⏰ There's still time! ⏰
Applications for individual papers, panels, and roundtables to the 2026 annual conference in Phoenix, AZ, are still being accepted through Wednesday, March 18, at 11:59 PM (PDT).
👉 Apply via the OpenWater application portal at:
thegsa.secure-platform.com/50/
📢 Otto Paul Pflanze Scholarship 2026
The DAAD Alumni Association USA invites applications for the 2026 Otto Paul Pflanze Scholarship.
Supports US-based MA & PhD students conducting research/study in Germany in 2026. Awards up to $3,000.
🗓 Deadline: March 15, 2026
🔗 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
📢 2027 DAAD/AGI Research Fellowship
The American-German Institute is now accepting applications for the 2027 DAAD/AGI Research Fellowship.
Supports research on the German-American relationship with funding for stays of up to 6 months. Junior scholars encouraged.
🗓 Deadline: Aug 1, 2026
👉 link 👉
📢German Studies Review 49.1 is now available and accessible to GSA members as part of their membership! For information on how to sign in and access the latest issue, see our website here:
👉https://thegsa.org/blog/gsr-491-now-available-members
📣There's still time! Only one week left until the application deadline for participating in seminars at the GSA conference this year.
⏰Applications due on February 18 at 11:59 pm (PT) ⏰
See our website for the list of seminars and apply via the Open Water portal:
👉 thegsa.org/blog/cfa-gsa...
🎬 Feb. KINO! Film Salon:
Join a live discussion of The Legend of Paul and Paula (dir. Heiner Carow), the iconic DEFA/GDR film—broadcast from the Berlinale and featuring special guest Stefanie Eckert (DEFA Foundation)!
🗓 Sun, Feb 15 | 💻 Free, online
🔗 RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📢 Now Open: #theGSA2026 Seminars
Applications are now open for participation in the GSA 2026 Seminars at our 50th annual conference in Phoenix, AZ!
📝 Apply via the OpenWater submission portal
🗓 Application deadline: February 18, 2026
👉 Seminar topics & full details: thegsa.org/blog/cfa-gsa...
⏰Due THIS Sunday!⏳
Seminar topic proposals for the #GSA2026 conference must be submitted by January 11 at 11:59 PM PT via the OpenWater portal.
If you’ve been brainstorming with colleagues or finalizing co-conveners, now’s the time to submit.
👉 Learn more and apply here:
thegsa.org/blog/call-se...
📢 The GSA invites proposals for seminars, panels, roundtables, and papers for #theGSA2026, our 50th Annual Conference, September 24–27, 2026 in Phoenix, AZ.
👉 Call for Seminar Proposals:
thegsa.org/blog/call-se...
👉 Call for Panels, Roundtables, and Papers:
thegsa.org/blog/cfp-gsa...
⏰ Final Reminder: Deadline Tomorrow! ⏳
There’s still time to apply for the GSA–De Gruyter Brill Dissertation Prize 🏆
📝 $1,000 for the best recent unpublished dissertation in German Studies
🗓️ Deadline: Dec 31, 11:59 PM PT
🔗 thegsa.org/prizes/de-gr...
📢 CFP / Fellowship Opportunity
Apply to the 2026 Summer Institute on the Holocaust & Jewish Civilization at Northwestern (June 21–July 3). A two-week residential program for faculty, grad students, and educators. Fellowships cover room, board & tuition.
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
📢 Reminder: #GSA2026 seminar proposals open next Friday!
Dec 19 – Jan 11: GSA members can submit seminar ideas for our 50th Anniversary Conference in Phoenix.
Now’s a great time to brainstorm topics and find co-conveners.
🗓️ Opens: Dec 19
⏰ Deadline: Jan 11
🔗 More info: thegsa.org/blog/call-se...
📢 The Winter 2025 GSA Newsletter is out!
Featuring key deadlines, fellowship + prize calls, member photo request (for website refresh), 2025 award winners, and updates on #GSA2026 in Phoenix.
👉 thegsa.org/blog/gsa-win...
🎙️ GSA Distinguished Lecture at the Berlin Program (In-Person)
B. Venkat Mani on 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘦𝘴.
🗓 Nov 18 | 16–18h | FU Berlin, Rm 009
💬 Moderated by Paul Nolte | 🕕 Reception follows
⏰ Register by Nov 10: 📩bprogram@zedat.fu-berlin.de
📢 Full-time Faculty: Apply by Nov 15 to lead an Emerging Scholars Workshop at #theGSA2026 in Phoenix!
Mentor graduate students, share your expertise, and support the future of German Studies.
🔗 forms.gle/vgkzzgWCD94b...
