Further University Cooperations

Applicants

• Students in the Bachelor of English Studies (from the 4th semester)
• Students in the Master's programme English Studies, EUROS & LiKWa
• Teacher training students in the main study programme English Studies

Places & length of stay

3 students for each 6 months during the summer term 2025 (presumably July–November 2025)

Stipend includes

✈️  Travel cost will be covered up to 1.250,00 €
💰 Monthly scholarship of 1.150,00 €
🧷 Insurance cost subsidy of up to 210,00 € (35,00 € monthly)
📚 Full recognition of courses and exams (garantueed by the Learning Agreement)
👥 Personal support on site

Application documents

• CV
• Letter of Motivation (one A4 page)
• Grade overview (selma or HISQIS)
• 2 Letters of Recommendation from TU lecturers and/or professors

Application deadline

31 January 2025

Please send your application documents electronically to Prof Horlacher.

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Professor

Name

Prof. Dr. Stefan Horlacher

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Contact Information

Organization Name

Chair of English Literary Studies

Chair of English Literary Studies

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Visiting address:

Wiener Straße 48, Floor 3, Room 3.13

01219 Dresden

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+49 351 463-35135

Office hours:

Consultation hours take place on Thursdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. after prior registration by e-mail (stefan.horlacher@tu-dresden.de). Individual consultations can also be arranged.

Applicants

The programm is open to all students of the Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies who have a Bachelor degree or are in their Hauptstudium (Teacher Training) at the beginning of the scholarship.

Extend of scholarship and conditions

💰 Graduate Teaching Associate Position (Salary ca. 2.480 $ per month for 9 months)
💸 Exemption from study fees (23,000 $)
🏥 Health insurance to 85 % included, 15 % remains student's own contribution
🧑‍🏫 Graduate Associate Training Workshop is obligatory and is reimbursed separately (ca. 900 $). Start in August.
📚 Attendance of three mandatory courses per semester (minimum of two in Germanic Languages and Literature, free choice for other classes at the College of Arts and Sciences)
🧑‍🎓 Minimum qualification is a finished Bachelor’s degree plus a suitable TOEFL/IELTS result (min. 48 iBT/7 IELTS)

Application documents

• CV with description of course of studies (German)
• Extensive description of study project (German)
• List of all attended lectures and seminars on a document with original signature from the Examinations Office (English)
• Copy of BA certificate (can be handed in at a later point of time)
• Testimony of English language skills
• Letters of recommendation from two university lecturers (English)
• Other current or scheduled applications have to be mentioned

Deadline

January 10th, 2025 to start in August 2025

Applications have to be addressed to Prof. Dr. Stefan Horlacher.

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Prof. Dr. Stefan Horlacher

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Chair of English Literary Studies

Chair of English Literary Studies

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Visiting address:

Wiener Straße 48, Floor 3, Room 3.13

01219 Dresden

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+49 351 463-35135

Office hours:

Consultation hours take place on Thursdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. after prior registration by e-mail (stefan.horlacher@tu-dresden.de). Individual consultations can also be arranged.

Clark University is a small, renowned private university in Worcester, Massachusets. With only 3,300 students the student:staff ratio is at 11.7:1. The out-of-state tuition amounts to approx. 41,000 US $ p.a.

Students from TU Dresden may complete an US American Master's Degree within one study year at Clark University. The tuition waiver will cut tuition costs by 75 % of the entire tuition fee (approximately 30,000 US $). The tuition waiver may be combined with a Fulbright stipend or other DAAD stipends in order to cover all of the tuition fee.

Application deadline

tba

Please hand in your application to Prof. Dr. Stefan Horlacher.

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Name

Prof. Dr. Stefan Horlacher

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Chair of English Literary Studies

Chair of English Literary Studies

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Visiting address:

Wiener Straße 48, Floor 3, Room 3.13

01219 Dresden

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work Tel.

fax Fax

+49 351 463-35135

Office hours:

Consultation hours take place on Thursdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. after prior registration by e-mail (stefan.horlacher@tu-dresden.de). Individual consultations can also be arranged.

General conditions

• Full-time studies at Georgetown University (9 graduate credits per semester) in the Department of German
• Scholarship from Georgetown University in the amount of approx. 22,000 $ for the entire academic year (August 2026 to May 2027), minus the cost of health insurance (approx. 4,350 $/year)

• Tuition fee waiver (approximately $32,000 per semester)

• Teacher training students as well as advanced BA students and students in the MA program (LiKWa) can apply

• In exceptional cases, the exchange can be shortened to one semester (the scholarship is then halved accordingly)

Application

Applications can be submitted from now until 10.01.2026. The application documents can be submitted in German or English. A decision on the application will be made within approx. 4 weeks.

Required application documents:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of motivation (1 page)
• Overview of examinations already completed with confirmation from the Examination Office
• Copy of the BA certificate if applicable (can be submitted later)
• Written references from two university lecturers

Documents after successful application:

• Proof of English language proficiency in the form of a corresponding TOEFL or IELTS test result (internet-based TOEFL score min. 80/IELTS min. 7.0), required for the J1 visa
• A writing sample (i.e. a seminar paper or similar, to be submitted with the application documents to Georgetown University)

Contact

Applications must be sent to Prof. Dr. Lars Koch by January 16, 2026. Questions regarding the application and the exchange should be directed to Dr. Bernhard Stricker.

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Prof. Dr. Lars Koch

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Chair of Modern German Literature and Media Culture Studies

Chair of Modern German Literature and Media Culture Studies

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Visiting address:

Wiener Straße 48, 1st floor, room 1.15

01219 Dresden

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Address postal

Postal address:

TUD Dresden University of Technology Faculty SLK
Institute of German Studies and Media Cultures Helmholtzstraße 10

01069 Dresden

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Office hours:

Monday:

11:00 - 12:00

except during the lecture-free period

All information and registrations can be found on OPAL in the corresponding cross-semester folder.

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Teaching Fellow

Name

Dr. Bernhard Stricker

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Visiting address:

Wiener Straße 48, 1st floor, room 1.14

01219 Dresden

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Address postal

Postal address:

TUD Dresden University of Technology Faculty SLK
Institute of German Studies and Media Cultures Helmholtzstraße 10

01069 Dresden

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Office hours:

Wednesday:

13:30 - 14:30

Except during semester breaks. All information and registrations can be found on OPAL in the corresponding cross-semester folder.

Further information can be found on the website of the Doppia Laurea.
The current program flyer with information for 2021/22 can be downloaded here (only available in German).

Applicants

Students enrolled in the Master SLK (German Studies, English Studies, Romance Studies, Slavic Studies, Classical Philology), Master European Languages, Master Literature and Culture in Societal Change, Master History, Master Art History, Master Sociology and Master Philosophie.

Conditions

• all students that have finished their BA degree with at least a grade of 2,0 or higher or will finish their BA degree in the current semester. 
• Immatriculation in one of the above mentioned MA degree programs at the TU Dresden
• Italian Language Skills according to the Common European Framework of at least B1

Support

• 400 € one time travel bonus
• monthly insurance allowance of 35 €

Duration

2 years, one year in Dresden, one year in Trento, Italy

Application

• Copy of the BA degree or list of grades if the degree is not finished yet
• Language Certificate for Italian language Skills of B1 or higher
• Curriculum Vitae in German and Italian
• Short Letter of Motivation (max. 1 page)

Deadline

The deadline for the application for beginning in the winter term is May 10th, the deadline to begin in the summer term is September 30th.