DAAD: German Studies Research Grant
German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD)
Funding Amount
US $2,000 - US $3,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- All applicants are expected to have completed two years of college-level German language studies and a minimum of three courses in German Studies (literature, history, politics or other fields) at the time of nomination.
- Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the US and Canada who are enrolled full-time at the US or Canadian college or university that nominates them, or, in the case of international students, must be enrolled in a degree program at a US or Canadian college or university and living…
Other requirements
- Who can apply?Undergraduates with at least junior (third-year) standing pursuing a German Studies track or minor may be nominated for the grant by the professor supervising their research project.
- Master’s level graduate students in the humanities and social sciences earning a certificate or working on a project in German Studies may be nominated for the grant by the professor supervising their research project.
- PhD students in the humanities and social science disciplines in the process of preparing their dissertation proposals on modern German topics may be nominated for the grant by their principal advisor.
- The intent of the program is to provide an opportunity for short-term exploratory research to determine the viability or to delimit the scope of their proposed dissertations.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Students whose dissertation proposals have already been formally accepted one year or more before the application deadline are not eligible for nomination.
- Not eligible: Support cannot be provided for stays in Germany in the context of study abroad programs.
Overview
Funder: German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD)
The DAAD German Studies Research Grant is designed for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing German Studies, offering support for short-term research in Germany. Eligible candidates include undergraduates, Master's students, and PhD candidates nominated by their professors. The grant aims to facilitate research into various aspects of modern German affairs while ensuring applicants have a solid background in German language and culture. Funding assists with living and travel costs during the research period.
This specialized DAAD program offers German Studies Research Grants to highly-qualified undergraduate and graduate students who are nominated by the professor supervising their research project. The grant may be used for short-term research (one to two months) in Germany. The program is designed to encourage research and promote the study of cultural, political, historical, economic and social aspects of modern and contemporary German affairs from an inter- and multidisciplinary perspective.
Eligibility
Who can apply?Undergraduates with at least junior (third-year) standing pursuing a German Studies track or minor may be nominated for the grant by the professor supervising their research project.
Master’s level graduate students in the humanities and social sciences earning a certificate or working on a project in German Studies may be nominated for the grant by the professor supervising their research project.
PhD students in the humanities and social science disciplines in the process of preparing their dissertation proposals on modern German topics may be nominated for the grant by their principal advisor. Students whose dissertation proposals have already been formally accepted one year or more before the application deadline are not eligible for nomination. The intent of the program is to provide an opportunity for short-term exploratory research to determine the viability or to delimit the scope of their proposed dissertations. The program is not intended to supplement or substitute for regular dissertation field work abroad which should lag the short-term research stay by at least one semester.
All applicants are expected to have completed two years of college-level German language studies and a minimum of three courses in German Studies (literature, history, politics or other fields) at the time of nomination.Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the US and Canada who are enrolled full-time at the US or Canadian college or university that nominates them, or, in the case of international students, must be enrolled in a degree program at a US or Canadian college or university and living in the US or Canada for a minimum of six months by the time of the application deadline.Research support is intended to offset living and travel costs during the active research phase.
Ineligibility
Support cannot be provided for stays in Germany in the context of study abroad programs.
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Fields of Work
- Humanities
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