Academics

Six students honored with scholarships by the German Academic Exchange Service

The German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD), the largest funding organization in the world supporting the international exchange of students and scholars, has announced the recipients of several scholarships and grants for the academic year 2016/17, which includes 6 Penn State students.

Congratulations to the following Penn State students:

  • Janie Johnson received a Graduate Study Scholarship.
  • Aigerim Galyamova, Sanjana Marikunte, Mary Sievers, Bryan Smith, and Mila Tamminga  were accepted into the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE Germany) program.

DAAD programs help create goodwill and professional relationships that will build a solid basis for relations between Germany and North America. DAAD scholarships are highly competitive and recipients are selected by independent selection committees on the basis of outstanding academic records and convincing project proposals or statements of purpose.

DAAD is the German national agency for the support of international academic cooperation. DAAD offers programs and funding for students, faculty, researchers and others in higher education providing financial support to over 112,500 individuals per year. DAAD also represents the German higher education system abroad, promoting Germany as an academic and research destination and establishes ties among institutions around the world.

Last Updated October 27, 2016