Third Country Programme Latin America - Master

Selection criteria

For all information, please see the Call for Scholarship As a first step, all applicants must submit a complete application for the programme via the DAAD Portal. Please be aware of the DAAD’s application deadline as well as the Universidad Nacional San Juan deadline. The application process for DAAD scholarships contains the following steps: Register on the DAAD portal Log in to the portal Carefully read the instructions on how to apply in the portal Submit your application via the portal Remember to check that your application is complete and meets DAAD requirements before submitting! Otherwise your application cannot be considered. DAAD will conduct a formal review of the applications received via the DAAD portal only, according to the DAAD criteria. In addition to this first step, applicants must at the same time/as a second step apply for admission at the National University San Juan using the contact details and procedure prescribed by the institution. The institution sets its own deadline for the admission process. Please inform yourself in plenty of time about the application process at the host institution. In a final selection organized by the DAAD, applications that have met both the admission requirements at the host university (and the university's rank in the pre-selection) and the DAAD's formal criteria are evaluated by an independent selection committee (international university teachers and experts from German and foreign universities as well as alumni). The independent selection committee evaluates the applications based on the submitted documents, tak-ing into consideration the pre-selection ranking of the institution. Areas evaluated include academic performance and quality, extracurricular activities, motivation, and relevance of the research topic (if applicable). The DAAD reserves the right of final selection. Please note that all short-listed applicants may be asked to participate in a multi-wave monitoring survey to gather data on different academic and career development aspects. Participation is voluntary. The application process contains two steps. Please be aware of the DAAD application deadline for pre-selected candidates as well as the Universidad Nacional San Juan deadline. Further information For further information on application requirements and the application procedure, please refer to the Call for Scholarship Applications. Scholarship holders in the framework of research based Master programmes are also encouraged to apply for a short-term research stay in Germany for 2 up to 6 months. The short-term research scholarship includes: a monthly scholarship payment for living costs health/accident/personal liability insurance a flat-rate travel allowance Scholarship holders are also invited to apply for different Summer Schools in Germany (four weeks) Further Information about the Universidad Nacional San Juan http://www.unsj.edu.ar/ Further information about the degree program https://iee-unsjconicet.org/maestria_ingenieria_electrica/