FAQ
Questions for affiliates of Indian universities
There is only mono bachelor program available in English in ‘North American Studies’ at FUB. Rest all of them are in German. We recommend applying at the masters’ level at FUB for English medium courses. Kindly find below the link for choosing your preferred course from the various masters courses available in English at our university. Relevant field, fees and other queries can be sorted with this link and by connecting to the relevant department contact details. In case of any doubt write or call back our New Delhi office for further assistance.
After finding your matching doctoral program. You should check the eligibility, procedure and timeline of selected doctoral program. There is usually no one rule for the entire offered programs. It varies from course to course. Naturally, you can start applying from the most upcoming one till the time you get through to any one of them from your selected list of programs. Having knowledge of German is always an advantage but it is not must for each program. Refer to the eligibility criteria of the finalized doctoral program for German language proficiency level requirement as well.
Firstly, you are welcome to visit our website and find matching department and professor to see if there are interesting contact options for you. In addition, you are naturally open to contact us and explore the association of chosen FU professors from the network of India office in FUB. For a personal consultation, contact us!
First of all you should explore our website and refer to the matching professors and their work. You can contact us for suggestions but normally we advise to contact all the matching Professors with a good convincing proposal along with the motivation letter. You should customize your proposal each time according to the work and details of the professor. FUB Delhi Office do have database of our associated FU professors but we do not approach them on your behalf. You need to contact the professor to supervise you on your own first. We are involved and assist at the level of co-ordination and guidance only and we can recommend only when there is interest from FUB side else influence and interference from our side is not possible.
The inviting entity at the FU Berlin is able to provide you with an invitation letter for your stay in Germany, with which you can apply for a visa. However, you will have to organize your trip yourself (booking flights, transfers, etc.). Exchange students can apply for accommodation in a dormitory at the Studierendenwerk (link). Guest academics should discuss the question of accommodation with their host at the FU Berlin. For shorter stays there is the possibility of hotel and guesthouse accommodation near the campus, longer stays require an individual solution. The liaison office will also be happy to advise you. You can find general information on the organisation and implementation of stays here.
Questions for FUB members
Depending on the purpose and duration of the planned stay, there are various funding programs available. FUB has a number of funding lines of its own, however, it is also possible to apply for scholarships from external funding organizations. Further information can be found here.
Please visit the websites of our partner universities to see if they offer interesting contact opportunities for you. Else, you are of course welcome to contact all other possible institutions in India. In addition to its contacts to partner universities, the New Delhi Liaison Office also maintains cooperation with numerous German and Indian science and funding organisations (DFG, DAAD, etc.). Please contact us for a personal consultation!
Depending on your status group and the status of your guest, there are various options for inviting members of Indian universities to FUB. Test scholarships for Master's students for the purpose of possible admission to a doctorate at FUB, inviting professors* via the Global Faculty Program, or a joint workshop according to the Matching Funds principle are just a few of the possible formats. For an overview of all FUB internal and external funding opportunities, please visit the page Indian University Members to the FU.