The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is a publicly-funded independent organization of higher education institutions in Germany. Each year DAAD provides information and financial support to over 67,000 highly-qualified students and faculty for international research and study.
The DAAD’s primary goal is to facilitate transatlantic mobility to Germany for US and Canadian scholars; therefore Germany must be a component of the intended academic travel. Funding is awarded on a competitive basis. The DAAD considers the academic merit of the individual, the feasibility and quality of the proposal, and the impact of the applicant and application as a whole.
A very interesting opportunity for American undergraduate students who have recently studied in Germany and are interested in promoting study in Germany at their home universities and colleges is to become a DAAD Young Ambassador. They work at their universities study abroad offices, volunteer at study abroad fairs, answering questions from students and organizing their own events on campus.
![edu_daad_YAs_2011_2012_emily dehn-knight The DAAD Young Ambassadros 2011 - 2012. Photo: E. Dehn-Knight](http://www.germanworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edu_daad_YAs_2011_2012_emily-dehn-knight.jpg)
For more information visit www.daad.org
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