Intensive Language Course in Germany Scholarships: DAAD offers grants to graduate students at North American universities to attend 8-week intensive language courses at leading institutes in Germany.
The scholarship of €1,300 includes tuition, accommodations (arranged by the host institute), and a cash allowance for meals and incidental expenses in full or in part, depending on the choice of location and accommodations.
DAAD will provide health and accident insurance as well as a travel subsidy of €210.
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.
Scholarship Application Requirements:
- Scholarships are awarded to students currently enrolled full-time in a graduate program in all fields of study except English, German, or any other modern language or literature.
- Applicants will be assessed on the basis of their academic record and statements of projected academic and professional future.
Foreign nationals are eligible if they have been full-time graduate students at a US or Canadian University for at least one academic year at the time of application.
Applicants who have received a DAAD summer language grant in the past three years are not eligible to apply.
Deadline: November 15.
Complete applications should be sent to the DAAD New York office. Applications postmarked November 15 or earlier will be accepted.
For further details and application forms, see: Intensive Language Course in Germany – DAAD Website