Grant Period:
10 months
Grants begin in mid-September (or in August, if an additional language course is offered in Germany), usually with an orientation meeting in Germany.
Candidate Profile:
Applicants can come from any recognized academic field and be at any academic level with a Bachelor's Degree as a minimum at the start of the grant. They should have a very good academic record and strong reference letters. As Fulbright grantees are representing the U.S., applicants should have strong cultural and leadership skills. Proposed projects should be innovative, feasible in Germany, and based on the candidate's overall academic education.
Accepted Degree Levels:
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
Foreign Language Proficiency:
Recommended - Novice
1 year of college-level study, or the equivalent, prior to commencing the grant
Additional Information: While not necessary for every project or course of study, German language proficiency commensurate with the nature of the proposed project is required.
Specially-sponsored six-week language courses in Germany beginning in mid-August may be offered to grant holders depending on project needs. The Commission will offer such course where applicable.
Fulbright Proposal Types:
Independent Study/Research: Yes
Graduate Degree Enrollment: Yes
Affiliation:
Applicants can submit regular study programs based on the available courses at a German host institution.
Qualified applicants may also submit a more independent research project which requires no or few courses, but which needs to be supervised by a professor at the desired German host/research institution.
There are two kinds of affiliation relating to the Fulbright Study/Research grant in Germany. The project-related Fulbright affiliation requires the grantee to identify the most appropriate host institution with which to work to accomplish the goals of the project, and to include a letter of support with the application materials. The university affiliation is an official matriculation handled by the Fulbright Commission, which does not require any action on the part of the grantee at the time of application.
Fulbright Affiliation:
The project affiliation should routinely be with a university (including universities of applied science). However, non-university research institutions (e.g., Max-Plank-Institutes, archives, research labs) will be accepted.
An applicant’s preferred affiliation is usually taken into account. Beginning graduate students who will follow the regular university curriculum should not propose projects limited to narrowly defined topics unless they are certain that related courses will be available. Applicants are encouraged to solicit a letter of support from a professor at a host university or other project-related institution, and include it in their Fulbright application.
University Affiliation:
The Fulbright Commission requires an official university matriculation for all grantees. A formal enrollment with accredited academic institutions in Germany (http://www.hrk.de/; http://www.hochschulkompass.de/) will be arranged for all Fulbright grantees. The matriculation will be handled by the Fulbright Commission and will facilitate access to university resources, transportation passes, residence permits, health insurance, etc. Class attendance will depend on the academic level of the grantee, and the requirements of the academic program.
Ineligibility:
Dual U.S.-German citizens will not be considered.
Special Opportunities:
The Fulbright Commission will support self-initated internship proposals where relevant to the grantee, project and background (subject to availability of funds).
Germanistic Society of America (GSA) Funding:
Each year, one to two Fulbright Awards to Germany are funded by the Germanistic Society of America (GSA) in conjunction with a Fulbright Travel Grant. This over 100 year-old organization, devoted to educational exchange between the United States and Germany, has raised scholarship funds for the past 54 years through the annual Quadrille Ball in New York City. Recipients of GSA funding are chosen from the pool of candidates selected for Fulbright grants.
Music and Fine Arts Affiliations:
Universities of music and fine arts restrict admission in relation to age, number of students, and compatibility of the grant project with curricula. School admission, as well as assignment to classes and instructors, is determined after personal auditions upon arrival. The Fulbright Commission may require (and co-sponsor) candidates to travel to Germany to audition as early as June. Applicants are encouraged to establish contact with German music and art professors before applying for a grant, and to solicit invitations to study under them. The Commission does not accept music and art students who wish to study with private teachers or in private schools, or in programs that charge tuition beyond the authorized limits.
Music and Arts Supplemental Materials Requirements:
Final selection of grantees in music and art is made by special screening committees in Germany.
Applicants in the Arts to Germany are required to submit two separate sets of materials:
1) For the Fulbright National Screening Committee review, follow the Required Supplementary Materials for Arts Applicants to upload to Decision Desk by the October deadline.
2) For further review in Germany, follow Additional Materials for Music and Arts for Germany and mail, hard copy sound recordings or art documentation (prints, slides, etc.) postmarked by the October deadline, to:
Fulbright-Kommission
Attn: American Programs
Luetzowufer 26
10787 Berlin
Germany
*Please retain any important tracking information for your records.
For questions specifically regarding these additional materials and requirements, please contact the Fulbright Commission at americanprograms@fulbright.de
Dependents:
Dependent support is available
Website:
http://www.fulbright.de
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