New Summer
School Data Base / From DAAD Newsletter of September 18, 2009
Do you dream about taking a course in Germany over summer break next
year? DAAD's database of German university course offerings is now up
for the summer of 2010. (Some courses are also offered during the
winter months.) They range in everything from German language to math
and from art to law. Diverse social programs are included with many
summer courses to make sure that you get to know the country and people.
Check out the database at
www.daad.de/deutschland/deutsch-lernen/sommerkurse/00490.en.html
Sounds great, right? There's more. DAAD also offers funding to help
make your dream a reality. University Summer Course Grants are
available for courses lasting a minimum of three weeks. The scholarship
is approximately EUR 850, which covers tuition, room and board in whole
or in part. Accommodations are arranged by the host institution. In
addition, DAAD will provide an international travel subsidy of EUR
300-450.
Applications for grants are due by December 15, 2009.
For more information on eligibility and how to apply, visit
www.daad.org/?p=summercourse
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University Summer Course Grant
Eligibility Update / From DAAD Newsletter of October 30,
2009
Please note that there has been a change to our eligibility
requirements. Starting this year sophomores (second-year students in
Canada) will be eligible to apply for the three- to four-week summer
courses taught in German at German Universities. Qualified applicants
need to have completed four semesters of college-level German (or the
equivalent level of language proficiency) by the time of departure.
Also, be aware that the deadline for this grant and the Intensive
Language Course grant have been changed to December 15th, 2010.
For more information on the University Summer Course Grant,
please visit <www.daad.org/?p=summercourse>
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SUMMER PROGRAM 2010 IN BERLIN -
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
The Leo Baeck Summer University
is an English-speaking six-week summer school in Jewish Studies at the Humboldt University, Berlin.
Advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students from the United
States, Canada, Germany, Israel, and Eastern European countries are
encouraged to apply for this unique program. As a transatlantic bridge
and international meeting point for education and exchange, the
LBSU examines Jewish life in Germany before and after the Holocaust,
with a particular focus on the postwar, post-Holocaust and
contemporary experience in relation both to the broader and ever more
diverse German society and to other Jewish communities in Israel, the
United States and worldwide.
Students are enrolled in a daily three hour morning academic seminar
and attend professionally-led excursions, workshops, and lectures
in the afternoon which complement the subjects presented in the
seminar. The academic seminar is divided into three two-week modules,
each taught by different faculty members. Regular assignments are
required (readings, writing, short paper or exam) and each student
receives a grade at the conclusion of each module. The modules are
taught in seminar style and foster discussion and interaction
among the students.
Upon successful completion of the program, students are granted 12 ECT
credits.
LBSU will take place from July 9 to August 20, 2010. Tuition includes
housing, excursions, and Berlin city transportation. A limited
number of partial and full scholarships covering transportation and
tuition are available.
Application deadline is February 15, 2010.
We very much look forward to your application! Find out more at
<http://www.lbsu.de/>www.lbsu.de
Application online at: <http://www.lbsu.de/>www.lbsu.de or e-mail
to Anna Held at: <mailto:held@lbsu.de>held@lbsu.de
Leo Baeck Summer University
Executive Manager
Sophienstr.22 a
10178 Berlin
030 - 20 93 82 70
<mailto:held@lbsu.de>held@lbsu.de
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The
Archival Summer Seminar,
organized by the German Historical
Institute, is a two-week program for advanced graduate students
in German historical studies. The program trains participants to read
old German script, familiarizes them with German research facilities
(archives and libraries), provides a forum for discussing research
methods, and helps prepare them for their prospective dissertation
research trips to Germany. The group will spend the bulk of their time
in various German archives. Students will learn how to contact
archives, use finding aids, identify important reference tools, and
become generally acquainted with German research facilities.
Participants will be exposed to various approaches that archivists,
librarians, and scholars use to locate source material in an
exceedingly complex repository landscape. They also will gain insight
into how historical materials are acquired, stored, and made accessible
to scholars. Participants will hear from scholars actively engaged in
research, and will have the chance to ask them questions on research
methods, strategy, and planning.
Applicants must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at a North American
institution of higher education. The program seeks qualified applicants
interested in historical studies in a broad range of fields (art
history, history, literature, musicology, etc.). The program is open
for advanced graduate students whose projects require that they consult
source material in German archives and research libraries as well as
handwritten materials in old German script. Preference will be given to
those who have already chosen a dissertation topic, have already
written a dissertation proposal, but have not yet embarked on actual
research (ABD). Prospective candidates must have excellent knowledge of
written and spoken German. All parts of the program will be conducted
in German. The organizers will evaluate applicants' German proficiency
by telephone interview before participants are selected.
The program pays for round-trip air transportation to and from Germany,
ground transportation to, from, and during the program, and
accommodations. Participants will be expected to bring along funds for
private travel and most meals (lunches and dinners).
Applications are due December 31, 2009.
<http://www.ghi-dc.org> for further information
Questions may be directed to Ines Prodöhl by email.
<prodoehl@ghi-dc.org>
German Historical Institute - 1607 New Hampshire Ave NW - Washington DC
20009 - U.S.A. - Phone: +1.202.387.3355 - Fax +1.202.483.3430
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Applications Now Being Accepted for
Summer Law School in Germany (From News from DAAD, New
York, October 23, 2009)
A Perfect Combination: Summer School and Internship!
The Summer
Law School 2010
offers the unique opportunity to receive intensive legal training at
the University of Freiburg,
which hosts one of the most prestigious law faculties in Germany. After
the one-week seminar, you will spend about three weeks as an intern at
a German law firm, court or other legal institution.
Funding will be provided by DAAD to internationally interested and
outstanding law degree undergraduates in the second and third year of
their studies. Applications of students in their first year are also
admissible. German language skills are not a prerequisite, but welcome!
The DAAD funding includes a grant of 650 Euro for the duration of the
summer school. Furthermore, each scholarship holder will receive a lump
sum for international travel expenses depending on country of origin)
and a five-day travel card for German Railways. DAAD will also provide
health insurance and accident and personal/private liability insurance.
On June 14, 2010 the Summer Law School starts off with a one-week
seminar series on German and European law in Freiburg. After that,
students start their individual internships at institutions of their
choice. A meeting of all scholarship holders takes place July 16-17 in
Berlin. This date marks the official ending of the summer school.
Internships may be continued afterward.
Applications are now being accepted, ending on January 15, 2010.
For eligibility requirements and information on how to apply,
please visit <www.daad.org/?p=law>
Visit the Summer Law School website at
<www.jura.uni-freiburg.de/summer-law-school>
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