Applications now open for the Detjen Study Abroad Award

The Detjen Study Abroad Award provides support for undergraduate and graduate students to undertake German-language coursework for at least one semester at a university in a German-speaking country. It is designed to provide partial funding for a student’s expenses associated with travel to, from, and within Europe. Preference shall be given to undergraduate students matriculated for a full academic year at a German-speaking university, with secondary consideration given to undergraduate or graduate students matriculated at a German-speaking university for one semester. 

Students wishing to apply for this opportunity should review the guidelines below.

• Undergraduate students applying for the Washington University-Tübingen program should do one of the following:
  • Complete the “Detjen Family Study Abroad Award” section of the Tübingen program application by the Overseas Programs deadline; OR
  • submit by July 1 to Professor Kurt Beals a 300-500 word statement addressing how the Detjen Family Study Abroad Award would make a difference in the student’s study abroad experience

• Undergraduate or graduate students planning to study in a German-speaking country apart from the Washington University-Tübingen program should submit by July 1 to Professor Kurt Beals the following:
  1. A brief (300-500 word) description of the student's plan for studying abroad (including the host university, the term of study, subjects/disciplines to be studied)
  2. A short endorsement from the Chair, Director of Graduate Studies or Director of Undergraduate Studies of the student’s home department or major department
  3. A current Washington University unofficial transcript
  4. A 300-500 word statement addressing how the Detjen Family Study Abroad Award would make a difference in the student's study abroad experience.

For more information, please contact Professor Beals.