PhD Proposal Writing Workshops (PPWW)

Want to do PhD in Germany? Wondering how to write a PhD proposal? The DAAD offers workshops for aspirant who intend to pursue their doctorate in Germany! The next PPWWs are coming up in 2025 - Stay tuned!

Upcoming Workshop

The PPWW action will begin in the year 2025.

Past Workshops

For Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Data Science

Online

Experts

4 Sep: Physics
– Dr Gopal Dixit, IIT Bombay
5 Sep: Chemistry
– Dr Kiran Gore, IIT Kharagpur
– Dr M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Dhaka University
6 Sep: Mathematics & Data Science
– Dr Panchatcharam Mariappan, IIT Tirupati
– Dr Nagarajan Ganapathy, IIT Hyderabad

For Engineering and Natural Sciences

Experts

Dr Saptarshi Sasmal, CSIR-SERC Chennai
Dr Areejit Samal, IMSc Chennai

When: Fri, 18 Aug 2023
Venue: CSIR-SERC, Chennai 600113

For Geo & Hydro Science, Biology and Social Sciences

Online

4 April – Geo & Hydro Science
Research Ambassadors Dr Amar Agarwal, IIT Kanpur and Dr Ankit Agarwal, IIT Roorkee with Team DAAD New Delhi
5 April – Biology
Research Ambassadors Dr Avinash Sonawane, IIT Indore and Dr Jaydeep Bhattacharya, JNU, New Delhi with Team DAAD IP Chennai
6 April – Social Science
Research Ambassadors Dr Milind Brahme, IIT Madras and Dr Farhat Naz, IIT Jodhpur with DAAD Team Pune

For Physics and Chemistry

Onsite
Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, 12 October 2022, 12:15-15:30 IST

The workshop was conducted by

Dr Gopal Dixit, IIT Bombay
Dr. Anant Kapdi, Institute of Chemical Technlogy (ICT) Mumbai

Together with Team DAAD

Aditi Gosavi, Senior Advisor – Communication
Girija Joshi, Regional Officer
Sai Kolhatkar, Regional Officer

For Life Sciences and Physical Sciences

Online
30 March, 10:00-17:00 IST

The workshop will be conducted by

Dr Gopal Dixit, IIT Bombay
Dr Vasudharani Devanathan, IISER Tirupati

Together with Team DAAD

Dhanashree Deodhar, Regional Officer
Girija Joshi, Regional Officer

For Humanities and Social Sciences

Online
23 November, 10:00-17:00 IST

The workshop was conducted by

Dr Christoph Woiwode, Indo-German Centre for Sustainability at IIT Madras
Dr Sebastian Schwecke, Max Weber Foundation

Together with Team DAAD

Apoorv Mahendru, Head – Marketing
Aditi Gosavi, Senior Advisor – Communication

For Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering Sciences

Online
15 July, 1400-1800 IST
16 July, 1400-1800 IST

The workshop was conducted by

Prof Dr Aruna Dhathathreyan, AcSIR Chennai – Biophysical Chemistry
Prof Dr Aranya Bhuti Bhattacherjee, BITS Hyderabad – Physics
Prof Dr Amitava Gupta, Jadavpur University – Power Engineering
Dr Jaydeep Bhattacharya, Jawaharlal Nehru University – Biotechnology

Together with the Team DAAD

Apoorv Mahendru, Head – Marketing
Aditi Gosavi, Senior Advisor – Communication
Kanchi Arora, Executive Assistant to the Director
Dhanashree Deodhar, Regional Officer – Maharashtra, Gujarat