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Team Germany Slides to the Podium |
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Last week, Team Germany swept all four luge events, taking home four gold and two silver medals! This dominant performance continues a tradition of excellence in the sport: Germany had already won about 75% of all Olympic gold medals ever awarded in luge coming into these games.
What makes the Germans so good at this little-known sport? Check out this video by Deutsche Welle to find out!
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Important Dates & Deadlines for DAAD Programs, Scholarships, & Grants
As of now, we expect all funding, programs and internships below to resume as planned. For any updates, please visit the funding page and www.daad.org.
Important Dates and Application Deadlines:
To view our informational video on what programs, scholarships, and grants DAAD USA has to offer students, please click here!
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DAAD Programs, Scholarships, and Grants |
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New Partnership
Gilman-DAAD Germany Scholarship
The Gilman-DAAD Germany Scholarship is a partnership between the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A Gilman Scholarship Program and DAAD. DAAD Germany will provide 40 additional scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students per year to study and/or intern for academic credit in Germany through the Gilman Program. The award allows students from accredited U.S. higher education institutions to strengthen their skills and expand their educational experiences while living and learning in Germany.
Application Deadline: March 1
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For Faculty and Administrators
Germany Today
The Germany Today Information Tour is designed to give participants a broad overview of Germany’s higher education landscape. This year's tour is themed "German Higher Education Institutions and their Role as a Gateway to the European Higher Education Area" and will visit institutions in Freiburg, Strasbourg, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Darmstadt, and Mainz. Representatives from universities, research institutions, funding agencies, and other organizations in the field of education policy are invited to apply. Program-related costs in Germany (accommodation, domestic travel, most meals) will be covered by DAAD.
Application Deadline: March 27
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Job Opportunity
Head of Programs, DWIH
The German Center for Research and Innovation New York (DWIH) is seeking a full-time, in-house Head of Programs. The Head of Programs will work closely together with the Executive Director of the DWIH and will be responsible for communications and outreach strategy, growing and maintaining the DWIH’s extensive network, and developing and managing events in accordance with DWIH’s primary goals.
Application deadline: February 22
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Summer Internship Opportunity
GAIN Summer Internship
DAAD is currently accepting applications for a summer internship with the German Academic International Network (GAIN) in the New York office between May/June and September 2022. The internship involves assisting with organizing the 22nd Annual GAIN Conference of international mobile researchers from Germany. Interns may complete the internship virtually or in our New York office.
Application deadline: March 30
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German Network Opportunities and Events |
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Call for Nominations
DAAD Alumni Association USA Awards for Excellence in International Education
Nominations are now being accepted for two awards given annually by the DAAD Alumni Association USA (DAAD AA). The "Award for Excellence in International Education between the USA and Germany" and the "Mid-Career Professional Award for Accomplishments in International Exchange between the USA and Germany" recognize professionals who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to academic and cultural exchange between Germany and the USA.
Application deadline: February 20
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Virtual Career Fair
MIT European Career Fair
Learn about research opportunities in Germany and connect with German universities, research institutes, and funding institutions at the MIT European Career Fair, which will take place virtually on February 17. This career fair is the largest of its kind in the United States with around 100 attending organizations, including our colleagues at GAIN and Research in Germany.
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Virtual Information Session
“Research in Germany” Info-Session at the European Career Fair
On February 18, join Research in Germany and the German Consulate General Boston to meet experts from GAIN and DAAD as well as German universities, research institutes, and funding institutions and learn more about funding, careers at German research institutes, and different paths to becoming a professor.
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What did your time abroad teach you? |
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Studying abroad can be a life-changing experience. Gilman alum Raul Orozco looks back most fondly on the people he met while in Germany. What was your biggest takeaway from your abroad experience? Let us know on Instagram!
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Open Registration for the Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2022
From June to September 2022, the Berlin University of the Arts presents an international workshop program aimed at artists, advanced students, and graduates from all artistic disciplines. We offer inspiring courses in the field of Fine Arts, Design, Music, Performing Arts, as well as interdisciplinary formats in Berlin and online.
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DAAD Regional Office New York, 871 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017, legally represented by Rudolf Boden, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e.V., Kennedyallee 50, 53175 Bonn
Tel.: (212) 758-3223
Head office:
Bonn (Germany), registered with the Bonn District Court, Commercial Register Court VR 2105
Editorial staff:
Benedikt Brisch, Director DAAD New York
Amelia Wallace
Peter Kerrigan
with content by Brenda Lamboy
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