Scholars, Fellows House 127 Honors Way

• gfa-info@fsu.edu
• gfa.fsu.edu

850-645-0850

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