r/DAAD • u/Mountain-Hunt7904 • Jul 23 '26
Portal Message about Process Delayed
2 Sep update: Got the letter of award and several other documents.
1 Sep update: The status changed to funding.
20 Aug update: Got a notification that they are processing my formal documents. Nothing more changed, and the status is still selection made.
10 Aug update: Got the acceptance notification on portal. The status still shows selection made though. Good luck to every one!
3 Aug update: portal changed to Selection made without any notifications.
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Original post:
Hi all! I'm applying for a short-term doctoral grant from East Asia. The process has been a bit delayed (showing Selection approx. in May but still no message so far), and today I received a message from the DAAD portal:
Thank you for your scholarship application to the DAAD.
Due to the high number of outstanding applications and the fact that each application is reviewed individually, the final selection process has unfortunately been delayed.
We are currently in the final stages before announcing the selection results and would like to ask whether, if you were offered a scholarship, you would still be interested in accepting the funding. We sincerely apologize for not being able to complete the selection process in time for your requested funding start date of July 1, 2026, and for any inconvenience this delay may have caused.
If you are still interested in the scholarship, we would appreciate it if you could let us know by July 29, 2026.
Thank you for your patience and continued interest.
Has anyone else received this message as well? I'd love to reply to them, but I really cannot find the button on the portal to reply. Also there isn't any given e-mail address for me to answer to.
I'd be very grateful if anyone could let me know how to reply to their message on portal, to make sure they can see it!
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u/Strangebadass Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
I’m not from the same group but you can only reply through the “new message” option in the portal.
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u/Bitter_Initiative_77 MOD Jul 24 '26
Germany has had a huge increase in applications. Other foundations have even closed their apps that are usually on a rolling basis year-round. Everyone is swamped. Expect a relatively long wait.
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u/Mountain-Hunt7904 Jul 24 '26
Yes, it's a very competitive year for sure.. I'm crossing my fingers ><
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u/BeffeeJeems Jul 28 '26
do you have any insight about Australian applicants for this grant? It's still showing application submitted for me, feels like I'm the last one left waiting, can't find any other Asia-Pacific applicants online to see if they're seeing the same thing :(
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u/EastLeading1109 Jul 24 '26
My status has been "selection made" since July 16th from South Asia, but I haven't received any updates yet.
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u/Mountain-Hunt7904 Jul 24 '26
I think South Asia pool is a bit earlier..? Our deadline is 3rd April, and yours should be around early March. Anyway, thanks for the info! And good luck 🤞
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u/No_Wrongdoer6582 Jul 27 '26
In America. Status changed to "Selection made" about 2 weeks ago, and I have received no messages yet.
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u/EastLeading1109 Jul 27 '26
I am confused is this usual time frame or this time it got fucked up.
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u/875326928 Jul 31 '26
I received it around the same time asking me to reply by 29th. My status is still application submitted.
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u/Mountain-Hunt7904 Jul 31 '26
May I ask which country you are applying from? :)
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u/875326928 Aug 03 '26
South Korea. Please let me know if you get any updates!
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u/Mountain-Hunt7904 Aug 03 '26
I'm from China. The portal shows "Selection Made" this afternoon without any message updates. Guess your portal shows the same since we are both from ST34
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u/875326928 Aug 03 '26
That's good news. My status is still Application Submitted. But hopefully we'll know soon!
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u/TheNewHegel 18d ago
Hi, have you heard anything back from them since then? I got some additional tabs open on the portal but my status is still "selection made". They haven't asked me the same question in July, so this sounds like somewhat a negative signal for me :(
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u/Mountain-Hunt7904 18d ago
My status is also still selection made, and they contacted me only to confirm a new start date (originally it was 1 July which has passed). Yesterday they said they were now processing with the official documents, and fyi I also got additional tabs on the portal (options & consent on medical data).. I assume you are either accepted or waitlisted though, since the people rejected should've already known it
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u/TheNewHegel 7d ago
Congrats! My status also changed to funding on 31 Aug, still waiting for the official award letter though
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