Study Abroad Opportunities and Scholarships

UTA-Affiliated Study Abroad Programs in German Available to All Students

• Opportunities: Study abroad opportunities in Austria are available to all UTA students, whether or not they possess proficiency in the German language. Students are placed at their level of competence in language courses (beginning to advanced). Some topics courses (business, history, literature, political science, etc.) are taught in English.
  
  
• Finances: Through an affiliated program here at UTA, students can use financial aid and receive residential credit when studying for a summer, a semester, or a year in Salzburg, Austria. Students are also encouraged to apply for the UTA International Education Fee Scholarship.

Find the Program that is Right for You

• The UTA Office of International Education will work with students to find the program right for each student, as well as financial aid and scholarships of which each student might take advantage.
• Students can also contact the Head of the German Section, Dr. Lana Rings (rings@uta.edu).

Additional Study Abroad Programs and Financial Aid

Individualized Programs

Contact Dr. Rings (rings@uta.edu) for the possibility of finding your own study abroad program in Austria, Switzerland, or Germany, and how that might translate into course credits for you.

Other Programs

• Congress-Bundestag Program
  Students selected for this full scholarship program have the opportunity to study German, study in their field (German or another subject), and take part in an internship during this year-long stay abroad. UTA is proud to have had two students who participated in this program.
  • Funded by the United States and Germany, the program provides for a twelve-month stay in Germany, including
    • Two months of intensive German language training (no prior German required).
    • One semester at a German university or professional school.
    • Five-month internship with a German company or organization.
    • Unique insight into German life through placement with a German host family.
  • The ideal candidate
    • Is US citizen or permanent resident.
    • Is between 18 and 24 years old.
    • Is interested in German and international affairs.
    • Has a strong sense of American identity.
    • Is flexible and independent.
    • Is actively seeking a career in a field in which he or she has studied and has practical experience.
  
  
• Goethe-Institut Courses in Germany: In German or in English.
  • Opportunities: For two weeks, one month, eight weeks, or more, students can stay with a family or in a student dorm in Germany and study German 24/7. With the passing of one of the Goethe-Institut exams, students may be eligible for advanced standing credit. (See the Head of the German Section for more information.)
  • Finances: Teachers or future teachers may be eligible for scholarships to attend. UTA students seeking teacher certification in German have received scholarships that covered room, board, and tuition for their stay at the Goethe-Institut. Their only expense was the roundtrip airfare.
    
    
• German in Munich: The BWS Germanlingua Program
  For students who wish to spend part of a summer in Munich, the German Lingua program may be for you. Small group instruction is a focus of this program (maximum 10 students per course), and you may stay with host families or in an apartment.
  
  
• Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst: German Academic Exchange Service
  The German Academic Exchange Service promotes cooperative international academic and scientific exchange for faculty and students from a number of fields of study. The Web site provides information regarding grants and fellowships for research and study in Germany.
  
  
• Freie Universität Berlin International Summer University
  The Freie Universität Berlin International Summer University (FUBiS) is an intensive summer program that seeks to bring together students from all over the world to promote international education and cross-cultural understanding.
  
  
• Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships
  These scholarships provide funding for students studying abroad and cover all costs related to tuition, living, and travel expenses up to $25,000.
  
  
• German Immersion Program in Taos, New Mexico
  • Opportunities: This program is intended for students interested in studying German 24/7 during the summer, but who want to stay in the United States. Up to seven hours of credit can be earned at this summer school for German students, and it can be transferred to UTA.
  • Finances: Our UTA students have received scholarships, as well as work study jobs at the school, in order to partially finance their stay in the beautiful Taos Ski Valley.
  
  
• Sister Cities: Arlington and Bad Königshofen
  We are developing the personal touch to establishing friendships abroad. Through Arlington's sister city of 50+ years, Bad Königshofen, a beautiful town in northern Bavaria, we are in the process of developing the possibility of exchange programs, with the goal of lifelong friendships and contacts. Like Texas, Bavaria is a large state, and again like Texas, it has its own unique way of seeing itself in relationship to the rest of the country. If you are interested in having the red carpet laid out for you because you are from Arlington or, by extension, from UTA, and in turn hosting someone from Germany, contact the head of the German Section, Dr. Lana Rings (rings@uta.edu). You can see the Bad Königshofen monument in downtown Arlington next to the Arlington Art Museum on Main Street just north of UTA.
  
  
• Sister Cities: Fort Worth and Trier
  "Since the beginning, joint efforts with Trier, Germany, have sparked diverse and bountiful exchanges for hundreds of people. Examples include music and dance performances, bands; ... university level exchanges; cultural exchanges featuring regional cuisine and customs. ... This relationship also features annual student exchanges and an active intern program between the two cities."
  
  From the Fort Worth sister Cities Web site.