Scholarship

Studying in Germany is maybe a dream of some people. The fact is: some people can financially afford to do that, however there are lots of people who financially cannot afford that. They need scholarship. However, it is also not easy to get scholarship. There are some requirements to be fulfilled.

As I worked for DAAD* Jakarta, 1995 - 1996, I had no chance to apply for a scholarship from DAAD. The scholarship was determined for university lecturers, especially from state universities and private universities, which had the status of "disamakan", and for researchers from governmental institutions. However it is not useless to check whether DAAD extends its scholarship scope. Maybe you have chance to apply for a scholarship from DAAD.

Thanks to the modern technology you can further seek so many information on scholarship in internet.

Not only in Germany, you can also study in Austria and Switzerland, because they are German speaking countries. However in Switzerland there are certain regions, where people speak German.

In Autumn 2003 German time I applied for a scholarship from the Embassy of Switzerland, Jakarta. Its scholarship was more restricted than DAAD scholarship. If DAAD Jakarta offered the scholarship to the whole Indonesia, Switzerland offered it only to regions, which involved some countries. It means Indonesia get only a few percent of the whole portion. Further, it means also that you should compete with other applicants from other countries in the determined region. Unfortunately, the confirmation letter from Professor  Dr.Dr. Hess-Luettich of the University of Bern dated 8 October 2003 and 2 reference letters from 2 lecturers of my Alma mater, German Dept., Faculty of Letters, University of Indonesia, (J. Darman, M.A. & Dr. Setiawati Darmojuwono) could not accompany me to Bern, since I didn't get the scholarship.

You may contact the Embassy of Switzerland, Jakarta, for further information. Maybe you are more lucky than me. For the Austrian scholarship please visit the website of OeAD (Oesterreichischer Austauschdienst). And of course, you can search more information on scholarship in internet.


*DAAD = Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst / German Academic Exchange Service

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