The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers multiple programs for undergraduate study, research, and internships and most of them do not require German-language skills. A complete listing of undergraduate opportunities is available at the DAAD Website. Please see a selection of their scholarship and internship offerings below.

German Studies Research Grant:

German Studies Research Grants are avaiable to highly-qualified undergraduate students who are nominated by the professor supervising their research project; the funding is for short-term research (one to two months) in Germany.

Deadlines fall in May and November.

Postgraduate Study Scholarship

Highly qualified final year undergraduate students (graduating seniors) or those who have received an undergraduate degree in any discipline may apply for the DAAD Study Scholarship for a full master’s degree program at a German university. 

Deadline: Varies by discipline.   

RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering)

RISE is a summer internship program for undergraduate students from the United States, Canada and the UK in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering. RISE offers unique opportunities for bachelor degree students to work with research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany for a period of two to three months during the summer. RISE interns are matched with doctoral students whom they assist and who serve as their mentors. The working language is English.

Deadlines fall in November of each year.

University Summer Course Grant:

The University Summer Course Grant provides scholarships to attend a broad range of three- to four-week summer courses at German universities which focus mainly on German language and literary, cultural, political and economic aspects of modern and contemporary Germany. Extensive extracurricular programs complement and reinforce the core material. 

Deadlines vary; see website for further information.

Application Process: Applications are available on the DAAD website and are generally submitted directly to the DAAD New York office (see individual programs for further details).

Campus Advisor: Marynel Ryan Van Zee, Director of Student Fellowships, 131 Laird, x4300/mryanvanzee