New Delhi, 2004

DAAD Fellowship/ Scholarship Programmes

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DAAD New Delhi Office DAAD Headquarter in Germany

72, Lodi Estate Kennedyallee 50
3rd Floor 53175 Bonn
Lodi Road Germany
New Delhi 110 003
Fax: +91-11-2469 0919

2, Nyaya Marg
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi 110 021
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Tel.: +49-228-882-0
Tel.: +91-11-2461 5148
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E-mail: info@daaddelhi.org E-mail: postmaster@daad.de,
studying-in-germany@daad.de
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Visiting hours:
Monday through Friday
10:00 – 13:00 hrs, 14.00 – 16.00 hours
At other times by appointment only.
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5. FELLOWSHIP AND GRANT PROGRAMMES FOR GERMAN

SCHOLARS

5.1 German Postgraduates, Doctoral Candidates, and Recent Post Doctoral

scholars/“Vertiefungs- und Kurzstipendien für Deutsche”

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), co-sponsored and co-funded by
DAAD, offers a number of fellowships for German postgraduates for study and
research in India.
For further information on the profile of the scholarships, eligibility requirements,
application procedures and deadlines, please consult the DAAD brochure “Studium,
Forschung, Lehre – Förderungsmöglichkeiten im Ausland für Deutsche”; which
is available at all Akademische Auslandsämter of German universities and
“Fachhochschulen” as well as from DAAD Bonn and from the internet at
http://www.daad.de/ausland/de/3.4.html.
Photocopies of relevant pages can be made available to interested candidates residing
in India – or to departments at Indian universities wishing to host a German scholar –
by DAAD New Delhi, upon request.
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5.2 DAAD-IIT Scholarship Programme: “Diplom-Studienarbeit an den

Indian Institutes of Technology”

Objective: To collect material for the final thesis (Diplomarbeit) or

a supervised project (Studienarbeit) at an IIT in India

Target Group: Diplom-students in Engineering Sciences, with above

average qualifications

Scholarship Benefits: Monthly stipend from the IIT; lump sum for air-fare and
monthly allowance from DAAD.

Duration of Scholarship: 3 – 4 months

Eligibility Criteria:

• Engineering students from the following universities:

RWTH Aachen, TU Berlin, TU Darmstadt, TU Dresden, U Karlsruhe, TU München, U
Stuttgart;
• Candidates with above average qualification;
• Candidates must have been allocated a topic for the Diplomarbeit or Studienarbeit;
• Candidates should establish contact with IIT faculty for placements.

Application Procedure:

• Application forms are available from the Akademisches Auslandsamt of the selected
German Universities of Technology.
• Applications are invited five times a year.
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5.3 German Guest Lecturership Programme/ “Gastdozenturen”

Under the Indo-German Cultural Agreement, visits of German professors and

scientists (from any discipline) to universities and research institutes as short-term (1
to 6 months) guest-lecturers in all disciplines, with full-time teaching assignments
according to the host universities’ specifications and conditions, can be sponsored by
DAAD. A financial contribution from the host universities is expected.
Further information and application forms may be obtained from DAAD New Delhi
on written request.
It takes between 4 and 6 months to process complete applications.
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5.4 DAAD-CSIR Exchange of Scientists/ “Deutsch-Indischer

Wissenschaftleraustausch”

Under this programme – which is the German portion of the programme described in
full under Section 3.2 – German scientists from disciplines corresponding to those
represented by the CSIR laboratories in India, may be invited, with the concurrence of
DAAD and CSIR, for periods of between 14 days and three months, to do joint
collaborative research with their Indian counterparts.

Note:
Direct application to DAAD New Delhi is not possible. Applications must be
submitted by the CSIR institute/labs to the CSIR headquarters which will forward the
nominations.
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5.5 Study Visit to Indian Institutes of Technology

Under this programme - which is the German portion of the programme described in
full under section 3.3 - German scientists from universities in Germany can visit an
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) for a period of 1 to 3 months to carry out
collaborative projects.
The IITs have to nominate the faculty to be invited by DAAD.
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5.6 German Teachers of German/ German Studies/ German as a Foreign

Language/“Lektoren für die Deutsche Sprache”, “Sprachassistenten” und
“Praktikanten für Deutsch als Fremdsprache (DaF)”

5.6.1 “Lektoren für die Deutsche Sprache”

For many years, DAAD has been assisting in placing German lecturers of German
Language and Literature/German Studies at universities in India, on a cost-sharing
basis. These are universities where the Department of German or the German Section
in a Department of Foreign Languages is particularly strong and, as a rule, has a
Masters Degree as well as an M.Phil. and/or Ph.D. programme in German.
Heads of Departments, Deans, and Vice-Chancellors may inquire for details at the
DAAD New Delhi Office.

Note:

Application by Indian faculty and lecturers without an administrative function is not

possible. Qualified German nationals may apply in response to public advertisements
in the German media, and through DAAD Bonn only.

5.6.2 “Sprachassistenten”

“Sprachassistenten” are young German graduates of German/ German as a foreign

language, sponsored by DAAD to teach German language and culture at Indian
institutes of higher education. During their tenure of one academic year (9 – 10
months), they usually support a DAAD lecturer in his/her work.
Heads of Departments, Deans, and Vice-Chancellors may inquire for details at the
DAAD New Delhi Office.
Further information is available at http://www.daad.de/ausland/dde/3.4.1.html

5.6.3 “Praktikanten für DaF”

German Departments or German Sections of Foreign Language Departments which

need the assistance of native teachers of German, have the possibility of getting
advanced and specially qualified student intern (“Praktikanten”) through DAAD for
2-3 months. Their academic specialization from select professional institutes for
second language acquisition in Germany is “German as a Foreign Language”
(“Deutsch als Fremdsprache” – DaF).
In case of interest please inquire at info@daaddelhi.org
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5.7 Participation of German scholars in conferences on German/ Germanic

topics

DAAD supports the active participation of German scholars in conferences on/ related
to Germanic/ German language and cultural studies.