Requirements

• Applicants must have successfully completed a regular academic programme in Engineering or Science (e.g. Physics, Mech. Eng., Electr. Eng.)
• Applicants have to provide certified proof of their English language competence (e.g. TOEFL, see below)
• Professional experience in the field of or related to (Renewable) Energy and/or Rural Development is appreciated; mandatory for DAAD applicants.

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Selection

Applications will be discussed by a selection committee selecting DAAD scholarships after the first deadline and all other participants after the second deadline.
 

Application Deadlines (for study start in winter semester 2025)

• 15 October, 2024 - one year before entry (for DAAD applicants)
• 15 January, 2025 - 9 months before entry (for all self-financed / other scholarships)

Application is possible between August 15, 2024 and January 15, 2025 only.

The application page in uni-assist will be up from August 15^th, 2024, 00:00 CET.

How to apply

• Applications are made through uni-assist (Please check our FAQs for questions related to uni-assist)
• Applicants for both deadlines have to use uni-assist for online application. Below you can find a link to their website. There is no possibility to hand in a paper application.
• DAAD applicants are strongly advised to check www.daad.de for requirements and documents the DAAD asks for.

Note: Applicants with a Bachelor Degree obtained in Germany cannot apply directly through uni assist. In this case, application is possible from 15 December 2024 until 15 January 2025 here: Application with a German Degree

Click here to be directed to uni-assist and to start your application:

DOCUMENTS NEEDED

You will have to prepare and scan the following documents for your application and upload (!) them as a pdf after registering and before the end of the deadline (DAAD: 15^th October 2024 / self-financing: 15^th January 2025); (note: zip-files are not accepted!)

1. DAAD applicants: Please check the DAAD website for necessary documents
2. Self-financing applicants: Financial statement – signed with current date (please see our FAQ for details)
3. CV (please use the sample europass form at europa.eu/europass/en) with current date
4. Letter of Motivation addressing the selection criteria and with current date (max. 2 pages long)
5. Letter of recommendation from your current employer (if possible)
6. Certificate(s) of Employment from employer(s) (if possible)
7. Proof of English Language Proficiency: IELTS or TOEFL (Note: The institutional TOEFL is not accepted) or official statement from University that previous studies were conducted in English language. Native speakers of English are exempted.
8. Copies of Academic Degrees (original document and additionally a certified translation if your certificate is neither in German nor English)
9. Copies of Academic Transcripts incl. grading-scale (original document and certified translation if necessary)

Additionally: If you come from China, Vietnam or India, you also need to upload an APS certificate.

Please see our FAQ if you have any questions about the above documents. We cannot check your application for completeness, so please compare with the confirmation emails you will get after uploading if you handed in everything we asked for. If you are missing documents and do not provide an explanation, we will have to disqualify you without warning, unfortunately, due to the high number of applicants.