💬 Questions? Contact ESW Coordinator Jennifer Allen at jennifer.allen@yale.edu
📢Deadline for the De Gruyter Brill / GSA Dissertation Prize extended to December 1!
🗓️ Monday, Dec 1
📩 prizes@thegsa.org
🔗 thegsa.org/prizes/de-gr...
📢 Deadline Tomorrow! ⏳
Don’t miss your chance to apply for the De Gruyter Brill / GSA Dissertation Prize 🏆 , awarding $1,000 for the best recent unpublished dissertation in German Studies.
🗓️ Deadline: Saturday, Nov 1
📩 Submit to: prizes@thegsa.org
🔗 Details: thegsa.org/prizes/de-gr...
🎥 Love German film? Join the next KINO! Film Salon — a free online discussion hosted by Telescope Film + the German Film Office!
🎬 Pina (dir. Wim Wenders) celebrates choreographer Pina Bausch + Tanztheater Wuppertal.
RSVP 👉 bit.ly/kinofilmsalo...
🗓 Nov 16 | 11am PT / 2pm ET / 8pm CET
📢German Studies Review 48.3 is now available and accessible to GSA members as part of their membership! For information on how to sign in and access the latest issue, see our website here:
thegsa.org/blog/gsr-483...
📢 Call for Papers: Feuchtwanger and the Theater
📅 Sept 16–19, 2026 | USC, Los Angeles (Zoom presentations possible)
⏰ Deadline: Jan 9, 2026
Scholars & grad students in German Studies, Exile Studies, Theater & related fields welcome.
🔗 libraries.usc.edu/locations/sp...
🎬 Ivie wie Ivie Screening
🎥 Don’t miss the free screening of Ivie wie Ivie at #theGSA2025!
📆 Saturday, Sept 27 | 2:00 PM
📍 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (5 min walk from the conference hotel)
👉 Register here: preciousivie.eventbrite.com
Free + open to the public!
✨ We're kicking off #theGSA2025 with our 11th annual Arts Night!
🗓 Thurs, Sept 25 | 6:30–10:10pm
📍 Grand Salon B + National Landing 1–4
🎲 Game Night (7–9)
🎬 Screenings (DEFA + BDSN)
📚 Reading: Novelist Franz Friedrich
Free + open to the public. Full details in the GSA 2025 App!
Arlington and @thegsa.bsky.social here we come! GSA attendees, please stop by the second floor of the Marriott (outside Arlington Salon II) beginning Thursday afternoon and check out our discounted offerings from 29 publishers!
📢 Graduate Student Reception at #theGSA2025
📅 Saturday, Sept 27 | 7–9 PM
📍 Skyview, Crystal Gateway Marriott
🍽 Light dinner provided (vegan & gluten-free options, first come, first served).
#GermanStudies #theGSA2025 #gradstudent
📢 Just days until #theGSA2025 in Arlington!
We're kicking things off at the General Meeting of the Association:
📅 Thursday, Sept 25 | 4–5pm | Grand Salon C
🎤 With opening remarks by Samantha Perez of Equality Arlington
👉 Find all conference information in the GSA Conference App (QR code below).
The Black Diaspora Interdisciplinary Network is sponsoring some exciting events at #theGSA2025— from Arts Night to film + food!
👉 For more information and to RSVP: forms.gle/M41dghHZiJAt...
German Politics Today: Meet a Bundestag Member
Join us for the launch of a new virtual series with the American Council on Germany (ACG), the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), and the German Studies Association (GSA).
👉 Details and registration here: www.aatg.org/events/acg-a...
⏰ Mentor/Mentee Sign-Up Extended!
Don’t miss your chance to join 1:1 mentoring sessions at the GSA 2025 conference. Sessions are 30 minutes each and will take place at the conference.
Sign up by ⌛September 7⌛!
🔗 Mentees: forms.gle/dtyUvCAa7gJ4...
🔗 Mentors: forms.gle/8M3rzatEFmsw...
🎥 Interested in German film? Check out this free online event!
This month’s German Film Salon from Telescope Film + the German Film Office features Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer — a doc on the iconic director.
🗓 Aug 17 | 11am PT / 2pm ET / 8pm CET
📽 RSVP + details:
docs.google.com/forms/d/11QM...
Call for Papers:
LESSONS & LEGACIES XVIII
HEFNU at 50: Contexts, Connections, and (Dis)Continuities
International Conference on the Holocaust
hef.northwestern.edu/lessons-and-...
12-15 November 2026 (Thursday–Sunday)
Chicago, Illinois
Submission Deadline: 15 December 2025
