Summer Fellowship Program for K-12 Teachers of German
When: June 17-July 9, 2007 Deadline: January 15, 2007.
Sprachakademie Deutschland nach der Wiedervereinigung und auf dem Weg ins 21. Jahrhundert in Lutherstadt,
Wittenberg (Germany).
June 17 to July 9, 2007
The DAAD Center for German & European Studies at the University of Minnesota (CGES) is again offering its summer fellowship program for K-12 teachers of German. The 2007 Sprachakademie Wittenberg is open to teachers from anywhere in the continental United States. Ten selected Fellows will attend two workshops at the University of Minnesota and spend three weeks at the Institut fuer deutsche Sprache und Kultur in Lutherstadt Wittenberg (former East Germany). Program highlights include living with a German host family, visiting German schools, studying German culture and history in the city that produced Martin Luther and Melanchton, and excursions to Berlin, Potsdam, and Leipzig. The Wittenberg program is heavily subsidized by the DAAD. All selected applicants receive full fellowships that include tuition and fees, room and board with a German host family, and in-country trips to Berlin and Leipzig; international RT airfare to Berlin will be subsidized with up to $1,000; out-of-area teachers will also receive a subsidy to attend the Minnesota workshops. Fellowship application materials available at the Center's website at http://www.cges.umn.edu/fellowships/sprachakademie.htm
There is no application fee. Registration fee for teachers admitted into the program: $750 (non-refundable). For more information email cges@umn.edu or call 612-626-7705. Application deadline: January 15, 2007.
Sincerely,
Sabine Engel
Sabine Engel, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator
Center for German & European Studies
University of Minnesota
214 Social Sciences Building
267-19th Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
tel: 612-626-7705
fax: 621-625-0528
www.cges.umn.edu