WCGS Student Travel Grants and Piller Graduate Awards

Monday, February 11, 2019

The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is now accepting applications for the Stork Awards in German Studies, Marga I. Weigel German Study Abroad Award, and Piller Graduate Award.

Stork Awards in German Studies: The Waterloo Centre for German Studies offers travel grants (ranging between $500 and $750) to full-time graduate and undergraduate students who will be participating in a recognized institutional, Canadian-organized German language or cultural studies program abroad. (The program can be in Austria, Germany, or German-speaking Switzerland.) The travel grants are available to students in all disciplines. Deadline for applications is March 1. Visit our webpage for more information.

Marga I. Weigel German Study Abroad Award: Up to five awards, valued at $1,000 each, will be provided annually to full-time University of Waterloo undergraduate students in any program who are participating in the Waterloo Summer Language School in Germany. Deadline for applications is March 1. Visit our webpage for more information.

Piller Graduate Award: Valued at $4000 the Piller Graduate award is open to applications from UW Arts Graduate students (Masters or PhD) researching any aspect of German (language, history, culture, and/or society). Deadline for applications is March 1. Visit our webpage for more information.