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Interruption of PhD in Germany and money refunding

rom 12 posts
15 years ago

Quote From bewildered:

I doubt they have an official black list, I rather suspect that they would be unwilling to risk funding you again if you dropped out

This is what I meant concerning the "black list": no grant in future :)

Quote From bewildered:

As to repaying them: does it not say anything about this on your DAAD national office site? I think for some countries that if you drop out during the first semester you do have to repay the grant, but I'm not sure whether it would apply to all nationalities. The funding schemes vary so much depending on nationality that it's hard to tell.

There is no information on DAAD's regional oficial site (my country is Russia). And there is even no clear information from documents they sent me.:-( As follows from their documents, they could either ask me to repay or not ask.
And the problem is that if they ask to repay then I'll have no money to do this because I'm not rich.:-(

Consequences of breaking PhD in Germany?

rom 12 posts
15 years ago

Quote From questionmark:

hi, thanks your kind reply, unfortunately, i just noticed that my age is over the requirement limit.....i will keep looking for something else

It seems to me that one could break the rules sometimes. For example, I've sent a half of required documents 4 months after the official deadline. There are the people who really want to help in DAAD. Try to write them or to call (to regional office or to Bonn). Probably, they'll make an exeption for you.

Consequences of breaking PhD in Germany?

rom 12 posts
15 years ago

Quote From questionmark:

Hi, sorry, i have no clue for your question.
but may i ask you some questions ?
i am also trying to apply DAAD scheme, as i noticed the application deadline is 30th of august, so the time is really tight for me, my questions are
1. do i need find a supervisor before i can apply DAAD?
2. I got master in british uni, and intent to pursue phd, do i need re-take GMAT ?
3. as i understand, the documents that i should sumit ,
degree certificate
ref letters
brief writing paper for research interest
Resume
anything that i missed
4. how long you can get result from them ?
thank you very much for your advise
and appreciate anyone's input

1. Yes
2,3,4: Depends on country. Take a look at your local DAAD web site for all the details. On the local site of my country there was all the information needed).
4: I've waited for approx. 5 months

Interruption of PhD in Germany and money refunding

rom 12 posts
15 years ago

Hi to All!
The situation is as following: I've won the DAAD Scholarship and it will begin in September. But I have doubts because the research theme doesn't seem me interesting enough and I don't know German language (but University's work language is English).
I want to go to Germany for 1-2 months and estimate all the thingd "on the place": probably my fears are just nothing.

So the question is as following: Should I repay the money DAAD spent to me if I interrupt the PhD? And will I be in the "black list", i.e. with no ability to win DAAD grant again?
All answers are welcome!! I need your advice!

P.S., to moderator: I created this thread because the name of my previous one ("Consequences of breaking PhD in Germany?") doesn't reflect the issue and because there is no way to edit the title of the thread.

thinking of leaving

rom 12 posts
15 years ago

I'll tell you a story about my Master thesis: I had a work that was done already (C++ program (Computer Science)). When I came to my reviewer firstly, he told me that there is nothing new in my work => it couldn't be used for master thesis. I thought for a few months. Then I found out that it was new aspects in my work, but I hadn't seen them before. I came to the same reviewer with the same work, but told him about it in other words. And later I've received an "excellent" mark for my master thesis.
Conclusion: Try to have an other look on your work. Read other master thesises (or phds), especially from your department or in your field of research. It really helps because you see the examples of thesises those were passed through the assessment committee (or examination commission).

Consequences of breaking PhD in Germany?

rom 12 posts
15 years ago

Hi to All!
The situation is as following: I've won the DAAD Scholarship and it will begin in September. But I have doubts because the research theme doesn't seem me interesting enough and I don't know German language (but University's work language is English).
I want to go to Germany for 1-2 months and estimate all "on the place": probably my fears are just nothing.

So the question is as following: Should I repay the money DAAD spent to me if I break the PhD? And will I be in the "black list", i.e. with no ability to win DAAD grant again?
All answers are welcome!! I need your advice!