ELIGIBILITY
The seminar is open to U.S. university, college, and community college scholars in disciplines related to the seminar topic. Non-experts with an interest in the topic are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- U.S. citizenship
- Ph.D./ Ph.D. candidacy/other equivalent degree or qualification
- A high level of academic achievement
- A solid project proposal
Preference will be given to applicants with full-time teaching appointments.
DESCRIPTION
The two-week seminar covers wide areas of contemporary Germany with program portions in Berlin and other cities in eastern and western Germany. Each year the seminar is dedicated to a special topic. Past topics included: Urban Planning in Germany; International Migration and National Identities; Challenges of Demographics; Muslim Minorities; Germany in a Changing Europe; Germany's Political System.
The German Studies Seminar 2010 dealt with: "The German Sozialstaat Re-Visited: A System in Turmoil".
NUMBER OF GRANTS
Up to 25 grants are available.
GRANT BENEFITS
Award benefits include program costs, round-trip transportation and a per diem allowance for meals, lodging, and local travel.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE & DEADLINES
The sholarship announcement for the German Studies Seminar 2011 will be publicized in the summer of 2010. Further information will be then available here and on the CIES website.
Contact
Sonderprogramme
Special Programs
Email contact
Fulbright-Kommission
Oranienburger Straße 13-14
10178 Berlin
Germany
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
3007 Tilden Street, Suite 5L
Washington, DC 20008-3009 USA
Tel: +1 202-686-6240
Fax: +1 202-362-3442
