German Studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the language and literature component. Common German names for the field are Germanistik, Deutsche Philologie, and Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft und Literaturwissenschaft. In English the terms Germanistics or Germanics are sometimes used (mostly by Germans), but the subject is more often referred to as German studies, German language and literature, or German philology.
Modern German studies is usually seen as a combination of two sub-disciplines: German linguistics and Germanophone literature studies.
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Matching German Studies Colleges
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Four or more years; Public; $11,238 average out-state tuition; $7,492 average in-state tuition |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Four or more years; Public; $24,883 average out-state tuition; $6,535 average in-state tuition |
University of Kansas
Four or more years; Public; $25,586 average out-state tuition; $9,818 average in-state tuition |
University of Illinois at Chicago
Four or more years; Public; $22,310 average out-state tuition; $11,907 average in-state tuition |
The College of Wooster
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $48,160 average out-state tuition; $48,160 average in-state tuition |
Cornell University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $52,612 average out-state tuition; $52,612 average in-state tuition |
University of California-Riverside
Four or more years; Public; $39,516 average out-state tuition; $11,502 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for German Studies Majors
Sven Peterson Memorial Scholarship - UCSDUniversity of California, San Diego |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Asa Iokepa de Neeve Aloha Memorial ScholarshipUniversity of Colorado Boulder |
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award $1,500 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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Junior Year in Munich ScholarshipWayne State University, Junior Year in Munich |
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award Up to $4,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Humanities & Social Sciences Tiger Athletic Foundation ScholarshipLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge, College of Arts and Science |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Ernest R. Johnson Memorial PrizeUniversity of Iowa |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Catherine F. Vuozzo ScholarshipUniversity of Maryland, College Park - College of Arts and Humanities |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Undergraduate Research Award - University of Texas, AustinUniversity of Texas, Austin, College of Liberal Arts |
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award $1,000 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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Liberal Arts Merit Scholarship - UT-AustinUniversity of Texas, Austin, College of Liberal Arts |
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award Up to $2,500 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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Helen Sanders ScholarshipLewis and Clark College |
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award Up to $2,500 |
deadline May 01, 2023 |
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1st Art Gallery Art and Design Scholarship1st Art Gallery |
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award $1,000 |
deadline June 01, 2023 |
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