# Scholarship submission checklist

Use one checklist for each funding application; attach its official instructions to your private planning record.

Last verified: 2026-09-10

- [ ] Exact call and year identified
- [ ] Citizenship, residence, degree and subject conditions checked
- [ ] Admission or host requirement resolved
- [ ] Selection criteria mapped to real evidence
- [ ] Coverage, duration and funding gap understood
- [ ] Concurrent-funding restrictions checked
- [ ] All required documents and translations ready
- [ ] References requested and separate deadline recorded
- [ ] Word limits and authorship rules followed
- [ ] Files opened and content checked
- [ ] Final submission completed
- [ ] Receipt and submitted version saved
- [ ] Follow-up and award obligations recorded

## Guidance sources

- [Information for scholarship applicants](https://www.daad.de/en/studying-in-germany/scholarships/information-for-scholarship-applicants/)
- [ETH ESOP](https://ethz.ch/students/en/studies/financial/scholarships/excellencescholarship.html)
- [References guidance](https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/application-guide/references)