DAAD German Studies Research Grant
Offered by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Office New York
About this scholarship
DAAD’s German Studies Research Grant provides $2,000 to $3,000 for one or two months of short-term research in Germany. The grant offsets living and travel costs for focused projects on the cultural, political, historical, economic, or social dimensions of modern and contemporary Germany; it does not fund an ordinary study-abroad term. Applicants must be nominated by the professor supervising their project. Eligible groups include undergraduates with at least junior standing in a German Studies track or minor, master’s students in humanities or social sciences working on German Studies, and early-stage PhD students exploring a modern German dissertation proposal. Applicants normally need two years of college-level German and at least three German Studies courses. U.S. or Canadian citizens and permanent residents may apply through the North American institution where they study full time. International students may also qualify when enrolled in a U.S. or Canadian degree program and resident there for at least six months by the deadline. A complete application is sent both by email as one PDF and by regular mail, with a project plan, budget, course list, language evaluation, transcripts, and two recommendations. The next 2026 deadline is November 1.
Eligibility
- Be nominated by the professor supervising the proposed German Studies research
- Be an undergraduate with at least junior standing, a qualifying master’s student, or an early-stage PhD student
- Study full time at a college or university in the United States or Canada
- Meet the citizenship, permanent-residence, or six-month international-student residence rule stated by DAAD
- Have normally completed two years of college German and at least three German Studies courses
- Propose one to two months of research on modern or contemporary German affairs
- Submit the project plan, budget, transcripts, language evaluation, and two recommendations
- Send both the electronic PDF and paper application by November 1, 2026