Graduate Study Abroad

M.A. and Ph.D. students during coursework

Prior to reaching the dissertation-writing stage, students may request to spend the summer semester at the university of Trier or Dresden. The department has longstanding and well-established exchange programs with the TU Dresden and Universität Trier and provides full financial support. Due to the different semester schedule in Germany, classes in Germany begin right after completion of the Georgetown spring semester (end of April – mid-July).

Graduate students going to Germany can rely on an informal support network thanks to the help of German exchange students who, after having studied at Georgetown, have returned to Trier or Dresden.

Ph.D. students who have completed their coursework

Semester or year-long study abroad options in Dresden and Trier are also available for students who have completed their course work and comprehensive exams and are doing their dissertation research.

Students are additionally encouraged to apply for a DAAD or Fulbright dissertation fellowship to conduct research in a German speaking country (most deadlines are in September/October). Professors provide feedback and support in the application process.

Alternatively, students may apply for short term research grants offered by the DAAD, the Marbach Literaturarchiv, and the American Friends of Marbach.

Teaching opportunity in Trier, Germany

As part of the Georgetown-at-Trier summer program for undergraduate students from the US, eligible graduate students are encouraged to apply to teach in Trier. This popular five-week program is directed by a professor from the German Department at Georgetown and organized in collaboration with the Universität Trier.

Graduate students with a minimum of two semesters of teaching experience are eligible to apply to teach in Trier. The number of graduate instructors each summer is dependent on the number of students enrolled in the program.