Bavarian Diversity Scholarship: Discovering Academic Potential

Dear Mr Noldin,

I’m thankful for taking efforts to go through all our applications every semester. It’s my pleasure to apply for Bavarian Diversity Scholarship. My name is Mandar Bakalkar, in this application essay I share examples of my academic interests and accomplishments as a student of the Operational Excellence Masters course. Currently I am pursuing the 2nd semester, I have completed my 1st semester with a score of 1,5. Before I request you to grant me this Diversity Scholarship, I would want you to know a bit more about me.

My aspirations inspired me to opt for the four-year diploma course in Mechanical Engineering post my 10th Grade. In the third year of the diploma, I got an opportunity to work with ‘Larsen and Toubro’, this year-long in-plant training, that was part of the curricula. It proved a steppingstone to aggregate Management as my ardour. After earning the diploma, I took admission for Undergraduate course in Mechanical Engineering at Pune University, India. My recent Industrial experience helped me to learn production and industrial engineering subjects better. I completed my bachelors with a score of 2,6.

My efforts paid off, as I was offered a job by ‘Kalyani Forge Pvt Ltd.’, a forging company in the automotive industry. At Kalyani Forge, I have not only assimilated knowledge about supply chain but forging processes as well. This role helped me to gain a position in ‘General Electric’, an industrial digital company. In GE, I was responsible for indirect sourcing of plant requirements. My passion to learn more allowed me to work on critical projects with very short deadlines. I gained perspective on the various business domains, stakeholder management and organizational behaviour in the multinational environment. Clients and colleagues appreciated my involvement and initiatives taken in business functions. While focusing on my career, I am also involved in animal welfare and environmental protection activities.

To have a taste of globalization and international culture, I decided to pursue higher studies abroad. I chose Bavaria; as it is a Central European hub of technical as well as management excellence. I chose Hochschule Hof University of Applied Sciences, as I found the Operational Excellence course more suited to Industry 4.0 initiatives. This course is helping me to achieve excellence in techno-management subjects while improving my leadership skills. After seven months in Hochschule Hof University of Applied Sciences, I believe my dreams are getting fulfilled. In the past seven months, I am getting exposure to International as well as German culture very closely. To gain insights into German work culture, I worked at IWS, an industrial cleaning company as well as in hotel as a waiter. This experience helped me support my Finances as well as to learn the German language faster. I believe I have already started making good use of facilities that have been provided here. This Diversity Scholarship will help me financially. The additional focus will assist me in applying more dedication & efforts towards my role in this society.

To recapitulate, it would be a matter of great pride for me to have this Bavarian Diversity Scholarship. I hope that considering my strong captivation and consistent academic achievements you will grant me with this Diversity Scholarship.