Objective
The scholarships offer students from Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) the opportunity to complete a project work as part of their master’s thesis under the guidance of a German professor at one of the TU9 technical universities.
Who can apply?
Students from Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) in the fields of Engineering, Mathematics and Natural Sciences in the 2nd semester of their 2 year Master’s programme or 4th Semester of their 3 year MTech programme or in the 8th semester of an integrated / dual degree programme.
What can be funded?
A research stay at one of the following TU9 universities to work on your Master's thesis:
- RWTH Aachen (www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/a/)
- Technische Universität Braunschweig (www.tu-braunschweig.de)
- Technische Universität Darmstadt (www.tu-darmstadt.de)
- Technische Universität Dresden (www.tu-dresden.de)
- Leibniz Universität Hannover (www.uni-hannover.de/de/)
- Universität Stuttgart (www.uni-stuttgart.de)
Duration of the funding
7 months (from September to March)
Value
- Scholarship payments of 992 euros per month
- Payments towards health, accident and liability insurance cover
- 4 to 6 weeks German course at the host university
- One-off research allowance of 266 euros
- monthly rent subsidy where appropriate
- A lump sum travel subsidy
Selection
Applications have to be submitted via the DAAD portal. The final decision lies with the Selection Committee of the DAAD.
Results will be announced by May.
Results will be announced by May.
