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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.

Awards for AY22 are closed. See list of winners here.
Check back later for AY23 information.

2022 Award Information

We solicit work from students in MIT German classes in AY 2022 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 either the Fall, IAP, or Spring semesters of AY 2022. We are looking forward to your submission! All entries must be submitted by April 15, 2022, to be considered for the award. Submission details:

One submission per student.
Please name file in the format of: LASTNAME_GSEA.
Entries must be in German.
Please submit in PDF format
Upload entry HERE

Awards Ceremony

All participants are required to attend the Award Ceremony on April 21 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

2022 •
2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017
2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012
2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007
2006 • 2005

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The award ceremony in 2017 also marked the 20th anniversary of the Excellence Award for German Studies. This 2017 photo shows first prize winner Melinda Szabo, class of 2019 (center); Markus Buehler (left), McAfee Professor of Engineering and Faculty Director of MIT-Germany / MISTI; and Erin Schenck (right), Managing Director MIT-Germany at that time.