I am incredibly happy to announce that the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Ger.: Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) will support my PhD-Project for the upcoming 2-3 years! It was a long, but steady way to get to this point, and I’ve already worked on increasing my chances for receiving this funding during my M.A., so for about 4 years.
Especially if you come from a working-class family and are the first academic in your family, this support and appreciation means a lot and is very gratefully received. The whole process kept me motivated to follow the intended idea and to dispel my doubts through logic and evidences, e.g. by writing a detailled Exposé with proof of concepts, regular consultations with my supervisors and reflections on my researches so far. The fact that the expert reviewers of the foundation (who are university professors in this field) trust me to realise this project let’s me start with a clear mind, it motivates me even more to pursue a high scientific value and a societal benefit, thank you for this!
At this point I’d like to encourage every indvidual, regardless of their background, to put some effort into applying for a scholarship, as it’s worth it even if the answer is negative! I can provide some experiences with German Study-, Exposé- and PhD-Scholarships, so if you have some questions about this topic or need some help with the application system, feel free to contact me personally!
I decided to publish my Exposé that has been submitted to the foundation, but it is only up to date as of March 01, 2022 and in german, a few aspects have already been updated: Download Exposé (.pdf)
tl;dr
- I’ve received a scholarship for the Project MODAVIS for 2-3 years
- (outdated) Project Exposé (in German) can be downloaded through the Link provided above
- Contact me if you need tips and advice for scholarships in Germany!