Welcome to the WCGS
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is a research institute at the University of Waterloo. Funded by private donations, the WCGS supports research into all aspects of the German-speaking world, and is committed to publicly-oriented scholarship. We facilitate the communication of German studies research, distribute awards to students wishing to study in Germany, and organize cultural programming for the university and wider communities.


WCGS Book Prize

Culture + Diversity
News
2023 Winners of the Cecilia and Late George Piller Graduate Research Award
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is happy to announce the winners of the 2023 Piller Award.
The Cecilia and Late George Piller Graduate Research Awards were established to support excellent graduate students in the Faculty of Arts doing research into any aspect of German Studies.
What They Can Teach Us
Website Launch: May 1st, 2023
Stories from German-Canadian Women, 1950-1993. A trilingual resource promoting knowledge about the history of migration to Canada.
WCGS Travel Awards
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies annual travel award applications are open, including the Stork Awards in German Studies, Marga I. Weigel Study Abroad Award and the Cecilia and the Late George Piller Award!
Events
Writing Illness Workshop
Writing Illness: Women’s Experiences in the 19th-Century Sickroom