The German Society of Maryland

FOUNDED: 1783

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The German Society supports German Language Education in Maryland

Awards to High School students of German 

To encourage the study of German in Maryland high schools, the Society has been presenting cash awards to students who excel on the national German language proficiency examination. This activity is done in cooperation with the Maryland Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German. An awards ceremony for the students being honored and their families is held in May at the Zion Church in Baltimore. 

Pictures from the awards ceremony, 2008

Pictures from the awards ceremony, 2007
Names of 90th percentile winnersNames of 85th percentile winners.  

Awards to Maryland university students who major in German  

The Society established an  Award Program for college and university students in honor of Dr. Carrie-May Kurrelmeyer Zintl. This program  provides up to 5 awards of $500.00 each to outstanding students at Maryland colleges and universities who have declared a German major. 

Application for the German Society of Maryland Merit Award for German majors   
Awards presented 2008

Article from Amerika Woche about the awards presented 2008.
Awards presented in 2007

Community Service Activities

The German Society helps with  various community  activities.  The Society provides  judges and assistants for the annual German American Day Program at Mc Daniel College for German high school students.  The German Society Office on Mt. Vernon Place was open for the Baltimore Christmas Holly Tour. 

The German Society of Maryland encourages its members to participate in the activities of other German-American organizations locally and nationally.

 

                             Internships and awards for university students

Apply for the International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS)

Are you interested in politics? Would you like to gain insight into the workings and life of the German Parliament? What would you think about spending five months in exciting and bustling Berlin? Are you fascinated by the idea of working together with more than 100 young people from 25 countries?

If you answered yes, the Bundestag--the German Parliament--and the German Embassy would like to invite you to take part in an exciting opportunity: an internship in the office of a Member of the German Bundestag. Combined with a supplementary academic program organized by Berlin’s three universities and additional group activities, this unique experience awaits you in our capital.
For more information about the admission requirements, the scholarship details, and the application procedure, please see the attached document and the following websites:

Bundestag homepage: www.bundestag.de/ips

German Embassy homepage: http://www.germany.info/relaunch/education/new/edu_IPS_2_2008.html

Application details may be found online at: http://www.bundestag.de/internat/internat_austausch/ips/info/usa.html

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