German Studies Excellence Award
The German Studies Excellence Award at MIT, sponsored by Global Languages and MIT-Germany / MISTI, was started in 1997 to honor students of German in each academic year who exhibit unusually strong skills and effort in the study of German language and cultures in classes at MIT. The awards are decided by a jury of German Studies faculty and instructional staff.
2025 German Studies Excellence Award Call for Submissions
We solicit work from students in MIT German classes in AY 2025 (Fall 2024, IAP 2025, and Spring 2025) demonstrating original and creative excellence in German Studies. First Prize is a round trip flight to Germany. Second and Third place prizes also awarded.
How to Apply
Students may submit a piece of work such as a short essay, poetry, or writing assignment that was completed for a German class in the Fall, IAP, or Spring semesters of the current academic year. Submissions for AY2025 are closed. We are looking forward to your submission for AY2026! Submission details (for AY2025):
- Submit by April 18, 2025.
- One submission per student.
- Please name file in the format of: LASTNAME_GSEA.
- Entries must be in German.
- Please submit in PDF format
- Upload link for entry will appear here when submissions are active.
Awards Ceremony
All participants are required to attend the Award Ceremony on April 29, 2025, at 5:00-6:00 PM in 4-249.
Contacts
Please contact your German instructor with any questions.
For technical questions, please contact borko@mit.edu
Previous Award Recipients
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2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017
2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012
2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007
2006 • 2005
