DAAD is inviting applications for Summer Course Grants to attend 3- to 4-week summer language courses at German universities. Scholarships are awarded to students pursuing full-time study at Canadian or US colleges or universities.

This program provides scholarships to attend a broad range of 3- to 4-week summer language courses at German universities which focus mainly on German language and literary, cultural, political and economic aspects of modern and contemporary Germany. Extensive extracurricular programs complement and reinforce the core material.

• Study Subject(s): Scholarships are awarded in German language and literary, cultural, political and economic aspects of modern and contemporary Germany.
• Course Level: Scholarships are available for summer language courses.
• Scholarship Provider: DAAD
• Scholarship can be taken at Germany

Eligibility

• Scholarships are awarded to students pursuing full-time study at Canadian or US colleges or universities. There are no restrictions as to the field of study, but applicants must have attained at least sophomore standing (10 full-course credits for Canadians) at the time of application.
• As a rule, applicants must be citizens of Canada or the US. International students may be eligible to apply if they have been full-time students at an American or Canadian university for at least one year at the time of application.
• Applicants must have completed a minimum of four semesters of college German (or have obtained an equivalent level of language proficiency elsewhere) in order to be able to participate in group projects and follow lectures in German.
• Applicants must be citizens of Canada or the US. International students may be eligible if they have been full-time students at an American or Canadian university for at least one year at the time of application.

The number of award(s): A number the University Summer Course Grants are made possible by the DAAD Alumni Association of the US, including one that is specially earmarked for an applicant in the fine arts.

Duration of award(s): Scholarships are available for courses lasting a minimum of three weeks.

What does it cover? The scholarship is approximately €850, which covers tuition, room and board in whole or in part. Accommodations are arranged by the host institution. In addition, DAAD will provide an international travel subsidy of €300-450. Scholarship recipients are expected to devote their full attention to the course and may not concurrently undertake individual research. A written report is requested within four weeks of the end of the course.

How to Apply

• How to Apply: The application form must be completed online and you must send the application printout with your signature, your supplemental documents and materials to the DAAD New York office. Every component of the application, with the exception of the recommendation letter, must be submitted in duplicate (one original, one photocopy); applications not submitted in duplicate will not be processed. A complete application consists of the following parts.
• Completed DAAD application form.
• A curriculum vitae (résumé)
• Autobiographical essay in German would be appreciated.
• A detailed statement (in English) of approximately 500 words explaining why the applicant wants to attend a University Summer Course.
• A recommendation letter was written by a professor in the field of your degree study. It should not be from the same professor who evaluates your language proficiency. (Since most referees prefer to provide them in a sealed envelope, you may submit one original letter without the photocopy.)
• Complete, official transcripts of all post-secondary studies. (You may open the official transcript to make a photocopy if obtaining two official ones costs you extra.)
• DAAD language evaluation form (“Sprachzeugnis”).
• The language evaluation form is part of the application form and must be completed and signed by a faculty member of the German Department at the applicant’s institution or by an official of a Goethe-Institut.

Application Deadline: December 1, 2019

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application