PhD in Germany at FAU 🇩🇪 | Funding, Stipends, Salary, Professor Outreach

Описание: Aashay shares how he moved from Electrical Engineering to Physics in Germany—doing a second Master’s and then a PhD at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. We cover how second Master’s admissions work, how to contact professors effectively, the two-stage PhD process (position vs. funding), scholarship foundations (Stiftungen), typical stipend amounts, and practical advice for thriving during a PhD.

Timestamps
00:00 – Intro: Aashay (PhD Physics, FAU)
00:06 – Quick self-intro & move to Germany (since 2018)
00:17 – Background: EE in Mumbai → Master’s in Germany
00:35 – Arrival & first Master’s (EE) → fell in love with Physics
00:47 – Switching fields: second Master’s in Physics (Offenburg → Erlangen)
01:03 – Starting the PhD in Theoretical Physics
01:09 – How to do a second Master’s in Germany (process overview)
01:34 – Why it can be easier if you’re already in Germany
01:54 – Application story: informal outreach + apply → admit
02:11 – Program strength & flexible intake (no hard cap in some courses)
02:26 – Writing to departments helped (then applying formally)
03:01 – Do grades matter? Rule-of-thumb thresholds
03:34 – PhD applications: 2 stages — find a position & secure funding
03:59 – Where to find positions: university pages, Max Planck, Fraunhofer, companies
04:29 – Most effective path: email professors (even without postings)
04:52 – What to write: show ideas, propose a project, signal motivation
06:11 – Funding models: university contract vs. bring-your-own funding
06:54 – Keep searching broadly; don’t fixate on one university
07:17 – Stiftungen (foundations): political & non-political; Studienstiftung
08:21 – Myth-busting: many foundations also fund applicants from abroad; DAAD options
08:56 – Typical stipend amounts & yearly adjustments (+extra health/research allowances)
09:41 – Total take-home comparable to an entry-level IT engineer (≈ after-tax figure)
10:06 – Advice: treat your PhD as “your baby,” follow your interests
10:41 – Have a hobby; grant bodies value multi-faceted profiles
11:11 – Wrap-up

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