February 23, 2024

Reflections from the 2023 Germany Today Tour

EuropeNow recently published a collection of seven short essays by last year's Germany Today participants. The tour visited German universities in the Ruhr Valley and focused on how German academic institutions collaborate with industry.

Read the essays here and learn more about this year's Germany Today tour and its theme on our website. Applications for this year's tour are open until March 8.

Important Dates & Deadlines for Programs, Scholarships, & Grants

For an overview of scholarship opportunities, visit the scholarship database.

Important Dates and Application Deadlines:

Accepted on a rolling basis: GAIN Summer Internship

February 25: DAAD AInet Fellowship

March 7: Gilman-DAAD Germany Scholarships

March 8: Germany Today

March 14: Transatlantic Tandem Talk: Global Impact of Climate Change in the Arctic

April 1: CfA: Falling Walls Lab San Francisco

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Networking Tour and Program

DAAD AInet Fellowship

The DAAD AInet Fellowship is awarded twice a year to a group of outstanding international early career researchers in the field of artificial intelligence. Awardees will be invited to join the Postdoctoral Networking Tour in Artificial Intelligence (Postdoc-NeT-AI), a two-step networking program that offers participants the opportunity to interact face-to-face with leading researchers in Germany, with the aim of initiating collaborations, and creating new research and career opportunities. Additionally, awardees are included in the DAAD AInet Fellows & Alumni Network, offering long-term access to German AI research and bringing together bright researchers from all around the world.

Application deadline: February 25

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For Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients

Gilman-DAAD Germany Scholarships

The Gilman-DAAD Germany Scholarship Program provides 40 additional scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students per year who are recipients of Federal Pell Grants to study and/or intern for academic credit in Germany through the Gilman Program. This deadline is for in-person programs or internships that begin between May 1, 2024 and April 30, 2025.

Application deadline: March 7

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Information Tour

Germany Today

DAAD invites representatives from universities, research institutions and funding agencies in the United States and Canada, as well as colleagues from the fields of education policy and politics, to join us for our “Germany Today” Information Tour 2024 from Jun 16-21, 2024. This year’s tour will focus on the opportunities and challenges faced by German universities in the broader context of society, the workforce, and a rapidly evolving geopolitical environment.

Application deadline: March 8

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German Network Opportunities and Events

Win a Trip to Berlin!

Falling Walls Lab San Francisco

Falling Walls Labs are science/innovation slams that take place worldwide. Young researchers, students, and entrepreneurs can pitch their innovative ideas or research that creates a positive impact on science and society to an interdisciplinary jury that will select the winner. Topics can be broad and are not limited to engineering and science. All winners of the Labs worldwide will be invited to the Falling Walls Conference in Berlin in November with all expenses paid.

Application deadline: April 1

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Transatlantic Tandem Talk

On Thin Ice: Global Impact of Climate Change in the Arctic

The next Transatlantic Tandem Talk presented by the University of Cologne, the DWIH, and partners will feature an expert discussion between Prof. Dr. Janet Rethemeyer from the University of Cologne, Germany, and Dr. Jannik Martens, UoC alumnus and researcher at Columbia University. A virtual tour through the core repository of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University will follow the talk.

Join on March 14 (RSVP required)

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Work with Us!

Paid Summer Opportunity

GAIN Summer Internship

We are currently accepting applications for a summer internship with the German Academic International Network (GAIN) at the DAAD New York office, starting between May 1 and June 1 to September 15 or 30, 2024. The internship involves assisting with organizing the 24th Annual GAIN Conference of international mobile researchers from Germany. Applicants should be fluent in English and have strong German language skills, have an interest in higher education and science policy, be highly organized and detail oriented, and enjoy being a part of a small team. Prior experience with event planning is a plus. Interns will receive a monthly stipend of $1,500.

Applications will be accepted until the role is filled

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Germany's Eurovision Entry

It's official - Isaak will be representing Germany at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden! Isaak beat out eight competitors with his song, "Always on the Run," for a spot in this year's contest.

Click the thumbnail to the left to listen to the song!

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Amelia Wallace

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