February 27, 2021
News from DAAD USA
Stay up to date on DAAD's activities in the US - from news about scholarship programs to opportunities for study and research in Germany.
Black History is German History
Honoring Black German Voices

Happy Black History Month! To continue our month-long campaign bringing light to Black contributions to culture and society in Germany, we feature, Katharina Oguntoye. Oguntoye is best known for her writing, poetry and activism. She co-edited the book Showing Our Colors: Afro-German Women Speak Out along with May Ayim and Dagmar Schultz.

To read more about the life and work of Katharina Oguntoye, please click here!
Important Dates & Deadlines for DAAD Programs, Scholarships, & Grants

As of now, we expect all funding, programs and internships below to resume as planned. For any updates, please visit the funding page and www.daad.org.


To view our brand new informational video on what programs, scholarships, and grants DAAD USA has to offer students, please click here!
DAAD North America would like to congratulate Dr. Helena Kane Finn on her new role as a President of the DAAD Alumni Association of the USA!


To read more about Dr. Finn's vast career in international diplomacy, please click here.
Call for Applications
AI in Germany
Networking Tour in Artificial Intelligence
 
Are you an experienced PhD candidate or postdoctoral
researcher in the field of artificial intelligence and looking for
a new experience? DAAD's Postdoctoral Networking Tour in Artificial Intelligence is your chance to get a unique insight into the German AI research landscape. Applications are due by March 8th, 2021. For more information, please click on the link below!
Upcoming Events
March 10, 2021
Research in Germany Info Session

DAAD North America will present an online information session for faculty and postdocs on Wednesday, March 10 from 12 to 1 pm EST.
"Research in Germany: Funding Programs and Overview of the German Research Landscape" will give details on grants supporting research in Germany and / or with German partners. For more information, and to register, please click on the link below!
DAAD Network
Call for Papers
German Studies Association Annual Conference

The German Studies Association will hold its 45th Annual Conference from 9/30 -10/3, 2021 in Indianapolis, IN. DAAD intends to contribute to the program through its sponsorship of seminars, panels, and round tables featuring DAAD German Studies Professors, the DAAD Centers for German and European studies, and other DAAD affiliated faculty and authors. The GSA is now inviting proposals for papers, presentations, and panels. Please click on the link below for more information.
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Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, Germany

The University of Würzburg, Germany, and the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (CAIDAS) offer a new Master's course "eXtended Artificial Intelligence." The tuition-free course teaches key competences and knowledge to design, develop and interact with complex AI systems, with a focus on extended (virtual and augmented) reality.
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DAAD Regional Office New York, 871 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017, legally represented by Rudolf Boden, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e.V., Kennedyallee 50, 53175 Bonn
 
Tel.: (212) 758-3223 
 
 
Head office:
Bonn (Germany), registered with the Bonn District Court, Commercial Register Court VR 2105
 
Editorial staff:
Benedikt Brisch, Director DAAD New York
Casey Detrow
Peter Kerrigan
with content by Brenda Lamboy
 
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