German Studies Seminar

ELIGIBILITY

The seminar is open to scholars from U.S. universities, colleges and community colleges with recognized professional standing and substantial professional accomplishments whose teaching and research is related to the seminar theme.

The following eligibility requirements apply at the time of application. The applicants must have:

• U.S. citizenship at the time of application. Permanent resident status is not sufficient.

• A Ph.D. or equivalent professional/terminal degree in a field related to the seminar topic.

• A full-time teaching appointment at a U.S. university, college or community college in the field of German or European Studies. Scholars from related academic fields are welcome to apply, as long as the academic focus is related to the seminar topic.

• A solid project proposal

• Sound physical and mental health

DESCRIPTION

The seminar covers wide areas of contemporary Germany with program portions in Berlin and other cities in Germany/Europe. Each year the seminar is dedicated to a special topic. Past topics included Germany's Political Parties, the German “Sozialstaat”, Ethnic Diversity and National Identity.

The seminar will take place from June 12 - 23, 2012. It will be dedicated to "Nation-State and European Identity” and be conducted in English. An outline of the aspects the seminar plans to cover can be found here.

NUMBER OF GRANTS

Up to 15 grants are available.

GRANT BENEFITS

The award includes a lump-sum allowance towards the coverage of round-trip air travel; program travel within Germany/Europe; lodging and partial per diem; and health insurance coverage (for the duration of the seminar).

APPLICATION PROCEDURE & DEADLINES

Interested candidates apply through the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) which provides the complete 2012 application instructions and additional application information here.

The application deadline for the 2012 German Studies Seminar is October 14, 2011.

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