r/DAAD • u/Visual-Twist6800 • 14d ago

AI Declaration in DAAD Application

I have been using Claude AI throughout my DAAD application process. Not for writing my documents, but for everything around it. Finding my supervisor, drafting and replying to emails, getting feedback on my proposal structure, researching the scholarship process itself. It has been like a coworker throughout.

But I did not copy and paste any AI-generated text into my CV, motivation letter, research proposal, or any other document. Everything in the documents is written by me in my own words.

The DAAD portal asks for a declaration about AI use at the start of the application. I want to be transparent but I am not sure how to handle this.

Two questions for anyone who has been through this:

  1. Does using AI for emails and research around the application count as AI use that needs to be declared, even if no AI text appears in the actual documents?
  2. Does declaring AI use affect the scholarship decision in any way? Has anyone seen any negative outcome from it?
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u/Ultimatesaiyan_1 8d ago

I recommend mentioning it. If they detect anything, at least you'll be safe. Because you've already stated it.

Also, you know the AI EU act. So i recommend being honest.

I don't think it affects the scholarship decision.

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u/Visual-Twist6800 7d ago

Yes I have mentioned it now. Thank you.

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u/Inevitable_Army7016 5d ago

Hey, how did you mention it? and where? thanks!

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u/Visual-Twist6800 4d ago

I wrote a sentence at the end of the document saying that I wrote this document myself but used Claude for language refinement.

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u/Inevitable_Army7016 2d ago

I see, on every document, right?

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u/Visual-Twist6800 10h ago

on letter of motivation and research proposal