List of required documents DAAD Scholarship for the MSc

List of required documents

DAAD Scholarship for the MSc Environmental Governance

 MEG Application Form (download MEG Application Form) to be filled out electronically

and send as a separate PDF file. This form is the basis for our database.

 Signed DAAD Application Form (download DAAD Application Form)

 Signed Curriculum Vitae in English, with date, without photo

 Signed Motivation Letter in English, following the Guideline for Motivation Letter

 Two recommendations

o One from a university professor/lecturer

o One from your current or a former employer

1) Please do not send us the two recommendations, but instead, create a PDF file with

only the names and contact dates of your two referees and send it to us.

2) Ask both referees to download and complete the MEG Referees Questionnaire and

to write a Reference Letter. There is no template for the reference letter, though it

ought to have a letterhead, signature, official stamp, and must be of current date.

3) Each referee should merge the two documents (MEG Referees Questionnaire and

Reference Letter) into one PDF file and send it to info-meg@unr.uni-freiburg.de

before Oct 15, 2020.

 Bachelor’s Degree certificate

o Certificates and academic transcripts must be officially translated into German or

English if necessary.

o Applicants who already have a Master's degree in a similar subject area are not

eligible for a DAAD scholarship. However, this does not apply to students from India,

Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in case they hold only a

3-year Bachelor. They need at least a 1-year Master degree to qualify for admission.

 Transcript of Records from your Bachelor´s Degree

o Certificates and academic transcripts must be officially translated into German or

English if necessary.

o The transcript must contain your final grade/GPA and the grading system. Please

send both, the original language version and the translated version.

 English Language Certificate (originals or certified copies)

o Certificates cannot be older than 2 years. We accept TOEFL (iBT 100 points, PBT 600),

IELTS (Band 7) or Cambridge (level C1).

o If the institution sends the certificate directly to us, please upload a screenshot of the

result. Our TOEFL code number is 8692, dept. code 99. Note: We are registered for

TOEFL and IELTS online verification.

o Native English speakers and applicants who followed their COMPLETE university

studies in an anglophone country (or in a country where English is the official

language) can be exempted from the language proof. They have to upload an official

certificate from their University confirming that English was the medium of

instruction.

o Note: Students from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan have to provide TOEFL,

IELTS or Cambridge certificate in ALL cases.

 Proof of two years of work experience

o Certificate(s) of employment from the employer(s) that prove a minimum of two

years of relevant working experience after the first degree (bachelor) at the time of

application. Employment dates have to be specified.

o If possible, a guarantee of re-employment from the current employer upon returning

home.

 APS Certificate (compulsory only for applicants from China, Vietnam, and Mongolia)

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