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Scholarships For The International Conference Of German Teachers (IDT)

IDT 2025 IDT


The world's largest conference for German as a second and foreign language, the International German Teachers' Conference (IDT), will take place in Lübeck from July 28 to August 1, 2025. The motto is „Viefalt wagen – mit Deutsch“. German teachers in the US can take advantage of scholarships through the Goeth-Institut to participate, network, and further your education with German teachers from all over the world.

28 July - 1 August 2025
XVIII International German Teachers' Conference (IDT)

The Goethe-Institut USA awards scholarships to attend the XVIII International German Teachers' Conference (IDT) 2025 in Lübeck.

''Vielfalt wagen – mit Deutsch''...
...is the motto of the International Conference of German Teachers (IDT) 2025. In our globalized and complex world, diversity is a prerequisite for the teaching and learning of German as a foreign and second language. This motto is an invitation to further explore the potential of this diversity from a scientific perspective with and at IDT 2025 and to dare to embrace even more diversity in the teaching and learning of German.
 

NOTICE:

Please note the application period for IDT 2025 stipends ended on June 30, 2024. 

Scholarship information

Please note that we cannot accept IDT scholarship applications for 2025 after the application period has ended on 30 June 2024. 

PROGRAM

The motto of IDT 2025 in Lübeck is “Daring diversity - with German”. Accordingly, the aim of all event formats at IDT 2025 is to address issues arising from a greater consideration of diversity in the teaching and learning of German. On the other hand, the subject of German as a foreign language/German as a second language should also become visible in its great diversity, e.g. with regard to its theoretical foundations and research approaches. The subject program is correspondingly diverse. It is divided into formats for which contributions can be submitted and formats in which input and specialist discourse is provided by selected experts.


Application requirements

Scholarships are awarded to dedicated and innovative teachers of German. Scholarship holders are selected on the basis of the following criteria:

  • Language level B2 or higher
  • Teaching/lecturing activity at US-American schools and/or universities
  • Scientific contribution or presentation of teaching practices that correspond to one of the 55 sections
  • Active Gfl cooperation with multiplier effect in the USA (e.g. AATG, SPARK, GEM, university cooperation, etc.)
  • Participation in professional development opportunities of the Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut USA awards partial and full scholarships for participation in IDT 2025 subject to funding in 2025. Stipends covering 50-100% of costs will be provided up to 2200 EUR per scholarship.
 

Application process 

The application process is divided into the following steps:

1. Application
Please submit the following application documents to your local Goethe-Institut by June 30, 2024 at the latest:

  • Application form completely filled out (PDF)
  • Information about your conference contribution abstract (integrated in the application form)
  • Current resume (PDF)

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2. Feedback
Your local Goethe-Institut will inform you by July 31, 2024 whether you have been accepted into the final selection.

3. Registration for the IDT
You may register by September 1, 2024 for the early bird discount on the IDT 2025 website. A later registration is possible but may result in higher registration costs. There will be a link specifically for Goethe-Institut scholarship holders on the IDT 2025 website.

Submit your abstract via the abstract platform on the IDT 2025 website by September 27, 2024 (FYI this deadline was extended from 15 Sept to 27 Sept).

For further information, please visit the IDT 2025 website or contact your local Goethe-Institut.

We explicitly point out that a Goethe-Institut IDT scholarship can only be awarded to applicants who do not receive additional scholarship funding, e.g. via DAAD or ZfA.

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