Intensive Language Courses in Germany

  Germany

• Berlin: 
Berlin
• Munich: 
Munich (Munchen)

Term: Throughout the year 

Description: DAAD offers grants to graduate students at North American universities to attend 8-week intensive language courses at leading institutes in Germany. Extensive descriptions of the institutes, their teaching philosophies, course content, as well as course dates are available on the website of each institute:

* Goethe-Institut
* S + W speak + write
* did deutsch-institut
* Carl-Duisberg-Centren
* InterDaF Leipzig

Eligibility Requirements                
Scholarships are awarded to students currently enrolled full-time in a graduate program in all fields of study except English, German or any modern languages or literatures. Applicants will be assessed on the basis of their academic record and statements of projected academic and professional future.

As a rule, applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the US or Canada. Foreign nationals may be 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 must have completed three semesters of college German or have achieved an equivalent level of language proficiency.

Applicants who have received a DAAD summer language grant in the past three years are not eligible to apply.

Requirements must be met by the application deadline.

Highlights: Terms of Award                
DAAD will consider individual placement preferences, but grantees are requested to accept DAAD's final decision as to time and place.

The scholarship of approximately ¬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.

Degree Level: Masters Degree

Minimum Education: Masters

Cost in US$: none

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Germany Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Scholarships are Available.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)'s Mission Statement: The DAAD promotes international exchange through mobility programs and funding for study and research in Germany.

Year Founded: 1971